Emulex Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapters
 

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Major Features

  • Two high performance LP8000's on a single card
  • Simultaneous full duplex fibre channel 1.0625 Gb/s transfers supports all fibre channel topologies
  • Full fabric support using F_Port and FL_Port connections
  • Full support for both FC service Class 2 and 3
  • 64 bit PCI data and addressing dual channel fibre channel PCI host bus adapters
  • Two onboard high speed ...MIPS RISC processors
  • Robust suite of software including IP and storage protocols under Windows 2000, Windows NT and Solaris
  • GBIC or embedded physical interfaces

Description

The LightPulse ™LP8000DC fibre channel PCI host bus adapters deliver exceptional performance through the use of two Emulex Dragonfly ASICs, two 266 MIPS onboard processors, high speed buffer memory, and a high performance PCI-PCI bridge. The LP8000DC features a 64-bit PCI interface and includes sophisticated capabilities such as full-duplex data transfers and full fabric support. The LP8000DC delivers sustained performance in excess of 45,000 I/Os per second and throughput of 200 MB/s from a single adapter with both channels performing sequential read operations.

The LP8000DC delivers point-to-point, arbitrated loop and switch fabric connections as well as both Class 2 and 3 frame formats for both channels. Support for both copper and fibre optic cabling is provided through standard GBIC or embedded physical interfaces.

Driver Support

The LightPulse™ LP8000DC is complemented by robust software support including storage protocol (SCSI), network protocol (IP) as well as multi-protocol (SCSI & IP) operation, enabling advanced storage area network (SAN) implementations in Windows 2000, Windows NT and Solaris environments. All drivers are also fully compatible with the Emulex LP9002, LP9000, LP8000, LP7000E, LP950 and LP850 (2000/NT only) host bus adapters.

Standards

ANSI Fibre Channel FC-PH
ANSI Fibre Channel FC-AL
ANSI Fibre Channel FC-PLDA
ANSI Fibre Channel FC-FLA
PCI Local Bus Revision 2.2
Fibre Channel Class 2, 3
Gigabit interface converter (GBIC)

Architecture

Emulex Dragonfly ASIC technology
Up to 33 MHz PCI bus master DMA
1024 KB FLASH memory
2 MB code RAM
512 KB buffer RAM

Software Environments

Windows 2000 SCSI and IP
Windows NT 4.0 (Alpha & x86) SCSI and IP
Solaris 2.6/7/8 (SPARC & x86) SCSI and IP

Hardware Environments

x86, SPARC and Alpha
PCI hardware platforms

Copper (per channel)
Data Rate: 1.0625 Gb/s
Cable Type: Dual Twinax or Quad Axial
Connector Type: DB9
Distance: 33 meters (98')
Optical (per channel)
Data Rates: 1.0625 Gb/s
Optics: short / long wave lasers
Cable 9/125 µm single-mode fiber
 50/125 µm multi-mode fiber
  62.5/125 µm multi-mode fiber
Connector Type: dual SC
Distance 10K meters (32,800') 9/125 µm fiber
  500 meters (1640') 50/125 µm fiber
  175 meters (574') 62.5/125 µm fiber
Physical Dimensions

Long PCI form factor
327.15mm x 106.68mm (12.28" X 4.20")
(without brachet and retainer)

Power Requirements
Volts: +5 VDC
Power 15 watts typical
Environmental Conditions
Operating Temperature: 5° to 45° C (41° to 113° F)
Storage Temperature: -10° to 55° C (14° to 131° F)
Relative Humidity: 5% to 95% non-condensing
Agency Approvals
Class 1 Laser Product per DHHS 21CFR (J) and EN60825
UL Recognized to UL 1950
CUR Recognized to CSA22.2, No. 950
TUV Certified to EN60950
FCC Rules, Part 15, Class A
ICES-003, Class A
EMC Directive 89/336/EEC (CE Mark)
- EN55022, Class A
- EN50024
Australian EMC Framework (C-Tick Mark)
AS/NZS 3548, Class A
VCCI, Class A
Ordering Information
LP8000DC-F1 Embedded multi-mode optic interface (both channels)
LP8000DC-L1 Single-mode optic GBIC interface (both channels)
LP8000DC-N1 Multi-mode optic GBIC interface (both channels)
LP8000DC-T1 Copper DB9 GBIC interface (both channels)