ATTO Technology FastFrame NS12, FastFrame NS14, FastFrame NS11, FastFrame NT12, FastFrame NT11 Installation And Operation Manual

ATTO FastFrame Network Interface Adapter

Installation and Operation Manual

FastFrame NS14

10GbE Quad Port PCIe 2.0 Network Interface Adapter

FastFrame NS12

10GbE Dual Port PCIe 2.0 Network Interface Adapter

FastFrame NS11

10GbE Single Port PCIe 2.0 Network Interface Adapter

FastFrame NT12

10GBASE-T Dual Port PCIe 2.0 Network Interface Adapter

FastFrame NT11

10GBASE-T Single Port PCIe 2.0 Network Interface Adapter

ATTO Technology, Inc.

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Amherst, New York 14068 USA

www.attotech.com

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Sales support: [e-mail]
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© 2012 ATTO Technology, Inc. All rights reserved. All brand or product names are trademarks of their respective
holders. No part of this manual may be reproduced in any form or by any means without the express written
permission of ATTO Technology, Inc.

10/2012

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Contents

1 ATTO FastFrame NIC Features & Overview ....................................................1

Getting started
FastFrame NS14 Adapter
FastFrame NS12 Adapter
FastFrame NS11 Adapter
FastFrame NT12 Adapter
FastFrame NT11 Adapter

2 Hardware Installation .........................................................................................8

3 Install Drivers .....................................................................................................14

4 Updating Drivers ................................................................................................16

5 Troubleshooting .................................................................................................17

General suggestions
Windows Server 2012, 2008, 2003; Windows 8, 7, Vista
Linux
Mac OS X

Appendix A Glossary ............................................................................................i

Appendix B Accessories ......................................................................................iii

Appendix C ATTO Adapter Selection Guides ....................................................iv

Appendix D Standards, Compliances .................................................................viii

FCC standards: radio and television interference
Compliances

Appendix E Safety, Warranty ...............................................................................xi

Safety
ATTO Technology, Inc. limited warranty

1 ATTO FastFrame NIC Features & Overview

Note

FastFrame 10Gb Ethernet NICs provide flexible and scalable unified LAN and SAN storage connectivity.

Built on industry-leading Intel® silicon for universal
usability, ATTO FastFrame NICs lead in high
performance I/O connectivity for Mac OS X
environments while offering broad support for
Windows and Linux server and workstation operating
systems. They provide reliable, inexpensive, fast
network access to block storage via iSCSI, with
lossless Ethernet (CEE) and Data Center Bridging
(DCB) for improved iSCSI quality of service. ATTO
FastFrame NICs comprise a full range of products for
flexible design—single, dual, and quad-port
configurations, as well as support for Direct Attach
Copper.

New to the FastFrame family, ATTO FastFrame
10GBASE-T NICs operate with existing structured
shielded or unshielded twisted pair copper cabling
familiar to network professionals.

Getting started

In general, to install the ATTO Network Interface
Adapter, you must:

1 Ensure you have the equipment and software

you need for the installation:

• FastFrame NIC

• ATTO FastFrame NIC drivers

• OS X driver can be found on the
FastFrame NIC Installation CD

• Windows and Linux drivers must be
downloaded. Refer to Install Drivers
page 14.

• A computer with an available expansion slot

on

Strong reseller & OEM programs plus exceptional
support provided by ATTO make the FastFrame line of
NICs the choice for system builders seeking a lasting
footprint in storage-intensive and data center markets.

• Extensively tested and optimized by ATTO for
high-performance in Media & Entertainment
applications, as well as applications with similar
profiles such as medical imaging, and oil & gas

• 10GbE cards, ports & cabling are backwards
compatible to Gig-E for staged upgrades or
future-proofing— and you can run 10GBASE-T
NICs with Cat6a cabling that’s already in place

• 30% lower power rating means lower energy
costs, lower data center maintenance fees, and
less heat to dissipate

2 Install the FastFrame Adapter. Refer to

Hardware Installation

3 Install drivers for your operating system. Refer

to Install Drivers

4 Attach your NIC to a switch or server using an

ATTO recommended cable:

Optical (NS14, NS12, NS11)

• CBL-LCLC-R03 (3 Meter)

• CBL-LCLC-R10 (10 Meter)

10GBASE-T (NT12, NT11)

• CAT6a

on page 8.

on page 14.

