Specifications

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StarFabric Applications
This means a host device with an Aurora PCI-SB or PMC-SB card installed, as
shown in Figure 18, can connect to many different types of StarFabric-enabled
devices such as an Aurora Technologies XP-SG Series PCI expansion chassis, a
StarFabric switch, or other application-specific devices such as StarFabric-enabled
card readers, cash registers, or item scanners.
Operating as a PCI-to-StarFabric bridge, the StarFabric Host Interface Card sup-
ports all legacy traffic by providing full compatibility between the switch fabric and
the existing hardware (Windows, Linux, and Solaris x86) and software in your envi-
ronment. All PCI expansion slots on the remote StarFabric-enabled expansion chas-
sis appear as part of the primary bus when viewed from the host side of your
topology.
A single PCI-SB or PMC-SB card can support up to two StarFabric-enabled expan-
sion chassis for up to six additional expansion slots. Three or more expansion chas-
sis require a StarFabric switch due to the number of ports available on a single card.