hp StorageWorks fca2355 dual channel PCI host bus adapter - installation guide

fca2355 dual channel PCI host bus adapter installation guide 1–1

Introduction

Overview

This introduction to the FCA2355 Host Bus Adapter (HBA) includes:

• Product Description

• Performance Specifications

• Boot BIOS Specifications

• Standards

• Agency Approvals

• Operational Requirements

Product Description

The FCA2355 Dual Channel PCI host bus adapter offers two independent 2Gbytes/sec

Fibre Channel HBA interfaces in a single PCI slot. It delivers exceptional performance

through the use of two ASICs, two 266MIPS onboard processors, high speed buffer

memory and a high performance 64 bit 66 MHz PCI bridge. The FCA2355 features

automatic speed negotiation capability which allows complete compatibility with

existing 1Gb/s Fibre Channel SANs, while allowing seamless upgrades to higher

speed 2Gb/s SANs.

The FCA2355 architecture is based on two high performance 2Gbytes/sec HBAs

integrated into one board with a PCI bridge to provide bus compatibility with PCI 2.2

based systems. In addition, the FCA2355 provides a combination of features,

including switched fabric support using F_Port and FL_Port connections, full-duplex

data transfers, high data integrity features, support for all Fibre Channel topologies

and support for service classes 2 and 3, in a dual channel HBA.