FC Dual GbE HBA, Emulex Installation Guide

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HBA Overview
This chapter provides a basic overview of the Sun StorageTek Dual 4 Gb FC Dual
GbE HBA, Emulex (referred to as Sun StorageTek Dual 4 Gb FC Dual GbE HBA in
this document), which uses Emulex technology. This chapter also describes the
various operating systems, host platforms, storage, and infrastructure configurations
that support the HBA. This chapter contains the following topics:
“Kit Contents” on page 1
“HBA Features and Specifications” on page 1
“System Interoperability” on page 4
“Operating System and Technology Requirements” on page 3
“Environmental Requirements” on page 7
Kit Contents
Sun StorageTek Dual 4 Gb FC Dual GbE HBA
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HBA Features and Specifications
The Sun StorageTek Dual 4 Gb FC Dual GbE HBA (SG-XPCIE2FC-GBE-E-Z) consists
of a single-wide, ExpressModule™ bus expansion board. The board interfaces an
eight-lane PCI-Express bus, with four lanes supporting two Fibre Channel (FC)
optical media ports and four lanes supporting two UTP (copper) Gigabit Ethernet
ports. The two independent FC ports operate at 4 Gbit/sec and features 4/2/1