HP Fibre Channel Mass Storage is a high-speed connection for
mass storage, capable of transmitting data faster than existing
SCSI mass storage interconnects.
HP Fibre Channel Mass Storage networks are ideal for data-intensive
applications, including data mining, atmospheric modeling, multimedia,
geographic information systems, and medical imaging. HP Fibre Channel host
bus adapters (HBAs) are available for the following HP e3000 systems:
For the latest information on supported topologies, platforms,
switches and devices, log on to the ITRC web site (http://itrc.hp.com), and click on navigate knowledge trees and response
center FAQs. In the Hardware area, navigate the links to networks/mass storage connectivity/fibre channel/technical support. Installation steps differ for various systems. Be sure
to follow the information in this manual for your adapter and your
system. Refer to the system's documentation for detailed
installation procedures and illustrations.
For
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American National Standards Institute (ANSI) committee chartered
a Fibre Channel working group with developing and documenting a
Fibre Channel standard. For ANSI documentation information, contact:
Global Engineering Documents 15 Inverness Way East Englewood, CO 80112-5704 Phone: 1-800-854-7179 or 1-303-792-2181 FAX: 1-303-397-2740
In addition, the Fibre Channel Industry Association has created
a brief tutorial, Fibre Channel: Connection to the Future,
with overview information about Fibre Channel layers, fabrics, and
services. This tutorial is available at:
Fibre Channel Industry Association 404 Balboa Street San Francisco, CA 94118 Phone: 1-800-272-4618 or 1-415-750-8355 Fax: 1-800-524-8317 or 1-415-751-4829 E-mail: fca@fibrechannel.com
URL: http://www.fibrechannel.com
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The Fibre Channel Device Adapter Card supported on N- and
A-Class HP e3000 systems is:
A6795A — PCI
4X 2Gbps Single Port Fibre Channel Adapter
This fibre channel adapter card utilizes the Tachyon XL2 chip,
the newest member of the Tachyon family product suite of Fibre Channel
interface controllers. It operates at 2 Gigabits per second speed
in a 4x PCI slot. It can be plugged into any of the system PCI Bus
slots and will present one fibre channel port to the outside world.
The A6795A card can automatically sense the fibre channel
link speed to operate at 1Gbps or 2Gbps, thus enabling it to work
with fibre channel devices supporting either speeds.
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