Specifications

Escala Tower PL & S, E, T System Hardware
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Rev 5.9
02/12/03
Specifications
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Simultaneous full duplex 2 Gb/s Fibre Channel delivers up to 400 MB/s
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Automatic speed negotiation
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Full fabric support using F_Port and FL_Port connections
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On board hardware context cache for superior fabric performance
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Support for concurrent use of multiple protocols (SCSI, IP)
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Full support for FC service Class 2 and 3
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Support for FC-Tape (FC-2) devices
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64-bit, 66 MHz low profile or standard short form factor PCI
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End-to-end parity protection for high data integrity
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Buffered data architecture to support up to 50 km cabling at full 2Gb/s bandwidth
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Robust suite of software including IP and storage protocols
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Optical small form factor (LC) interface supports either short-wave or long-wave optics
Standards
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ANSI Fibre Channel FC-FS
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ANSI Fibre Channel FC-PH/PI
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ANSI Fibre Channel FC-AL
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ANSI Fibre Channel FC-PLDA
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ANSI Fibre Channel FC-FLA
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PCI Local Bus Revision 2.2 (see power requirements)
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PHP Hot plug - Hot swap
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Fibre Channel Class 2, 3
Architecture
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Emulex Centaur ASIC technology
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Up to 66 MHz PCI bus master DMA
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2 Gb/s or 1 Gb/s FC Link
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2 MB FLASH memory
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1 MB code RAM
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256 KB buffer RAM