Specifications

Attach Media
Attach fibre optic or copper cable to the host bus adapter.
Attach Fiber Optic Cable (Multi/Single Mode)
Note The host adapter will not allow normal data transmission on
an optical link unless it is connected to another similar or
compatible laser product (that is, multimode to multimode.)
Use multimode fiber optic cable, that adhere to the following specifications:
Fiber Optic Cable Maximum Length
Minimum
Length
Connector
62.5/125
µ
m
(multimode)
300 meters at 1.0625
Gb/s
150 meters at 2.125
Gb/s
2 meters Dual SC
50/125
µ
m
(multimode)
500 meters at 1.0625
Gb/s
300 meters at 2.125
Gb/s
2 meters Dual SC
Connect the fiber optic cable to the dual SC connector on the host
adapter board as shown.
1.
Connect the other end of the cable to the Fibre Channel device.2.
After the media is connected to the host adapter, you are ready to apply power to
the computer.
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