This chapter provides a basic overview of the Sun StorageTek Dual 4 Gb FC Dual GbE host bus adapter (HBA), which uses QLogic technology. This chapter also describes the various operating systems, host platforms, storage, and infrastructure configurations that support the HBA and lists the HBA environmental requirements. This chapter contains the following topics:
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HBA Features and Specifications
The Sun StorageTek Dual 4 Gb FC Dual GbE HBA (SG-XPCIE2FCGBE-Q-Z) consists of a single-wide, ExpressModule
bus expansion board. The board interfaces an eight-lane PCI-Express bus, with four lanes supporting two Fibre Channel (FC) optical media ports and four lanes supporting two UTP (copper) Gigabit Ethernet ports. The two FC ports operate at 4 Gbit/sec and feature 4/2/1 autonegotiation. The HBA is also backwards compatible with FC ports that operate at 2-Gbit/s and 1-Gbit/s. The Gigabit Ethernet ports can be configured to operate in 10, 100, or 1000 Mbit/sec Ethernet networks.
TABLE 1-1 HBA Features and Specifications
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Feature
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Description
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PCI connector
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x8
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PCI signaling environment
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PCI Express x8 (8 active lanes)
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PCI lane usage
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FC x4 lanes
GbE x4 lanes
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PCI transfer rate (maximum)
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PCI Express Generation One (Gen 1)(2.5 Gbps) x8
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Number of FC ports
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Two
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FC bus type (external)
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Fiber-optic media, short-wave, multimode fiber (400-M5- SN-S)
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FC transfer rate
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400 MBps per port maximum, half-duplex
800 MBps per port maximum, full-duplex
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FC topologies
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FC-SW switched fabric (N-Port), FC-AL arbitrated loop (NL-Port), and point-to-point (N-Port)
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RAM (FC)
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1 MB, parity protected, per port
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BIOS ROM (FC)
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One 1-MB flash ROM, field-programmable
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NVRAM (FC)
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One 2-KB EEPROM, field-programmable
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External FC connectors
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Two Small-Form Factor (SFF) multimode optic with LC-style connectors
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Maximum FC cable length
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1 Gbps: 500 meters using 50/125  m core fiber
300 meters using 62.5/125 m core fiber
2 Gbps: 300 meters using 50/125 m core fiber
150 meters using 62.5/125 m core fiber
4 Gbps: 150 meters using 50/125 m core fiber
70 meters using 62.5/125 m core fiber
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Number of Ethernet ports
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Two
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GbE Ethernet interface type
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IEEE 802.3 compliant, copper, UTP RJ-45s
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Ethernet transfer rate
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10/100/1000 Mbit/sec
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External Ethernet connectors
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Two RJ-45 connectors
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Frame size
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At least 8 KB
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Host CPU offload
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TCP/IP checksum calculation
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LED indicators
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Three LEDs per FC channel (yellow, green, amber) on front panel as status indicators
Two LEDs per Ethernet channel (green/orange, yellow) in the Ethernet port as status indicators
Power LED, Attention LED, and a button on front panel to support hot-swap functionality
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Form Factor
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PCI ExpressModule, single-wide
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Operating System and Technology Requirements
The HBA requires the operating system (OS) and technology versions listed in TABLE 1-2.
TABLE 1-2 Supported Operating System/Technology Versions
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Operating System/Technology
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Supported Versions
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Solaris 10 OS for the x64 and x86 (32-bit and 64-bit) platforms
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- Solaris 10 8/07 (s10u4)
- Solaris 10 5/08 (s10u5)
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Solaris 10 OS for the SPARC® (64-bit) platform
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- Solaris 10 8/07 (s10u4)
- Solaris 10 5/08 (s10u5)
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Linux OS
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- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 (32-bit and 64-bit), U5
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (32-bit and 64-bit), U1
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 (32-bit and 64-bit), SP4
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 (32-bit and 64-bit), SP1
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Microsoft Windows OS Enterprise and Standard Editions
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- Windows Server 2003 SP1 32-bit, x64
- Windows Server 2003 SP2 32-bit, x64
- Windows Server 2003 SP1/R2 32-bit, x64
- Windows Server 2003 SP2/R2 32-bit, x64
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VMware technology
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- ESX Server 3.0.2
- ESX Server 3.5
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System Interoperability
This section provides information about selected platforms, storage systems, switches, and software that are compatible with the heterogeneous FC and Ethernet network design of the HBA. This section contains the following topics:
Host Platform Support
The HBA is supported by the platforms and operating systems listed in TABLE 1-3.
