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U525 and U526 Optical Fibre Channel PCI Adapters 3-1
Chapter 3
U525 and U526 Optical Fibre Channel
PCI Adapters
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The following 64-bit, 66-MHz PCI host bus adapters (HBAs) provide connections to
most EMC CLARiiON or Symmetrix storage systems:
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The U525 Optical Fibre Channel PCI Adapters provide 2-gigabit (Gb) attachment
to the storage system through a Storage Area Network (SAN) or switch. The
AA-U52500 is a high-profile adapter and the AA-U52510 is a low-profile adapter.
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The U526 Optical Fibre Channel PCI Adapters provide 2-Gb direct attachment to
the storage system. The AA-U52600 is a high-profile adapter and the AA-U52610
is a low-profile adapter.
N O T E
For information about the 64-bit, 133-MHz U531 Optical
Fibre Channel PCI Adapter, which supports the EMC
CLARiiON AX100 Storage System, see Attaching an
EMC CLARiiON AX100 Storage System to an
Express5800/320Ma System.
For a summary of the general features and requirements of optical Fibre Channel PCI
adapters, see
Table 3-1 . For an illustration of the faceplate of an optical Fibre Channel
PCI adapter, see Figure 3-1 .
The following sections provide detailed information about optical Fibre Channel PCI
adapters:
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“Hardware Requirements of Optical Fibre Channel PCI Adapters” on page 3-3
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“Software Requirements of Optical Fibre Channel PCI Adapters” on page 3-4
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“Cabling Requirements of Optical Fibre Channel PCI Adapters” on page 3-5
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“Configuring Optical Fibre Channel PCI Adapters” on page 3-6
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“Installing Optical Fibre Channel PCI Adapters” on page 3-6
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“Updating the Driver for Optical Fibre Channel PCI Adapters” on page 3-7
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“Troubleshooting Optical Fibre Channel PCI Adapters” on page 3-9