10 Installing and Upgrading the CSC-C2FCIT FDDI Card and Appliques
Installation Prerequisites
Slot priorities are set to accommodate the amount of traffic generated by each interface card and the
amount of card buffering required. Each ciscoBus interface card is placed in a specific slot with
regard to other ciscoBus interface cards, if any. The order of priority is the same for both first- and
second-generation ciscoBus cards, except that the cards with the designation C2 can only be used
with the CSC-CCTL2.
Following is a list of ciscoBus interface cards in order of priority, from highest to lowest:
1
CSC-MEC and C2MEC (10 megabits per second [Mbps])
2
CSC-C2CTR (16 Mbps)
3
CSC-HSCI and C2HSCI with an APP-LHS applique (High-Speed Serial Interface) (45 through
52 Mbps)
4
CSC-FCI and C2FCI (100 Mbps)
5
CSC-C2FCIT (100 Mbps)
6
CSC-HSCI and C2HSCI with an APP-ULA applique (UltraNet interface) (125 Mbps)
Install CSC-MEC or C2MEC cards in the lowest-numbered slots, beginning with slot 0 (which has
the highest priority), followed by CSC-C2CTR cards. After all CSC-MEC and CSC-C2CTR cards
are installed, install CSC-HSCI and C2HSCI cards with the APP-LHS applique in the
lowest-numbered slots available. Follow with the CSC-FCI and C2FCI cards. Next, install
CSC-C2FCIT cards. Last, install the CSC-HSCI and C2HSCI cards with the APP-ULA (UltraNet)
applique. Always install cards in the lowest-numbered available slot. For example, if you are using
only CSC-C2HSCI cards (with APP-ULA), place the first in slot 0, the second in slot 1, and so forth.
Table 2 lists the maximum port and card configurations for all of the ciscoBus cards currently
available. Use this table as a guide when installing new ciscoBus cards and reconfiguring your
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