Chapter 3 Hardware Installation 17
Follow these steps when attaching the optical cable:
1. Connectthe fiber-optic cable to an LC connector on the dual port HBA (see
FIGURE3-3).
FIGURE3-3 Attachingthe Optical Cable
2. Connectthe other end of the cable to the Fibre Channel device.
After the optical cable is connected to the HBA, you are readyto apply power to the
system.
TABLE3-1 Optical Cable Specifications
Fiber-OpticCable MaximumLength MinimumLength Connector
62.5/125 µm
(multimode)
300 meters at 1.0625 Gbit/sec
150 meters at 2.125 Gbit/sec
70 meters at 4.25 Gbit/sec
2 meters LC
50/125 µm
(multimode)
500 meters at 1.0625 Gbit/sec
300 meters at 2.125 Gbit/sec
150 meters at 4.25 Gbit/sec
2 meters LC
Port 1Port 2