ATTO Technology 3300, 3305 User Manual
ATTO Technology, Inc.
Installation and Operation Manual
ATTO ExpressPCI FC 3300
64-bit PCI-X to 2-Gigabit FC Host Adapter, SW optical LC SFF interface
ATTO ExpressPCI FC 3305
64-bit PCI-X to 2-Gigabit FC Host Adapter, HSSDC interface
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Contents
1 ATTO ExpressPCI provides Fibre Channel solutions 1
ExpressPCI FC 3300
Express PCI FC 3305
Common features
Advanced SCSI support
PCI features
Environmental & physical specifications
2 Fibre Channel is a key technology for storage ........ 3
Glossary
3 Hardware installation and initial configuration ........ 5
System requirements
Fibre Channel address
Installation
Cabling
Initial Configuration
4 Installing/updating device drivers and firmware .....7
Windows 2000/XP driver installation
Windows NT driver installation
Mac OS X driver installation/update
Re-flashing firmware
Linux and Sun Solaris driver installation
5 Troubleshooting ......................................................... 9
General suggestions
Windows 2000/XP
Windows NT
Macintosh
Appendix A Standards and compliances .................... i
Appendix B Fibre Channel accessories ...................... ii
Appendix C SCSI host adapter selection guide .......... iii
Appendix D Contact ATTO Technology, Inc. .............. iv
1 ATTO ExpressPCI provides Fibre Channel solutions
All ATTO ExpressPCI FC models have been designed to ensure interoperability with Fibre Channel
devices and compatibility with a broad range of servers and workstations to meet your needs.
The ATTO ExpressPCI FC 3300 and ExpressPCI
FC 3305 host adapters offer high performance for
your applications. Each conforms to a strict
interpretation of Fibre Channel specifications to
ensure the adapter will work with a variety of
other SAN (Storage Area Network) components.
ExpressPCI FC 3300
The ExpressPCI FC 3300 is a 2-Gigabit Fibre
Channel to PCI-X bus host adapter with one fixed
short wave optical LC connector.
It supports all Fibre Channel topologies, including
point-to-point, arbitrated loop and fabric.
This adapter is capable of automatically sensing
and switching between 1-Gigabit and 2-Gigabit
speeds, allowing you to install the product in
legacy SANs.
Express PCI FC 3305
The ExpressPCI FC 3305 is comparable to the
ExpressPCI FC 3300 host adapter with the
exception of the interconnect style.
It is a 2-Gigabit Fibre Channel to PCI-X bus host
adapter with a fixed, shrouded copper HSSDC
interface capable of supporting all Fibre Channel
topologies, including point-to-point, arbitrated
loop and fabric.
This adapter is capable of sensing and switching
between 1-Gigabit and 2-Gigabit speeds,
allowing you to install the product in legacy
SANs.
Common features
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2.125 Gigabit data transfer rates providing
up to 400 MB/sec. throughput in full duplex
mode
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Strict adherence to ANSI FC-AL-2, FCPLDA, FC-Tape and FC-FLA specifications
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Supports point to point, arbitrated loop and
direct fabric/switch attach topologies
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Class 2, Class 3 and Intermix support.
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ASPI and SCSI Manager 4.3 compatible
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Autonegotiate and set between 1-Gigabit
and 2-Gigabit speeds
❖
Multiple initiator support
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LEDs for online and fault status
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Windows® XP/2000/NT; Windows 95/98,
Linux, Sun® Solaris and Macintosh® OS,
Mac OS X
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RAID kits available
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SNIA Fibre Channel host adapter API
support
Advanced SCSI support
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Supports Advanced Data Streaming
(ADSTM) Technology
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Supports SCSI-FCP over Fibre Channel
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Uses SCSI-3 tagged command queuing
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Large command FIFO
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Supports disconnect/reconnect
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Asynchronous I/O support
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Bootable from attached disks
PCI features
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PCI 2.2 and PCI 99 compliant
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PCI BusMaster rate of 528 MB/sec. in 64bit/66 MHz PCI slots
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66MHz/64-bit PCI compatible. Backward
compatible to 33MHz and 32-bit PCI
Dimensions
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Length: 6.521 inches
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Height: 4.2 inches
Environmental & physical specifications
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Operating temperature: 0-50oC
❖
Humidity:10-90% non-condensing
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Airflow: 100 LFM (min.)