Install your FastFrame NIC into a PCIe 2.0
x8 expansion slot for best performance

• Storage, cables and connectors

http://www.attotech.com/products/cable-finder/

1

FastFrame NS14 Adapter

FastFrame's comprehensive, easy-to-understand
portfolio includes single-, dual-, and quad-port
adapters with included high-quality SFP+ connectors ­a hidden cost with some competitor cards - and
support for direct attach copper cables. Quad-port
adapters conserve PCI slots for more flexible system
design. FastFrame™ draws up to 60% less power
than competing solutions. A lower power rating means
lower energy costs, lower data center maintenance
fees, and fewer worries about heat dissipation. In
addition to wide support for Windows and Linux server
and desktop operating systems, ATTO leads in high
performance I/O connectivity for Mac OS X
environments.

Host bus specifications

• x8 mechanical and x8 electrical PCI Express
interconnect

• Conforms to PCI Express Base Spec 2.0

• Conforms to PCI Express CEM Spec 2.0

• PCI Hot Plug spec 1.0

Environmental & physical specifications

• Length: 6.52 inches

• Height: 4.375 inches

• Operating temperature: 0-55 ºC (32-131 ºF)

• Storage temperature: -40 to 70 ºC (-40 to 158 ºF)

• Relative humidity: 10 to 90% non-condensing

• 15.7 W (typical)

• 100 lf/m (minimum) airflow recommended

• RoHS compliant

External connectivity

• Easy to install full height connection bracket

• External LEDs for on-line and speed status for
each port

• Four pluggable optical LC SFP+ modules
included

Technical specifications

• Simultaneously supports multiple networking
and storage protocols: TCP/IP, iSCSI

• 400,000 IOPs per port delivers high-throughput
for critical applications

• Supports Data Center Bridging; Priority-based
Flow Control (PFC), Enhanced Transmission
Selection (ETS) and DCB Exchange (DCBX)
protocol

• Up to 10Gb/s throughput per port

• High-performance x8 PCIe 2.0 bus

Ethernet features

• Data rate per port: 10Gb/s

• Jumbo frame support up to 9,000 bytes

• Tx/Rx IP, TCP & UDP checksum offloading
(IPv4, IPv6) capabilities, Transmission control
protocol (TCP), User datagram protocol (UDP),
Internet protocol (IP)

• Large send offloads (LSO)

Software specifications

• Windows 8®, 7®, Vista®

• Windows Server® 2012, 2008, 2008 R2, 2003

• Mac OS® X (10.6 and up)

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux®

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux®

• SUSE Linux Enterprise® Server 10 & 11

• openSUSE

• Fedora

TM

TM

13 & 14

11.2 & 11.3

5.x

6.x

2 ATTO Technology Inc. FastFrame NIC Installation and Operation Manual

FastFrame NS12 Adapter

FastFrame's comprehensive, easy-to-understand
portfolio includes single-, dual-, and quad-port
adapters with included high-quality SFP+ connectors ­a hidden cost with some competitor cards - and
support for direct attach copper cables. FastFrame™
draws up to 60% less power than competing solutions.
A lower power rating means lower energy costs, lower
data center maintenance fees, and fewer worries
about heat dissipation. In addition to wide support for
Windows and Linux server and desktop operating
systems, ATTO leads in high performance I/O
connectivity for Mac OS X environments.

