Attach Media
Attach fibre optic or copper cable to the host bus adapter.
Attach Fiber Optic Cable (Multi/Single Mode)
Note
The host adapter will not allow normal data transmission on
an optical link unless it is connected to another similar or
compatible laser product (that is, multimode to multimode.)
Use fiber optic cable supporting a data rate of 1.0625 Gb/s for short−wave and
long−wave lasers, that adheres to the following specifications:
Fiber Optic Cable
Maximum
Length
Minimum
Length
Connector
62.5/125
µ
m
(multimode)
175 meters
2 meters
Dual SC
50/125
µ
m (multimode)
500 meters
2 meters
Dual SC
9/125
µ
m (single mode)
10,000 meters
2 meters
Dual SC
Connect the fiber optic cable to the dual SC connector on the host
adapter board as shown.
1.
Connect the other end of the cable to the Fibre Channel device.
2.
After the media is connected to the host adapter, you are ready to apply power to
the computer.
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