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Celerity FC-162E Adapter

The ATTO Celerity FC-162E leverages two next-
generation storage technologies: PCIe 3.0 
interconnect and 16-Gigabit Fibre Channel. 
With 16-Gb FC speeds of up to 1600 MB/sec. per 
channel, the Celerity FC-162E supports the most 
demanding application requirements, including high-
definition video, rich content databases and other 
high-bandwidth environments. 
ATTO Celerity host adapters are an integrated family 
of advanced storage connectivity solutions that are 
designed to provide reliable connectivity, intelligence 
and scalability. 

Technical specifications

•  Two independent Fibre Channel ports
•  16-Gigabit data transfer rates
•  3200 MB/sec. maximum full-duplex throughput 

per channel

•  Supports all FC topologies: fabric, arbitrated 

loop and point-to-point

•  ANSI Fibre Channel: FC-FS, FC-AL, FCP, FC-

AL2, FC-PLDA, FC-FLA

•  Flash ROM for easy field upgrades
•  FC Class 3 support
•  Local management and diagnostics
• Buffer 

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•  ATTO Advanced Data Streaming (ADS™) 

Technology

Advanced FC capabilities

•  Supports SNIA HBA API
•  Backward compatible with 8-Gb and 4-Gb Fibre 

Channel

• Supports 

target 

and initiator modes

•  Supports FDMI and WMI
•  Supports N_Port ID Virtualization (NPIV)

Host bus specifications

•  x8 mechanical and x8 electrical PCI Express 

interconnect

•  Conforms to PCI Express Base Spec 3.0
•  Conforms to PCI Express CEM Spec 3.0
•  PCI Hot Plug spec 1.0

Environmental & physical specifications

•  Length: 6.600 inches
•  Height: 2.731 inches
•  Operating temperature and Airflow: 0-40 ºC (32-

104 ºF) - 60lfm minimum recommended; 
40-55 ºC (104-132 ºF) 100lfm minimum 
recommended

•  Storage temperature: -40 to 70 ºC (-40 to 158 ºF)
•  Relative humidity: 10 to 95% non-condensing
• RoHS 

compliant

External connectivity

•  Easy to install low-profile connection bracket; 

included in finished goods packaging

•  External LEDs indicate link activity as well as on-

line and speed status for each channel

•  Two pluggable 16-Gb optical LC SFP+ modules 

included

Software specifications

•  Windows XP®, Vista®, 7®, 8®
•  Windows Server® 2003, 2008, 2008R2, 2012
•  Windows Hyper-V® 2008R2, 2012
•  Mac® OS X 10.6.x and later
•  RedHat Enterprise Linux® 5.x and 6.x 
•  SUSE Linux Enterprise® 10.x and 11.x
•  openSUSE® 11.3 and 11.4
•  CentOS® 5.x and 6.x
•  Fedora Linux® 14.x - 15.x
•  VMware ESXi Server® 5.1

Summary of Contents for ATTO Celerity FC-42ES

Page 1: ...ity FC 161E 16Gb FC single channel PCIe 3 0 host adapter Celerity FC 84EN 8Gb FC quad channel PCIe 2 0 host adapter Celerity FC 82EN 8Gb FC dual channel PCIe 2 0 host adapter Celerity FC 81EN 8Gb FC single channel PCIe 2 0 host adapter Celerity FC 44ES 4Gb FC quad channel PCIe host adapter Celerity FC 42ES 4Gb FC dual channel PCIe host adapter Celerity FC 41ES 4Gb FC single channel PCIe host adapt...

Page 2: ...Technical support Monday Friday 8am 6pm EST techsupp attotech com 716 691 1999 ext 242 2012 ATTO Technology Inc All rights reserved All brand or product names are trademarks of their respective holders No part of this manual may be reproduced in any form or by any means without the express written permission of ATTO Technology Inc 12 2012 PRMA 0344 000 ...

Page 3: ...Mware ESXi 5 VMware ESX ESXi 4 VMware ESX 3 5 Specialized configurations 3 Hardware Installation 20 Bracket details Adapter board details 4 Updating Hardware Flash Drivers 29 5 Troubleshooting 31 General suggestions Mac OS X Windows Linux VMware Supplemental Guide for VMware ESX ESXi Virtual Ports NPIV Appendix A Glossary i Appendix B Accessories iii Appendix C ATTO Adapter Selection Guides iv App...