Technical specifications

• Simultaneously supports multiple networking
and storage protocols: TCP/IP, iSCSI

• 400,000 IOPs per port delivers high-throughput
for critical applications

• Supports Data Center Bridging; Priority-based
Flow Control (PFC), Enhanced Transmission
Selection (ETS) and DCB Exchange (DCBX)
protocol

• Up to 10Gb/s throughput per port

• High-performance x8 PCIe 2.0 bus

Ethernet features

• Data rate per port: 10Gb/s

• Jumbo frame support up to 9,000 bytes

• Tx/Rx IP, TCP & UDP checksum offloading
(IPv4, IPv6) capabilities, Transmission control
protocol (TCP), User datagram protocol (UDP),
Internet protocol (IP)

• Large send offloads (LSO)

Host bus specifications

• x8 mechanical and x8 electrical PCI Express
interconnect

• Conforms to PCI Express Base Spec 2.0

• Conforms to PCI Express CEM Spec 2.0

• PCI Hot Plug spec 1.0

Environmental & physical specifications

• Length: 5.6 inches

• Height: 2.71 inches

• Operating temperature: 0-55 ºC (32-131 ºF)

• Storage temperature: -40 to 70 ºC (-40 to 158 ºF)

• Relative humidity: 10 to 90% non-condensing

• 5.9 W (typical)

• 100 lf/m (minimum) airflow recommended

• RoHS compliant

External connectivity

• Easy to install full height connection bracket;
low-profile bracket included in finished goods
packaging

• External LEDs for on-line and speed status for
each port

• Two pluggable optical LC SFP+ modules
included

Software specifications

• Windows 8®, 7®, Vista®

• Windows Server® 2012, 2008, 2008 R2, 2003

• Mac OS® X (10.6 and up)

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux®

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux®

• SUSE Linux Enterprise® Server 10 & 11

• openSUSE

• Fedora

TM

TM

13 & 14

11.2 & 11.3

5.x

6.x

3

FastFrame NS11 Adapter

FastFrame's comprehensive, easy-to-understand
portfolio includes single-, dual-, and quad-port
adapters with included high-quality SFP+ connectors ­a hidden cost with some competitor cards - and
support for direct attach copper cables. FastFrame™
draws up to 60% less power than competing solutions.
A lower power rating means lower energy costs, lower
data center maintenance fees, and fewer worries
about heat dissipation. In addition to wide support for
Windows and Linux server and desktop operating
systems, ATTO leads in high performance I/O
connectivity for Mac OS X environments.

Technical specifications

• Simultaneously supports multiple networking
and storage protocols: FCoE, TCP/IP, iSCSI

• 400,000 IOPs per port delivers high-throughput
for critical applications

• Supports Data Center Bridging; Priority-based
Flow Control (PFC), Enhanced Transmission
Selection (ETS) and DCB Exchange (DCBX)
protocol

• Up to 10Gb/s throughput per port

• High-performance x8 PCIe 2.0 bus

Host bus specifications

• x8 mechanical and x8 electrical PCI Express
interconnect

• Conforms to PCI Express Base Spec 2.0

• Conforms to PCI Express CEM Spec 2.0

• PCI Hot Plug spec 1.0

Environmental & physical specifications

• Length: 5.6 inches

• Height: 2.71 inches

• Operating temperature: 0-55 ºC (32-131 ºF)

• Storage temperature: -40 to 70 ºC (-40 to 158 ºF)

• Relative humidity: 10 to 90% non-condensing

• 4.7 W (typical)

• 100 lf/m (minimum) airflow recommended

• RoHS compliant

External connectivity

• Easy to install full height connection bracket;
low-profile bracket included in finished goods
packaging

• External LEDs for on-line and speed status for
each port

• Pluggable optical LC SFP+ module included

Software specifications

• Windows 8®, 7®, Vista®

• Windows Server® 2012, 2008, 2008 R2, 2003

• Mac OS® X (10.6 and up)

