Installation guide

Alacritech Accelerator Hardware Installation Guide 2-1
2 Hardware Installation
2.1 Hardware Installation Overview
Alacritech Accelerators are designed for servers and storage systems on a Gigabit or
10 Gigabit Ethernet network using TCP/IP. The system they are installed in must have
the following features:
• Supported operating system (see Section 1.4).
• One available PCI-X or PCIe slot that matches the bus type of the Accelerator
to be installed (see Section 1.3). The PCI-X slot must supply the necessary 3.3
or 5.0V, as specified in Section 1.3.1).
• CD-ROM or compatible drive, or network CD drive for software installation. Al-
ternatively, the drivers can be downloaded from the Alacritech Customer Sup-
port site at http://www.alacritech.com/Support/Downloads/Drivers/Default.aspx
The network should have the following features, based on the Accelerator to be in-
stalled:
• SEN2001XT, SEN2002XT, SEN2102ET, SEN2104ET: 1000BASE-T Gigabit
Ethernet or 100BASE-TX Fast Ethernet using Category 5 cable with RJ-45
connectors; 10BASE-T Ethernet using Category 3, 4, or 5 cables.
• SEN2002XF, SEN2102EF, SEN2104EF: 1000BASE-SX Gigabit Ethernet using
multi-mode fiber (62.5/125µm or 50/125µm), with SC/PC connectors.
• SEN3001EF: 10GBASE-SR 10 Gigabit Ethernet using multi-mode fiber
(62.5/125µm or 50/125µm), with LC/PC connectors.
Note: The fiber-based Accelerators are supplied with a dust cover protecting its
fiber optic ports. To prevent dust from collecting on the fiber optic
lenses, keep the dust cover on the ports at all times when they are not in
use. Only remove the dust cover just before you plug in a connector.