Sun Microsystems SG-XPCIE2FCGBE-E-Z HBA Overview, Kit Contents, HBA Features and Specifications

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HBA Overview

This chapter provides a basic overview of the Sun StorageTek Dual 4 Gb FC Dual GbE HBA, Emulex (referred to as Sun StorageTek Dual 4 Gb FC Dual GbE HBA in this document), which uses Emulex technology. This chapter also describes the various operating systems, host platforms, storage, and infrastructure configurations that support the HBA. This chapter contains the following topics:

■“Kit Contents” on page 1

■“HBA Features and Specifications” on page 1

■“System Interoperability” on page 4

■“Operating System and Technology Requirements” on page 3

■“Environmental Requirements” on page 7

Kit Contents

■Sun StorageTek Dual 4 Gb FC Dual GbE HBA

■Accessing Documentation document (part number: 820-2299-xx)

HBA Features and Specifications

The Sun StorageTek Dual 4 Gb FC Dual GbE HBA (SG-XPCIE2FC-GBE-E-Z) consists of a single-wide, ExpressModule™ bus expansion board. The board interfaces an eight-lane PCI-Express bus, with four lanes supporting two Fibre Channel (FC) optical media ports and four lanes supporting two UTP (copper) Gigabit Ethernet ports. The two independent FC ports operate at 4 Gbit/sec and features 4/2/1

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