Page 4: ... television interference Canadian standards European standards Appendix F Standards Compliances 4Gb adapters xi FCC standards radio and television interference Canadian standards European standards Appendix G Safety Warranty xii Safety ATTO Technology Inc limited warranty ...

Page 5: ...of the data so different upper level protocols are able to run over Fibre Channel hardware The Fibre Channel architecture is structured as a hierarchical set of protocol layers Defined within these layers are rules for signal interfaces serial encoding and decoding error control frame format and communications protocols Getting started In general to install the ATTO Celerity FC host adapter you mu...

Page 6: ...1 ATTO Advanced Data Streaming ADS Technology Advanced FC capabilities Supports SNIA HBA API Backward compatible with 8 Gb and 4 Gb Fibre Channel Supports target and initiator modes Supports FDMI and WMI Supports N_Port ID Virtualization NPIV Host bus specifications x8 mechanical and x8 electrical PCI Express interconnect Conforms to PCI Express Base Spec 3 0 Conforms to PCI Express CEM Spec 3 0 P...

Page 7: ... Supports SNIA HBA API Backward compatible with 8 Gb and 4 Gb Fibre Channel Supports target and initiator modes Supports FDMI and WMI Supports N_Port ID Virtualization NPIV Host bus specifications x8 mechanical and x8 electrical PCI Express interconnect Conforms to PCI Express Base Spec 3 0 Conforms to PCI Express CEM Spec 3 0 PCI Hot Plug spec 1 0 Environmental physical specifications Length 6 60...

Page 8: ... Technology Advanced FC capabilities Supports SNIA HBA API Backward compatible with 8 Gb and 4 Gb Fibre Channel Supports target and initiator modes Supports FDMI and WMI Supports N_Port ID Virtualization NPIV Host bus specifications x8 mechanical and x8 electrical PCI Express interconnect Conforms to PCI Express Base Spec 3 0 Conforms to PCI Express CEM Spec 3 0 PCI Hot Plug spec 1 0 Environmental...

Page 9: ...I Backward compatible with 4 Gb and 2 Gb Fibre Channel Supports target and initiator modes Supports Windows FDMI and WMI Supports N_Port ID Virtualization NPIV Host bus specifications x8 mechanical and x8 electrical PCI Express interconnect Conforms to PCI Express Base Spec 2 0 Conforms to PCI Express CEM Spec 2 0 PCI Hot Plug spec 1 0 Environmental physical specifications Length 6 6 inches Height...

Page 10: ...S Technology Advanced FC capabilities Supports SNIA HBA API Backward compatible with 4 Gb and 2 Gb Fibre Channel Supports target and initiator modes Supports Windows FDMI and WMI Supports N_Port ID Virtualization NPIV Host bus specifications x8 mechanical and x8 electrical PCI Express interconnect Conforms to PCI Express Base Spec 2 0 Conforms to PCI Express CEM Spec 2 0 PCI Hot Plug spec 1 0 Envi...

Page 11: ... with 4 Gb and 2 Gb Fibre Channel Supports target and initiator modes Supports Windows FDMI and WMI Supports N_Port ID Virtualization NPIV Host bus specifications x8 mechanical and x8 electrical PCI Express interconnect Conforms to PCI Express Base Spec 2 0 Conforms to PCI Express CEM Spec 2 0 PCI Hot Plug spec 1 0 Environmental physical specifications Length 6 6 inches Height 2 731 inches Operati...

Page 12: ...nd 1 Gb Fibre Channel Supports target and initiator modes Supports Windows FDMI and WMI Host bus specifications x8 mechanical and x8 electrical PCI Express Interconnect Conforms to PCI Express Base Spec 1 0a Conforms to PCI Express CEM Spec 1 0a PCI Express to PCI PCI X Bridge spec 1 0 Environmental physical specifications Conforms to PCI standard height half length form factor specifications Leng...

Page 13: ...ong 4 Gb 2 Gb and 1 Gb Fibre Channel Supports target and initiator modes Supports Windows FDMI and WMI Host bus specifications x4 mechanical and x4 electrical PCI Express Interconnect RoHS compliant Conforms to PCI Express Base Spec 1 0a Conforms to PCI Express CEM Spec 1 0a PCI Express to PCI PCI X Bridge spec 1 0 Environmental physical specifications Operating temperature 0 45ºC 32 113ºF Storage...

