User Guide

Chapter 1 HBA Overview 3
Operating System and Technology
Requirements
The HBA requires the OS and technology levels listed in TABLE 1-2.
Maximum FC cable length 1 Gbps: 1000 meters using 50/125 µm core OM3 fiber
500 meters using 50/125 µm core OM2 fiber
300 meters using 50/125 µm core OM1 fiber
300 meters using 62.5/125 µm core fiber
2 Gbps: 500 meters using 50/125 µm core OM3 fiber
300 meters using 50/125 µm core OM2 fiber
150 meters using 50/125 µm core OM1 fiber
150 meters using 62.5/125 µm core fiber
4 Gbps: 380 meters using 50/125 µm core OM3 fiber
150 meters using 50/125 µm core OM2 fiber
70 meters using 50/125 µm core OM1 fiber
70 meters using 62.5/125 µm core fiber
LED indicators Two LEDs per channel (yellow and green) on the front panel as status indicators
Power LED, Attention LED, and a button on the front panel to support hot-swap
functionality
Power dissipation 17.3 watts maximum
Form Factor PCI-Express ExpressModule, single-wide (198 mm x 112 mm x 21 mm)
TABLE 1-2 Supported Operating System/Technology Versions
Operating System/Technology Supported Versions
Solaris 10 OS for the x64 and x86
(32-bit and 64-bit) platforms
• Solaris 10 8/07 (s10u4)
• Solaris 10 5/08 (s10u5)
Solaris 10 OS for the SPARC (64-bit)
platform
• Solaris 10 8/07 (s10u4)
• Solaris 10 5/08 (s10u5)
TABLE 1-1 HBA Features and Specifications
Feature (Continued) Description (Continued)