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iii ATTO Technology ExpressPCI Ultra/WIDE SCSI Host Adapters Installation and Operation Manual

Appendix C Fibre Channel host adapter guide

ATTO Technology offers a number of SCSI and Fibre Channel solutions for storage. The following chart 
compares the features of ExpressPCI Fibre Channel host adapters. 

Supported platforms: Sun Solaris; Linux; NetWare; SCO Unix; Windows

 

2000, 95/98, NT, and Macintosh 

OS and OS X.

Complete RAID packages are also available and include an ExpressPCI SCSI host adapter, ExpressRAID 
software and appropriate cable(s). Add "-KIT" suffix to host adapter product code (i.e. EPCI-UL3D-KIT)

ExpressPCI 

FCSW

Express PCI 

FC 2600

ExpressPCI 

FC 3300

ExpressPCI 

FC 3321

Express PCI 

FC 3305

Fibre Channel ports

1

1

1

2

1

Optical interface

Fixed SW SC

Fixed SW LC

Fixed SW LC

Copper interface

HSSDC

HSSDC

Max. transfer rate

200 MB/sec.

full duplex

200 MB/sec. 

full duplex

400 MB/sec. 

full duplex

400 MB/sec. per 

channel 

full duplex

400 MB/sec. 

full duplex

Class 2 transfers

7

7

7

7

7

Class 3 transfers

7

7

7

7

7

Full duplex

7

7

7

7

7

66 MHz backward 
compatible with 33 
MHz

7

7

7

7

7

64- and 32-bit PCI 
support

7

7

7

7

7

Windows

® 

XP/2000/NT; 
Windows 95/98; 
Linux and 
Macintosh® OS, 
OS X 

7

7

7

7

7

RAID support

7

7

7

7

7

Max. cable length

500 m

25 m

(175 m with MIA)

500 m

500 m

25 m 

(175 m with MIA)

Part number

EPCI-FCSW-000

EPCI-2600-000

EPCI-3300-000

EPCI-3321-000

EPCI-3305-000

Complete RAID packages are also available. To receive the ATTO ExpressPCI host adapter, ExpressRAID software and 
appropriate cable(s), add “-KIT” to host adapter product code (i.e., EPCI-2600-000-KIT) when ordering.

Summary of Contents for ATTO ExpressPCI Ultra/WIDE SCS

Page 1: ...WIDE ExpressPCI DC Dual Channel Single Ended Ultra WIDE 2003 ATTO Technology Inc All rights reserved All brand or product names are trademarks of their respective holders No part of this manual may be...

Page 2: ......

Page 3: ...dows Server 2003 Windows 2000 XP Windows NT Installation Re flashing Firmware in Windows Linux and Sun Solaris Driver Installation Updating Drivers and Re flashing Firmware in Mac OS X Updating Driver...

Page 4: ...these tools Features Automatic termination Advanced Data Streaming ADS Technology RAID ready Embedded RISC I O processor Flash ROM BIOS for easy field upgrades PCI 2 1 Compliant Includes Mac OS and PC...

Page 5: ...2 Features benefits...

Page 6: ...tion is available through the ATTO Technology website www attotech com and the SCSI Consortium www iol unh edu consortium Term Definition ANSI American National Standards Institute auto negotiation ha...

Page 7: ...elligent devices including hard disks floppy disks CD ROM printers scanners etc topology logical layout of the parts of a computer system or network and their interconnections transceiver a transmitte...

Page 8: ...adapter After turning off the computer leave the power cable plugged into a grounded outlet to discharge static electricity 3 Open the computer case 4 Install the ATTO ExpressPCI host adapter in any...

Page 9: ...CI Connector Channel 1 68 pin VHDCI Connector Channel 1 68 pin Connector Channel 2 68 pin Connector 68 pin Internal 16 bit P Cable Connector Dedicated 3rd Generation RISC Based UltraSCSI Processor 50...

Page 10: ...1 meter of cabling to connect all of its drives the distance from the tower to the host must be 5 meters NOTE UltraSCSI is very sensitive to SCSI bus noise cable distances and the number of devices c...

Page 11: ...SCSI buses use different types of terminators that should not be mixed Single Ended ATTO ExpressPCI PSC DC incorporates advanced termination circuitry to automatically configure its own termination Ex...

Page 12: ...use Wide 16 bit and Narrow 8 bit devices can be connected together on the same connector of the host adapter card but wide devices must be attached first followed by narrow devices To terminate the SC...

Page 13: ...and many SCSI devices are also able to supply termination power SCSI signal quality particularly with long or marginal quality cables may be improved if the device supplies the termination power Cont...

Page 14: ...pted Windows 2000 The Found New Hardware Wizard will appear proceed through the wizard defaults and insert the ExpressPCI Installation disk when prompted 10 When adapter installation is complete the F...

Page 15: ...ave Disk 7 Insert your ExpressPCI Installation Disk 8 Enter the path for it under Copy manufacturer s files from 9 Click OK 10 A list of ExpressPCI adapters will be displayed Select your adapter and c...

Page 16: ...Windows copied the driver to the hard disk Re flashing Firmware in Windows ATTO typically releases adapter firmware and drivers simultaneously We recommend that both the firmware and drivers be update...

Page 17: ...versions and attempt to flash Instructions for using this utility are provided as part of the download process Updating Drivers and Re flashing Firmware in Mac OS 9 To re flash the firmware to the la...

Page 18: ...ine the Driver tab for your SCSI adapter If the driver is not express sys install the express sys driver 3 Either remove the previously installed driver or disable it using the Devices applet If the s...

Page 19: ...to use over lapped I O using the FILE_FLAG_OVERLAPPED option with the CreateFile call Overlapped I O allows the application to send many commands to the device at once The ATTO Disk Benchmark program...

Page 20: ...9 Verity that all devices and busses are properly terminated See Chapter 3 1 for more information 9 Verify that all devices attached to the ATTO ExpressPCI SCSI adapter have unique SCSI IDs ATTO Expre...

Page 21: ...18 Troubleshooting...

Page 22: ...receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help Canadian standards This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES 003 Cet appareil num rique de la...

Page 23: ...host adapter ExpressRAID software and appropriate cable s Add KIT suffix to host adapter product code i e EPCI UL3D KIT Specific features Single Channel ExpressPCI Ultra 320 Express PCI Ultra 3 Expre...

Page 24: ...FC 3305 Fibre Channel ports 1 1 1 2 1 Optical interface Fixed SW SC Fixed SW LC Fixed SW LC Copper interface HSSDC HSSDC Max transfer rate 200 MB sec full duplex 200 MB sec full duplex 400 MB sec ful...

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