PCI Signal Compatibility
❖
3.3 Volts/5 Volts universal
Power Requirements
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1A @ 5V
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Fibre Channel host adapter selection guide
2-Gigabit Adapters
FC 3342 FC 3322 FC 3321 FC 3300 FC 3305
Fibre Channel ports42211
Optical interface SW, LC, SFP SW, LC, SFP SW, LC, SFF Fixed SW LC
Copper interface HSSDC
Max. transfer rate 400 MB/sec per
channel
Class transfers
Full duplex
66/33 MHz PCI
compatible
133 MHz PCI-X
compatible
64- and 32-bit PCI
compatible
Windows® XP/2000/NT
Windows Server 2003
Solaris/Linux
Mac OS X
Mac OS 9
RAID support
Maximum cable length 300m @ 2-Gb
2, 3 2, 3 2, 3 2, 3 2, 3
77777
66 MHz only
77
64-bit only
77777
77777
500m @ 1-Gb
400 MB/sec
per channel
400 MB/sec per
channel
400 MB/sec 400 MB/sec
7777
7777
Linux Linux
Mac OSX
77
77
77
300m @ 2-Gb
500m @ 1-Gb
Mac OSX
300m @ 2-Gb
500m @ 1-Gb
77
300m @ 2-Gb
500m @ 1-Gb
25 m
(175m with
MIA)
Features and benefits
2
2 Fibre Channel is a key technology for storage
Fibre Channel is a serial communications technology designed to transfer large amounts of data among
a variety of hardware systems over long distances. It is a key technology for applications that require
shared, high bandwidth access to storage.
Fibre Channel provides a logical, point-to-point,
serial channel for the transfer of data between a
buffer at a source device and a buffer at a
destination device. It moves buffer contents from
one port to another, without regard to the format
or meaning of the data so different upper level
protocols are able to run over Fibre Channel
The Fibre Channel architecture is structured as a
hierarchical set of protocol layers. Defined within
these layers are rules for signal interfaces, serial
encoding and decoding, error control, frame
format and communications protocols.
ATTO ExpressPCI Fibre Channel host adapters
carry SCSI protocol over Fibre Channel.
hardware.
Glossary
______________________________________________________________________________________
Some terms used in the Fibre Channel industry are defined below. More information is available through
the ATTO Technology website
(www.fibrechannel.com)
(www.snia.org)
Term Definition
ANSI American National Standards Institute
arbitrate process of selecting one L_Port from a collection of ports which ask for use of the arbitrated loop
arbitrated loop a loop topology (FC-AL) in which two or more ports are interconnected, but only two ports can
auto negotiation hardware senses and automatically responds depending on configuration
BER Bit Error Rate: a measure of transmission accuracy; the ratio of bits received in error to bits sent
bit Smallest unit of data a computer can process: a single binary digit with a value of either 0 or 1
bus a collection of unbroken signal lines used to transmit information from one part of a computer
Byte an ordered set of 8 bits
channel a point-to-point link which transports data from one point to another
CPU Central Processing Unit: the portion of the computer that actually performs computations
CRC Cyclic Redundancy Check: an error-correcting code which calculates a numeric value for received
destination
address
device driver a program that allows a microprocessor to direct the operation of a peripheral device
DMA Direct Memory Access: a way to move data from a storage device directly to RAM without using
DMA bus master Allows a peripheral to control the flow of data to and from system memory by block as opposed to
, and the Fibre Channel Consortium (
at the same time
communicate at one time; low-cost solution which may or may not use hubs and switches
system to another; taps on the lines connect devices to the bus
and transmitted data; if no error has occurred during transmission, the CRC for both received and
transmitted data should be the same
a value in the frame header of each frame which identifies the port in the node where the frame is
being sent
the CPU’s resources
allowing the processor to control the data by bytes (PIO or programmed I/O)
(www.attotech.com)
, Cern (
www.cern.ch)
, the Fibre Channel Industry Association
, the Storage Area Networking Industry Association
www.iol.unh.edu/consortiums, click on FC)
.
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