Hardware Requirements of Optical Fibre Channel PCI Adapters
U525 and U526 Optical Fibre Channel PCI Adapters 3-3
Figure 3-1. Faceplate of an Optical Fibre Channel PCI Adapter
Hardware Requirements of Optical Fibre Channel PCI Adapters
Optical Fibre Channel PCI adapters are optional. Tabl e 3-2 lists the maximum numb er
of optical Fibre Channel PCI adapters in each system.
You can install full-height PCI adapters only in slot 2 or slot 3. (To provide the
necessary slots in an Express5800/320Ma 3.2 GHz system, you must install the AK533
attachment kit. See the Express5800/320Ma: Operation and Maintenance Guide for
more information.)
Connect two, paired, optical Fibre Channel PCI adapters from each system to a
storage array (for U526 PCI adapters) or to a SAN or switch (for U525PCI adapters).
Paired PCI adapters occupy paired slots in different enclosures. For example, PCI slots
10/1 and 11/1 are paired slots.
1 Green status LED
2 Amber status LED
Table 3-2. Maximum Numbers of Optical Fibre Channel PCI Adapters
System Maximum Number of Optical Fibre Channel PCI Adapters
Express5800/320Ma
3.2 GHz and 3.6 GHz,
Dual-Core
2 U525 PCI adapters, part number AA-U52500 or AA-U52510 or
2 U526 PCI adapters, part number AA-U52600 or AA-U52610
mpci082a
FIBRE
CHANNEL
12