Page 14: ...vanced FC Capabilities Supports SNIA HBA API On demand automatic negotiation among 4 Gb 2 Gb and 1 Gb Fibre Channel Supports target and initiator modes Supports Windows FDMI and WMI Host bus specifications x4 mechanical and x4 electrical PCI Express Interconnect RoHS compliant Conforms to PCI Express Base Spec 1 0a Conforms to PCI Express CEM Spec 1 0a PCI Express to PCI PCI X Bridge spec 1 0 Envi...

Page 15: ... support VMware ESXi Server 5 x 1 ATTO Express Power Center recommended Product Features FC 84EN FC 82EN FC 81EN Fibre Channel Ports 4 2 1 FC protocol 8 Gb 8 Gb 8 Gb Maximum Transfer Rate half duplex 3 2 GB sec 1 6 GB sec 800 MB sec Maximum Transfer Rate full duplex 6 4 GB sec 3 2 GB sec 1 6 GB sec Bus type PCIe 2 0 PCIe 2 0 PCIe 2 0 Bus characteristics 8 lane 8 lane 4 lane Optical interface SFP L...

Page 16: ...e full duplex 2 GB sec 1 GB sec 800 MB sec Bus type PCIe PCIe PCIe Bus characteristics 8 lane 4 lane 4 lane Optical interface SFP LC SFP LC SFP LC Maximum cable length 300m 2 Gb 150m 4 Gb 300m 2 Gb 150m 4 Gb 300m 2 Gb 150m 4 Gb Low profile form factor Advanced Data Streaming ADS Technology Software RAID support Developer s kit Target Mode API Windows support Linux driver support Macintosh OS X dri...

Page 17: ... utilize a new User Account Control Feature Because of this there may be additional confirmations that will need to be performed to properly install the driver These confirmations normally consist of a dialog where the user has to give Windows permission to perform an action If you do not have the correct privileges during this you will be prompted for an actual user name and password You may need...

Page 18: ...re additional installation steps however we recommend you visit the ATTO website to check for and download the latest drivers and firmware Note The ATTO Celerity FC host adapters support OS X Mountain Lion Lion Snow Leopard Leopard and Tiger operating systems ATTO 16Gb and 8Gb FC adapters also have EFI boot support on Intel based systems Driver Installation for all ATTO FC host adapters 1 Power on...

Page 19: ...handle is the hexadecimal number from the previous step This will launch the EFI Configuration Utility for the associated adapter 7 Use the on screen menus to configure your adapter Help is available at the bottom of the screen 8 When exiting the configuration utility if you changed any settings the system will restart the adapter so the new settings take effect 9 At the prompt enter exit to retur...

Page 20: ... Disk Utility when finished and select the newly created volume 6 Finish the OS X installation restart the host system when prompted and complete the OS X setup wizard You may now remove the OS X installation disc 7 On the host system obtain and install the latest version of the Celerity OS X driver from the software CD that came with your adapter or the ATTO Technology website 8 On the host syste...

Page 21: ...page 33 VMware ESX ESXi 4 Driver CD usage during ESX installation ESX only Note 8Gb Celerity support only During ESX 4 x installation you may choose to install additional drivers This will allow you to install ESX onto storage that is attached to your ATTO adapter You will need to write the appropriate ATTO driver ISO image to CD media 1 During ESX installation select Yes to install custom drivers...

Page 22: ...prefer 5 Select a keyboard type 6 After you are prompted to swap the driver CD with the ESX Server installation CD insert the ESX Server 3 5 installation CD and continue with ESX Server installation 7 After ESX Server is installed and the system reboots log in to ESX Server 8 Verify that the driver is installed successfully a Run the esxupdate query command A message containing the information abo...

Page 23: ...r the latest version of the driver module in usr lib vmware vmkmod d To verify that the driver is loaded and functioning run the vmkload_mod l command The driver is listed in the displayed list For detailed instructions or driver parameters please reference the Supplemental Guide for VMware ESX ESXi on page 33 Specialized configurations Some specialized applications may benefit from modification o...

Page 24: ...rked on the back of the board for easy identification Please keep a reference copy of the number in a safe place or write in the space provided on this page Celerity FC host adapter WWNs are assigned for each channel The WWN listed on your host adapter is assigned to the first channel 1 Sequential WWNs apply for additional channels Installation CAUTION CAUTION Celerity FC host adapters contain com...

Page 25: ...21 Bracket details Exhibit 3 1 FC 164E Exhibit 3 2 FC 162E Exhibit 3 3 FC 161E ...