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux®

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux®

• SUSE Linux Enterprise® Server 10 & 11

• openSUSE

• Fedora

TM

TM

13 & 14

11.2 & 11.3

5.x

6.x

Ethernet features

• Data rate per port: 10Gb/s

• Jumbo frame support up to 9,000 bytes

• Tx/Rx IP, TCP & UDP checksum offloading
(IPv4, IPv6) capabilities, Transmission control
protocol (TCP), User datagram protocol (UDP),
Internet protocol (IP)

• Large send offloads (LSO)

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FastFrame NT12 Adapter

Built on industry-leading Intel® silicon for universal
usability, ATTO FastFrame NICs lead in high
performance I/O connectivity for Mac OS X
environments while offering broad support for
Windows and Linux server and workstation operating
systems. They provide reliable, inexpensive, fast
network access to block storage via iSCSI, with
lossless Ethernet (CEE) and Data Center Bridging
(DCB) for improved iSCSI quality of service. New to
the FastFrame family, ATTO FastFrame 10GBASE-T
NICs operate with existing structured shielded or
unshielded twisted pair copper cabling familiar to
network professionals. 10GbE cards, ports & cabling
are backwards compatible to Gig-E for staged
upgrades or future-proofing— and you can run
10GBASE-T NICs with Cat6a cabling that’s already in
place.

• Tx/Rx IP, TCP & UDP checksum offloading
(IPv4, IPv6) capabilities, Transmission control
protocol (TCP), User datagram protocol (UDP),
Internet protocol (IP)

• Large send offloads (LSO)

Host bus specifications

• x8 mechanical and x8 electrical PCI Express 2.0
interconnect

• Backward compatible with PCI Express 1.1

• Supports PCI Express Base Spec 2.0

• Supports PCI Express CEM Spec 2.0

Environmental & physical specifications

• Length: 5.6 inches

• Height: 2.71 inches

• Operating temperature: 0-55 ºC (32-131 ºF)

• Storage temperature: -40 to 70 ºC (-40 to 158 ºF)

• Relative humidity: 10 to 90% non-condensing

• 13.6W (typical), 16.0W (max)

• 200 lf/m (minimum) airflow recommended

• RoHS compliant

Technical specifications

• Intel X540 10GBASE-T Ethernet Controller

• Simultaneously supports multiple networking
and storage protocols: TCP/IP, iSCSI

• 400,000 IOPs per port delivers high-throughput
for critical applications

• Supports Data Center Bridging; Priority-based
Flow Control (PFC), Enhanced Transmission
Selection (ETS) and DCB Exchange (DCBX)
protocol

• Up to 10Gb/s throughput per port

• High-performance x8 PCIe 2.0 bus

Ethernet features

• Data rate per port: 10Gb/s, 1Gb/s, 100Mb/s

• Jumbo frame support up to 9,000 bytes

External connectivity

• Easy to install full height connection bracket;
low-profile bracket included in finished goods
packaging

• External LEDs for link speed and activity for
each port

• Compatible with CAT-7, CAT-6a, and CAT-6
Ethernet cables for 10GBASE-T connections
and CAT-5e for 1000BASE-T and 100BASE-TX
connections

Software specifications

• Windows 8®, 7®, Vista®

• Windows Server® 2012, 2008, 2008 R2, 2003

• Mac OS® X (10.6 and up)

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux®

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux®

• SUSE Linux Enterprise® Server 10 & 11

• SUSE Linux Enterprise® Server 11 SP1

• Fedora

• CentOS 5 & 6

TM

13 & 14

5.x

6.x

5

FastFrame NT11 Adapter

Built on industry-leading Intel® silicon for universal
usability, ATTO FastFrame NICs lead in high
performance I/O connectivity for Mac OS X
environments while offering broad support for
Windows and Linux server and workstation operating
systems. They provide reliable, inexpensive, fast
network access to block storage via iSCSI, with
lossless Ethernet (CEE) and Data Center Bridging
(DCB) for improved iSCSI quality of service. New to
the FastFrame family, ATTO FastFrame 10GBASE-T
NICs operate with existing structured shielded or
unshielded twisted pair copper cabling familiar to
network professionals. 10GbE cards, ports & cabling
are backwards compatible to Gig-E for staged
upgrades or future-proofing— and you can run
10GBASE-T NICs with Cat6a cabling that’s already in
place.