TABLE 1-3 Platform and Operating System Support
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Platform
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Supported OS/Technology
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SPARC Servers
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Sun Blade T6300
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Solaris
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Sun Blade T6320
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Solaris
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Sun x64 Servers
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Sun Blade X6220
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Solaris, Linux, Windows, VMware
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Sun Blade X6450
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Solaris, Linux, Windows, VMware
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Sun Blade X6250
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Solaris, Linux, Windows, VMware
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Sun Blade X8400
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Solaris, Linux, Windows, VMware
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Sun Blade X8420
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Solaris, Linux, Windows, VMware
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Sun Blade X8440
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Solaris, Linux, Windows, VMware
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Storage Support
This section lists the arrays, storage systems, chassis, and tape storage devices supported by the HBA. This section provides the following topics:
Array Support
The HBA supports the following arrays:
- Sun StorageTek 2540
- Sun StorageTek 3510
- Sun StorageTek 3511
- Sun StorageTek 6120
- Sun StorageTek 6130
- Sun StorageTek 6140
- Sun StorageTek 6540
Tape Storage Support
The HBA supports the following tape storage devices:
- Sun StorageTek SL24 tape autoloader
- Sun StorageTek SL48 tape library
- Sun StorageTek SL500 modular library
- Sun StorageTek SDLT600 and DLT-S4 tape drives
- Sun StorageTek L1400 tape library
- Sun StorageTek LTO-2, LTO-3, and LTO-4 tape drives
- Sun StorageTek SL8500 modular library
- Sun StorageTek Virtual Tape Library (VTL): VTL Value and VTL Plus
- Sun StorageTek T10000A and T10000B tape drives
- Sun StorageTek T9840A, T9840B, T9840C, and T9840D tape drives
- Sun StorageTek T9940B tape drive
Switch Support
The HBA is supported by the following Fibre Channel switches:
- Brocade DCX backbone switch
- Brocade 48000 director
- Brocade Mi10K director
- Brocade M6140 director
- Brocade 200E switch
- Brocade 300 switch
- Brocade 4900 switch
- Brocade 5000 switch
- Brocade 5100 switch
- Brocade 5300 switch
- Cisco MDS 9124 24-port multilayer fabric switch
- Cisco MDS 9134 multilayer fabric switch
- Cisco MDS 9140 fabric switch
- Cisco MDS 9216A multilayer fabric switch
- Cisco MDS 9216i multilayer fabric switch
- Cisco MDS 9222i multiservice modular switch
- Cisco MDS 9509 multilayer director
- Cisco MDS 9513 multilayer director
- QLogic SANbox 9000 stackable chassis FC switch series
- QLogic SANbox 5600 switch
- QLogic SANbox 5602 switch
The HBA is supported with all 1-Gb Ethernet switches.
Software Support
The HBA supports the software applications listed in TABLE 1-4.
TABLE 1-4 Supported Software Applications
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Software (minimum version)
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Supported OS
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Sun Cluster 3.x
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Solaris
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VERITAS Software Foundation 5.0
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Solaris
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Sun StorEdge Enterprise Backup Software 7.2
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Solaris, Linux, and Windows
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VERITAS NetBackup 5.1
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Solaris
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Sun StorageTek Availability Suite 3.0
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Solaris
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Sun StorageTek Utilization Suite 3.0
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Solaris
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Sun StorageTek Performance Suite 3.0
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Solaris
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Environmental Requirements
The HBA environmental requirements are listed in TABLE 1-5.
TABLE 1-5 HBA Environmental Requirements
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Specification
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Operating
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Non-Operating
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Temperature
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0˚ to 40˚C, noncondensing
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-40˚C to 70˚C, noncondensing
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Humidity
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10% to 90% RH, noncondensing, 27˚C max wet bulb
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93% RH, noncondensing, 38˚C max wet bulb
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Altitude
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3000m
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12,000m
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Vibration
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0.20G in all axes, 5-500 Hz sine
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1.0G in all axes, 5-500 Hz sine
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Shock
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Operating: 5G, 11 ms half-sine
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30G 11 ms half-sine
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