Page 26: ...22 ATTO Technology Inc Celerity FC Host Adapters Installation and Operation Manual Exhibit 3 4 FC 84EN Exhibit 3 5 FC 82EN full height and low profile Exhibit 3 6 FC 81EN full height and low profile ...

Page 27: ...23 Exhibit 3 7 FC 44ES full height Exhibit 3 8 FC 42ES low profile full height Exhibit 3 9 FC 41ES low profile and full height ...

Page 28: ...24 ATTO Technology Inc Celerity FC Host Adapters Installation and Operation Manual Adapter board details Exhibit 3 10 FC 164E Exhibit 3 11 FC 162E ...

Page 29: ...25 Exhibit 3 12 FC 161E Exhibit 3 13 FC 84EN ...

Page 30: ...26 ATTO Technology Inc Celerity FC Host Adapters Installation and Operation Manual Exhibit 3 14 FC 82EN Exhibit 3 15 FC 81EN ...

Page 31: ...27 Exhibit 3 16 FC 44ES Exhibit 3 17 FC 42ES FC controller PCIe connector SFP LC optical connectors ...

Page 32: ...28 ATTO Technology Inc Celerity FC Host Adapters Installation and Operation Manual Exhibit 3 18 FC 41ES SFP LC optical connector PCIe connector FC controller ...

Page 33: ...extracted to your desktop 6 Click Update to update your flash ROM 7 Repeat for any additional adapters installed in the machine 8 Reboot your system for the changes to take effect Updating drivers Update drivers by downloading the latest driver software from the ATTO Technology website 1 Go to www attotech com 2 Click on downloads 3 Register or log in if previously registered 4 Click on Fibre Chan...

Page 34: ... file then run the bin installer application 10 Follow the instructions for installing the application 11 To use the tool refer to the ATTO Utilities Installation and Operation Manual which may be downloaded from the ATTO website a Go to www attotech com b Click on downloads c Register or log in if previously registered d Click on Fibre Channel Host Adapters in the left dialog e Navigate to your H...

Page 35: ... authorized ATTO representative 3 Verify the driver is loaded a Click on the adapter name in the Device Listing to view the Basic Info screen b If the Driver Information section indicates Unknown driver not loaded reinstall the driver Refer to Updating Hardware Flash Drivers on page 29 c If reinstalling the driver does not fix the problem contact an authorized ATTO representative 4 Reset the NVRAM...

Page 36: ...Updating Hardware Flash Drivers on page 29 7 Reboot the system and repeat the installation process 8 If problems persist contact your authorized ATTO Technology representative Linux 1 Verify the celerityfc driver is loaded with the lsmod command If lsmod does not show the driver refer to the installation instructions to install and load the driver in Updating Hardware Flash Drivers on page 29 2 Ch...

Page 37: ...ATTO driver information to the system log Default is 0 none A atto_max_sectors Maximum number of disk sectors in a single data transfer Default is 65535 largest possible value A can_queue Maximum number of commands per adapter channel Default is 128 A change_notification Enable notifying the OS of the arrival and departure of target devices Default is 1 on A cmd_per_lun Maximum number of commands ...

Page 38: ...rt which is logged out Default 0 use NVRAM setting C private_els_timeout Timeout in seconds for ELS commands when on a private loop Default is 2 C quick_init Enabled quick link initialization Default is 1 enabled C sg_tablesize Maximum number of entries in a scatter gather table A value of 255 means that the S G table be any size Default is 255 A sgl_page_size Scatter Gather List page size in numb...

Page 39: ...and cat proc scsi driver name channel This command displays the following information Adapter type Driver BIOS and Firmware versions Driver Parameters Adapter Model and Identifier WWN or SAS address Virtual Port Information Discovered Targets Driver Statistics A sample output is shown below cat proc scsi celerity8fc 6 ATTO Celerity 8GB Fibre Channel Adapter Driver version 1 31 BIOS version 07 28 2...

Page 40: ...e parameter when it is not explicitly defined in the registry As mentioned above NPIV functionality is not compatible with the existing Target Mode capabilities of the Windows driver As such Target Mode must be disabled in order for NPIV to be successfully enabled Attempting to enable both Target Mode and NPIV will enable Target Mode but disable NPIV causing a Warning message Event ID 32818 to be ...