• Tx/Rx IP, TCP & UDP checksum offloading
(IPv4, IPv6) capabilities, Transmission control
protocol (TCP), User datagram protocol (UDP),
Internet protocol (IP)

• Large send offloads (LSO)

Host bus specifications

• x8 mechanical and x8 electrical PCI Express 2.0
interconnect

• Backward compatible with PCI Express 1.1

• Supports PCI Express Base Spec 2.0

• Supports PCI Express CEM Spec 2.0

Environmental & physical specifications

• Length: 5.6 inches

• Height: 2.71 inches

• Operating temperature: 0-55 ºC (32-131 ºF)

• Storage temperature: -40 to 70 ºC (-40 to 158 ºF)

• Relative humidity: 10 to 90% non-condensing

• 13.6W (typical), 16.0W (max)

• 200 lf/m (minimum) airflow recommended

• RoHS compliant

Technical specifications

• Intel X540 10GBASE-T Ethernet Controller

• Simultaneously supports multiple networking
and storage protocols: TCP/IP, iSCSI

• 400,000 IOPs per port delivers high-throughput
for critical applications

• Supports Data Center Bridging; Priority-based
Flow Control (PFC), Enhanced Transmission
Selection (ETS) and DCB Exchange (DCBX)
protocol

• Up to 10Gb/s throughput per port

• High-performance x8 PCIe 2.0 bus

Ethernet features

• Data rate per port: 10Gb/s, 1Gb/s, 100Mb/s

• Jumbo frame support up to 9,000 bytes

External connectivity

• Easy to install full height connection bracket;
low-profile bracket included in finished goods
packaging

• External LEDs for link speed and activity for
each port

• Compatible with CAT-7, CAT-6a, and CAT-6
Ethernet cables for 10GBASE-T connections
and CAT-5e for 1000BASE-T and 100BASE-TX
connections

Software specifications

• Windows 8®, 7®, Vista®

• Windows Server® 2012, 2008, 2008 R2, 2003

• Mac OS® X (10.6 and up)

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux®

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux®

• SUSE Linux Enterprise® Server 10 & 11

• SUSE Linux Enterprise® Server 11 SP1

• Fedora

• CentOS 5 & 6

TM

13 & 14

5.x

6.x

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Selection guide: FastFrame adapters

Product Features FFRM-NS14 FFRM-NS12 FFRM-NS11 FFRM-NT12 FFRM-NT11

Ports 42121

Maximum Transfer Rate (Full Duplex) 8GB/s 5GB/s 2.5GB/s 5GB/s 2.5GB/s

Maximum Transfer Rate (Half Duplex) 4GB/s 2.5GB/s 1.25GB/s 2.5GB/s 1.25GB/s

Bus type PCIe 2.0 PCIe 2.0 PCIe 2.0 PCIe 2.0 PCIe 2.0

Bus characteristics 8 lane 8 lane 8 lane 8 lane 8 lane

Optical/Copper interface SFP+LC SFP+LC SFP+ LC RJ45 RJ45

Maximum cable length

Low profile form factor

Advanced Data Streaming (ADS™) Technology

Windows support

Mac OS driver support

Linux driver support

Cable length varies by interface and cable type.

Interface Cable type Max Distance

10GBASE-SR 62.5/125 µm multi-mode fiber (OM1) 26m
10GBASE-SR 50/125 µm MMF (OM2) 82m
10GBASE-SR Laser optimized 50/125 µm MMF (OM3) 300m

10GBASE-T CAT-7 100m
10GBASE-T CAT-6a 100m
10GBASE-T CAT-6 55m
1000BASE-T CAT-5e 100m
100BASE-TX CAT-5e 100m

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