Broadcom Emulex LPe12000 Series, Installation Manual

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Broadcom LPeHBAs-IG126-100
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Emulex Host Bus Adapters Installation Guide
1.5 LPe1250 HBAs
This section describes the Emulex LPe1250 HBA, a single-channel, 8Gb/s, FC-to-PCIe HBA.
1.5.1 Major Features
The LPe1250 HBA has the following major features:
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Revolutionary design with an integrated ARM-1156 core, integrated SerDes, and integrated SRAM
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Built-in temperature sensor.
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Autonegotiation between 2Gb/s, 4Gb/s, or 8Gb/s FC link speeds
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Multifunction native PCIe core that is compliant to the PCIe Base Specification Rev. 2.0 and PCI Express CEM
Specification Rev. 2.0
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Packet transfers up to 5 GT/s on the PCIe link
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An x8 physical PCIe connector
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Host interface support provided through Emulex standard drivers
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Parts and construction compliant to the European Union Directive of RoHS
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Fully featured FC port compliant to various ANSI FC standards
1.5.2 Compatibility
1.5.3 Prerequisites
Use PCIe Gen2-compliant computers that have an x4 or x8 lane transfer link interface.
1.6 HBA Identification
Each HBA ships with several numbers clearly marked on the board. Record these numbers before installation.
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Serial number – Assigned by Emulex. Use this number when communicating with Broadcom Technical Support.
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IEEE address – An IEEE unique 48-bit identifier used for system configuration.
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WWN – Derived from the IEEE address; the FC industry uses the WWN for FC connectivity.
NOTE: IEEE addresses and WWNs are assigned in sequential order. For example, if an HBA has four ports, it has four
IEEE addresses and four WWNs, one for each port. The second, third, and fourth IEEE addresses and WWNs are
the next successive numbers after the first.
Table 5: Software and Hardware Environments
Software environments Refer to the Broadcom website at www.broadcom.com for compatible operating systems.
Hardware environments HBAs are compatible with PCIe 2.0 and CEM 2.0-compliant computers, and are backwards compatible with
1.0a and 1.1-compliant computers.