Specifications

● Compatible with both 1 Gigabit (1Gb) and 2 Gigabit (2Gb) Fibre Channel (FC)

Interface

● Auto-negotiation between 1Gb and 2Gb link attachments

● High Performance Fibre Channel host adapter with dual internal processors

● Full support for all FC Topologies – point-to-point, arbitrated loop, and fabric

● Full support for FC service class 2 and 3

● Maximum FC throughput achieved via full duplex hardware support

● End-to-end data path-parity and CRC protection, including internal data path RAMs

● Architectural support for multiple upper layer protocols

● State-of-the-art circuitry in Thor

❍ Internal 32-bit ARM 946E-S processor with instruction and data cache

❍ Internal SerDes 1Gb/2Gb core

● High speed QDR II external memory with separate read and write data paths

● Host Interface via Emulex standard drivers or through custom drivers written to the

Emulex Service Level Interface (SLI-2) that is compatible with the LP7000/LP8000/

LP9002L/LP9802/LP10000 Drivers

● Comprehensive array of operating system drivers

● Emulex standard and OEM derivatives of device drivers for Windows 2000,

Windows Server 2003, Linux, and Netware.

● Drivers for both SCSI and IP (where supported) Protocols

● Driver support for Fibre Channel boot functionality On-board Context Management

by Firmware

❍ Up to 510 FC Port Logins

❍ Up to 1024 concurrent Exchanges

Emulex Documentation, Drivers and Software