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A TT O T echnology , Inc. Inst allation and Operation Manual Celerity FC S torage Adapters Celerity FC-42ES 4-Gb FC dual chan nel storage adapter Celerity FC-44ES 4-Gb FC quad chan nel storage adapter.
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A TTO T echnology Inc.Celerity FC S tor age Adapters Installation and Operation Manual Content s 1 ATTO provides Fibre Channel solutions ..............
2 Fibre Channel is a key technology for storage .............. .................. 9 Glossary 3 Hardware installation ...... ...........................
1 A TTO T ech nology Celerity FC S torage Adapters Installation and Operation Manual 1 A TT O provides Fibre Channel solutions The A TTO Celerity Fibr e Channel family of s torage pr oducts pr ovides connectivity , intelligence and scalability .
2 • External LEDs for on-line and speed status for each channel • Two pluggable optical LC SFP transceivers included Sof tware specificatio ns • Windows XP, 2000 and Server 2003 • Red Hat Linux ® (2.
3 A TTO T ech nology Celerity FC S torage Adapters Installation and Operation Manual Celerity FC-42XS Adapter The dual-channel Celerity FC-42XS storage adapter provides the highest available th roughput for Fibre Channel applications while protecting technology investments via backward compatibility with existing infrastructure.
4 Celerity FC-41XS Adapter The single-channel Celerity FC-41XS is the next- generation of A TTO advanced storage connectivity solutions, leveragi ng the latest in storage technology: 4-Gigabit Fibre Ch annel.
5 A TTO T ech nology Celerity FC S torage Adapters Installation and Operation Manual Celerity FC-21PS Adapter The Celerity FC-21PS Fibre Channel Storage Adapter provides a single 2-Gb Fibre Channel connection from host devices to the Storage Area Network (SAN) fabric.
6 Celerity FC-22XH The Celerity FC-22XH is a Fibre Channel storage adapter which uses embedded hub technology to provide four external connections to two independent FC channels. The hub technology helps simplify SAN fabric design an d provides more capabilities than found in a typical adapter .
7 A TTO T ech nology Celerity FC S torage Adapters Installation and Operation Manual Celerity FC-24XL The Celerity FC-24XL is a Fibre Channel advanced storage adapter with four independent channels of 2-Gb connectivity an d advanced functions.
8 Celerity Selection Guide Celerity FC Storage Adapters Product Features Celerity FC-44ES Celerity FC-42ES Celeri ty FC-42XS Celerity FC-41XS Celerity FC-24XL Celerity FC-22XH Celerity FC-21PS Fibre Channel Ports 42214 2 - 4 1 1 FC protocol 4-Gb 4-Gb 4-Gb 4-Gb 2-Gb 2-Gb 2-Gb Maximum T ransfer Rate (half duplex ) 1.
9 A TTO T ech nology Celerity FC S torage Adapters Installation and Operation Manual 2 Fibre Channel is a key technology for storage Fibr e Channel is a serial communications technology desi gned to transfer lar ge amounts of data among a variety of har dware systems over long distances.
10 fabric a Fibre Channe l switch or two or more Fibr e Channel switches in terconnected to physically transmit data between any two N_Ports on the switch or switches FC Fibre Channel F_port a port in.
1 1 A TTO T echnology Celerity FC S tor age Adapters Installation and Operation Manual 3 Hardware inst allation Y ou need a bas ic understanding o f Fibr e Channel befor e installing t he Celerity FC storage adapter . Please r efer to Fibre Channel is a key technology for storage on page 9 for a list of r elated web sites.
12 FC-42ES Adapter The Celerity FC-42ES is a dual-channel storage ad apter with a serial, high-speed connection that supports aggregate throughput up to 1 GB/second (x8 PCIe). It features an easy-to-install full height connection plate, external LEDs for on-line and speed status for each channel and two pluggable optical LC SFP transceivers.
13 A TTO T echnology Celerity FC S torage Adapters I nstallation and Operation Manual Link LEDS If Li nk LED is li t , the st or age adapter i s onli ne Speed LED s indi cat e 4Gb SFP LC opti cal conn.
14 FC-42XS Adapter The Celerity FC-42XS advanced storage adapter has two pluggable SFP LC option al connectors and uses short wave lasers. A multi-mode cable must be used with short wave lasers. For best performance, use 50 micron multi-mode optical cables of no more than 300 meters in length for 2-Gb FC and 150 meters in length for 4-Gb speeds.
