HBA Features and Specifications
The HBA is also backward compatible with FC ports that operate at 4 and 2 Gbit/second. The
Gigabit Ethernet ports can be configured to operate in 10-, 100-, or 1000-Mbit/second Ethernet
networks.
See
Table 1, “HBA Features and Specifications,” on page 10
for a list of the HBA features.
TABLE 1
HBA Features and Specifications
Feature
Description
PCI connector
x8
PCI signaling environment
PCI-Express x8 (8 active lanes)
PCI lane usage
FC x4 lanes
GbE x4 lanes
PCI transfer rate (maximum)
PCI-Express Generation Two (5 Gbit/second) x8
Number of FC ports
Two
Number of devices supported
126 devices per FC loop; 510 devices in Fabric mode
FC bus type (external)
Fiber-optic media, short-wave laser, multimode fiber
(400‐
M5- SN-S)
FC data rates
2.125, 4.25, 8.5 Gbit/second (auto-detected)
FC topologies
Switched fabric (N_Port), arbitrated loop (NL_Port) and point-to-point (N_Port)
Number of GbE ports
Two
GbE interface type (external)
IEEE 802.3 compliant, copper, UTP RJ-45
GbE transfer rate
10/100/1000-Mbit/second per port, autosensing, full-duplex
RAM
1.5 MB, parity protected, per port
BIOS ROM (FC)
One 4-MB flash ROM, field-programmable
BIOS ROM (GbE)
One 1-MB flash ROM
NVRAM (FC)
One 2-KB EEPROM
NVRAM (GbE)
One 128-KB EEPROM
External connectors
Two Small Form-factor Pluggable (SFP) optics with LC-style connectors and two RJ-45 GbE
connectors
Maximum FC cable length
2 Gbit/second:
500 meters using 50/125 mm core OM3 fiber
300 meters using 50/125 mm core OM2 fiber
150 meters using 50/125 mm core OM1 fiber
150 meters using 62.5/125 mm core fiber
4 Gbit/second:
380 meters using 50/125 mm core OM3 fiber
150 meters using 50/125 mm core OM2 fiber
70 meters using 50/125 mm core OM1 fiber
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StorageTek Dual 8Gb FC Dual GbE HBA, ExpressModule, Emulex Installation Guide For HBA Models SG-
XPCIEFCGBE-E8-Z, SG-PCIEFCGBE-E8-Z, SG-XPCIEFCGBE-E8-N, SG-PCIEFCGBE-E8-N and 7105393 • August
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