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Q-Logic QLA2300 manual Introduction, Section, General Description, What is Fibre Channel?

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Introduction

NOTE: The following SANblade QLogic host adapter boards are collectively referred to as the QLA23xx board unless otherwise noted:

■QLA2300 family (64-bit PCI to Fibre Channel copper media)

■QLA2300F family (64-bit PCI to Fibre Channel optical media)

■QLA2302F family (64-bit PCI to dual-channel optical media)

■QLA2310 family (64-bit PCI-X to Fibre Channel copper media)

■QLA2310F family (64-bit PCI-X to Fibre Channel optical media)

■QLA2310FL family (64-bit PCI-X to Fibre Channel optical media, low profile)

■QLA2312F family (64-bit PCI-X to dual-channel Fibre Channel optical media)

■QLA2312FL family (64-bit PCI-X to dual-channel Fibre Channel optical media, low profile)

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General Description

Thank you for selecting the QLA23xx Fibre Channel (FC) board. The QLA23xx board is an intelligent, high-performance, DMA bus master host adapter designed for high-end systems. The intelligence and performance are derived from the ISP2300/2310/2312 chips, making the QLA23xx board a leading-edge host adapter. The ISP2300/2310/2312 combines a powerful RISC processor, a Fibre Channel protocol manager (FPM) with one 2-Gb Fibre Channel transceiver, and a peripheral component interconnect (PCI) or peripheral component interconnect-extended (PCI-X) local bus interface in a single-chip solution. The QLA23xx board supports all FC peripherals that support private loop direct attach (PLDA) and fabric loop attach (FLA). Installation of the QLA23xx board is quick and easy.

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What is Fibre Channel?

Fibre Channel technology is outlined in the SCSI-3 Fibre Channel Protocol (SCSI-FCP) standard. Fibre Channel is a high-speed data transport technology used for mass storage and networking. It connects mainframes, super computers, workstations, storage devices, and servers.

Fibre Channel supports data transfer rates up to 200 MBps half-duplex and

400 MBps full-duplex on copper and optical interfaces. The QLA2300 and QLA2310

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Q-Logic QLA2300 manual Introduction, Section, General Description, What is Fibre Channel?

Contents

FC2251101-00 D October 5 Hardware Installation Guide for the QLA2300 Board FamilyFibre Channel Host Adapter Boards for the PCI Bus Part of the SANblade Family of ProductsQLogic is a trademark of QLogic Corporation Page QLogic CorporationFC2251101-00 D QLogic Corporation, 26600 Laguna Hills Drive, Aliso Viejo, CA QLogic Corporation2000-2001 QLogic Corporation First Printed July All Rights Reserved Worldwide Printed in U.S.AFast!UTIL Table of ContentsPage FIGURESTABLES PageGeneral Description What is Fibre Channel?Introduction SectionFeatures QLA23xx Board Components Hardware InstallationPreinstallation Procedures What You Need for InstallationSERIAL NUMBER J1 2 - Hardware InstallationFigure 2-1. QLA2300/2310 Board Layout Figure 2-2. QLA2300F/2310F Board LayoutJ2 J2 Figure 2-3. QLA2310FL Board LayoutFigure 2-4. QLA2302F Board Layout QLA23xx Board ComponentsSERIAL NUMBER J1 2 - Hardware InstallationFigure 2-5. QLA2312F Board Layout Figure 2-6. QLA2312FL Board LayoutFigure 2-8. QLA2302F/2312F Board LED Activity LEDs2.3.1 Figure 2-7. QLA2300/2300F/2310/2310F/2310FL Board LED Activity2.3.2 Power DistributionInstallation in the Computer JumpersPCI connectors vary among system board manufacturers. The QLA23xx board is a 64-bit PCI device that can function in a 32-bit PCI slot the slot conforms to the PCI specification the rear edge of the PCI slot is notched. If you try to install the QLA23xx board into a PCI slot that does not conform to the PCI specification, you may damage the QLA23xx board Installation Help System Configuration Problem Checklist TroubleshootingProblems After Installation Hardware Problem ChecklistFibre Channel Problem Checklist Fast!UTIL Configuration SettingsAppendix A IntroductionA.2.1 Host Adapter SettingsSelectable Boot Settings Table A-1. Host Adapter SettingsTable A-2. Advanced Adapter Settings Restore Default SettingsAdvanced Adapter Settings Raw NVRAM DataExecution Throttle. This setting specifies the maximum number of commands executing on any one port. When a port’s execution throttle is reached, no new commands are executed until the current command finishes executing. The valid options for this setting are 1-256. The default is Table A-3. Extended Firmware Settings Extended Firmware SettingsA.2.6 Option Table A-4. RIO Operation ModesTable A-5. Connection Options Operation ModeFibre Disk Utility Scan Fibre Channel DevicesSelect Host Adapter A - Fast!UTIL Select Host AdapterFC2251101-00 D Table B-1. QLA23xx Board Operating Environment SpecificationsAppendix B Table B-2. QLA23xx Board SpecificationsQLA2300/QLA2310 HSSDC connector that supports copper cabling. Fibre Table B-2. QLA23xx Board Specifications ContinuedAppendix C LabelFC2251101-00 D C - Label