15 A TTO T echnology Celerity FC S torage Adapters I nstallation and Operation Manual FC-41XS Adapter The Celerity FC-41XS advanced storage adapter has a single pluggable SFP LC optional connector and uses short wave laser . A multi-mode cable must be used with short wave lasers.
16 FC-21PS Adapter The Celerity FC-21PS St orage Adapter has an SFF duplex LC optical connector and uses a short wave laser . A multi-mode cable must be used with short wave lasers. For best performance, use 50 micron multi-mode optical cables of no more than 500 meters in length.
17 A TTO T echnology Celerity FC S torage Adapters I nstallation and Operation Manual FC-22XH S torage Adapter The Celerity FC-22XH storage adapter has four pluggable SFP LC optical connectors and uses a short wave laser . A multi-mode cable must be used with short wave lasers.
18 cannot connect both ports of a channel to an outside switch, you can connect one port to a switch and the other port to another device, thus daisy-chaining to make a public loop. Note The devices connected to one channel must all be the same speed: you cannot connect a 1-Gb device on Port 1 and a 2- Gb device on Port 2.
19 A TTO T echnology Celerity FC S torage Adapters I nstallation and Operation Manual FC-24XL Advanced S torage Adapter The Celerity FC-24XL advanced storage adapte r has four pluggable SFP LC optical connectors and uses a short wave la ser . A multi-mode cable must be used with short wave lasers.
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21 A TTO T echnology Celerity FC S torage Adapters I nstallation and Operation Manual 4 Configuring and up dating drivers Celerity FC storage adapters r equir e a curr ent device driver and har dwar e flash for pr oper operation.
22 Adding a Celerity FC adapter to an existing Windows installation Note Complete this installation procedure before attaching any devices to the adapter . 1 Complete the steps in Upgrading your existing Celerity FC driver on page 21 to pre-install the driver.
23 A TTO T echnology Celerity FC S torage Adapters I nstallation and Operation Manual Create a Celerity FC installa tion floppy disk from the Celerity FC Installa tion CD Note Y ou must have a floppy disk with the Celerity FC driver software to inst all a fresh copy of the Windows OS onto a disk attached to a Celerity FC adapter .
24 5 Up dating hardware flash Y our Celerity F C storage adapter was pr operly flashed befor e shipment, but the flash memory may need to be updated as new versions become available or if the factory-installed version becomes corrupt . V isit the A TT O website, www .
25 A TTO T echnology Celerity FC S torage Adapters I nstallation and Operation Manual 6 T roubleshooting This chapter contains solutions for the most common pr oblems you might encounter . If you need additional assistance, please r efer to the A TT O T echnology web site (www .
26 • If these do not solve the problem, r e-flash the storage adapte r and re-install the Wind ows 2000/XP/Server 2003 driver. See Configuring and updating dr ivers on page 21. If the devices connected t o the Celerity FC storage adapt er are not accessible 1 Right-click My Computer .
i A TTO T echnology Celerity FC S torage Adapter Installation and Operation Manual Appendix A S t andards and compliances The equipment described in this manual generates and uses radio fr equency ener gy . The T echnical Specification sheet for a particular Celerity FC storage adapter list certifications for that model.
ii Usage restrictions The use of optical instruments with this product will increase eye hazard. The multimode transceiver is a Class 1 laser pr oduct complying with IEC 825-1 and FDA-21 CFR 1040.1 1. T o meet laser safety requirements, the transceiver shall be operated within the maximum ratings.
iii A TTO T echnology Celerity FC S torage Adapter Installation and Operation Manual Appendix B Accessories The following Fibr e Channel accessories ar e available thr ough A TTO T echnology and authorized r esellers. Contact an A TTO T echnology authorized sales r epr esentative to or der .
iv Appendix C SCSI adapter selection guide Ultra 320 Ultra 160 Product Features UL4D UL4S UL3D UL3S Maximum T ransfer Rate (MB/sec.) 640 320 320 160 Low V oltage Different ial 99 9 9 High V olt age Differential Single-ended SCSI 99 9 9 Number of SCSI channels 21 2 1 Number of SCSI IDs supported 30 30 30 30 Cable distances (m) 12.
v A TTO T echnology Celerity FC S t orage Adapter Installation and Operation Manual Appendix D Cont act A TT O T echnology , Inc. Customer service, sales in formation and technical suppor t are available by pho ne Monday through Friday , Eastern S tandard T ime 8:00 a.
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