User Guide

2 Sun StorageTek Dual 4 Gb FC Dual GbE HBA, Emulex Installation Guide • July 2008
autonegotiation. The HBA is also backwards compatible with FC ports that operate
at 2-Gbit/s and 1-Gbit/s. The Gigabit Ethernet ports can be configured to operate in
10, 100, or 1000 Mbit/sec Ethernet networks.
See
TABLE 1-1 for a list of the HBA features.
TABLE 1-1 HBA Features and Specifications
Feature Description
PCI connector x8
PCI signaling environment PCI Express x8 (8 active lanes)
PCI lane usage FC x4 lanes
GbE x4 lanes
PCI transfer rate
(maximum)
PCI Express Generation One (2.5 Gbps) x8
Number of FC ports Two
Number of devices
supported
126 devices per FC loop; 510 devices in Fabric mode
FC bus type (external) Fiber-optic media, short-wave, multi-mode fiber (400-M5- SN-S)
FC transfer rate 400 MBps per port maximum, half-duplex
800 MBps per port maximum, full-duplex
FC topologies Switched fabric (N-Port), arbitrated loop (NL-Port) and point-to-point (N-Port)
Number of GbE ports Two
GbE interface type
(external)
IEEE 802.3 compliant, copper, UTP RJ-45s
GbE transfer rate 10/100/1000 MBps per port, autosensing, full-duplex or half-duplex
RAM 1.5 MB, parity protected, per port
BIOS ROM (FC) One 4-MB flash ROM, field-programmable
BIOS ROM (GbE) One 1-MB flash ROM
NVRAM One 2-KB EEPROM
NVRAM (GbE) One 128-KB EEPROM
External connectors Two Small-Form Factor (SFF) multimode optic with LC-style connectors and two
RJ-45 GbEs connectors