Page 41: ...ed VM is started and deleted when the VM is stopped Active virtual ports will appear as additional Virtual Adapters in the vSphere client For additional NPIV configuration details please consult the VMware Fibre Channel SAN Configuration Guide http www vmware com pdf vsphere4 r41 vsp_41 _san_cfg pdf max_npiv_logins The maximum number of target ports that can be logged into a virtual port Default i...

Page 42: ...on the CRC for both received and transmitted data should be the same destination address a value in the frame header of each frame which identifies the port in the node where the frame is being sent device driver a program that allows a microprocessor to direct the operation of a peripheral device DMA Direct Memory Access a way to move data from a storage device directly to RAM without using the C...

Page 43: ...al Attached SCSI a serial SCSI bus technology and point to point architecture for connecting host bus adapters to storage devices SATA Serial AT Attachment a serial ATA bus technology and point to point architecture for connecting host bus adapters to storage devices scatter gather a device driver feature which allows the host adapter to modify a transfer data pointer so that a single host adapter...

Page 44: ...Fibre Channel SAS and SCSI products are also available from ATTO Technology Please contact your ATTO sales representative for product descriptions and part number information Fibre Channel and iSCSI solutions ATTO FibreBridgeTM Fibre Channel to SCSI bridge ATTO iPBridge iSCSI to SCSI iSCSI to Fibre Channel bridges SCSI solutions ATTO ExpressPCI Family of SCSI Host Adapters see Appendix C SAS SATA ...

Page 45: ...te MB sec 640 640 640 Low Voltage Differential Single ended SCSI Number of SCSI Channels internal external 2 2 0 2 2 2 Number of SCSI IDs supported 30 30 30 Low profile Large file transfers Cable distances m 12 5 12 5 12 5 32 bit PCI compatible 64 bit PCI compatible 33 MHZ PCI 133 MHZ PCI X 66 MHz PCI x4 PCI Express Windows 2000 XP Server 2003 2008 Vista support Linux support Mac OS X support Nove...

Page 46: ...88 external 2 mini SAS x4 SFF 8087 internal 1 mini SAS x4 SFF 8088 external 1 mini SAS x4 SFF 8087 internal Number of devices supported 512 end point devices 512 end point devices 256 end point devices 256 end point devices 256 end point devices 1 5 Gb SATA support 3 Gb SATA II support 3 Gb SAS support 6 Gb SATA II support 6 Gb SAS support Software RAID 0 0 0 0 0 Cable distances up to 8m SAS 1m SA...

Page 47: ...ets 128 SAS SATA targets 1 5 Gb SATA support 3 Gb SATA II support 3 Gb SAS support 6 Gb SATA II support 6 Gb SAS support Software RAID 0 40 50 60 0 40 50 60 0 40 50 60 0 40 50 60 Integrated RAID 0 1 4 5 6 JBOD DVRAID 0 1 4 5 6 JBOD DVRAID 0 1 4 5 6 JBOD DVRAID 0 1 4 5 6 JBOD DVRAID RAID Management Utility Global Hot Spares Event notification E mail pop up log file E mail pop up log file E mail pop...

Page 48: ...r of ports 4 2 1 Connector type LC Fibre Optic LC Fibre Optic LC Fibre Optic Advanced Data Streaming 32 bit support 64 bit support Windows Linux Mac OS X Low profile FastFrame 10GBASE T Network Interface Cards Product Features NT12 NT11 Max Data Rate 10 Gb sec 10 Gb sec x8 PCI Express Number of ports 2 1 Connector type RJ45 RJ45 Advanced Data Streaming 32 bit support 64 bit support Windows Linux M...

Page 49: ...res CS14 CS12 CS11 Max Data Rate 10 Gb sec 10 Gb sec 10 Gb sec x8 PCI Express Number of ports 4 2 1 Connector type LC Fibre Optic LC Fibre Optic LC Fibre Optic Advanced Data Streaming FCoE Support 32 bit support 64 bit support Windows Linux Mac OS X Low profile ...

Page 50: ...rference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help Canadian standards This Class A digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES...

Page 51: ...or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help Canadian standards This Class A digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES 003 Cet appareil numérique de la classe A est conforme à l...

Page 52: ...interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help Canadian standards This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ...

Page 53: ...y Inc limited warranty ATTO Technology Inc warrants to the original purchaser of this product that it is free from defects in material and workmanship as described in the ATTO Technology website www attotech com for three years ATTO Technology Inc liability shall be limited to replacing or repairing at its option any defective product There is no charge for parts or labor should ATTO Technology In...

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