ATTO Technology FC-164E, FC-162E, FC-161E, FC-84EN, FC-82EN Installation And Operation Manual

ATTO Celerity Fibre Channel Host Adapters

Installation and Operation Manual

Celerity FC-164E

16Gb FC quad channel PCIe 3.0 host adapter

Celerity FC-162E

16Gb FC dual channel PCIe 3.0 host adapter

Celerity FC-161E

16Gb FC single channel PCIe 3.0 host adapter

Celerity FC-84EN

8Gb FC quad channel PCIe 2.0 host adapter

Celerity FC-82EN

8Gb FC dual channel PCIe 2.0 host adapter

Celerity FC-81EN

8Gb FC single channel PCIe 2.0 host adapter

4Gb FC quad channel PCIe host adapter

4Gb FC dual channel PCIe host adapter

4Gb FC single channel PCIe host adapter

Celerity FC-44ES

Celerity FC-42ES

Celerity FC-41ES

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Contents

1 ATTO Celerity HBA Features & Overview ........................................................1

Getting started
Celerity FC-164E Adapter
Celerity FC-162E Adapter
Celerity FC-161E Adapter
Celerity FC-84EN Adapter
Celerity FC-82EN Adapter
Celerity FC-81EN Adapter
Celerity FC-44ES Adapter
Celerity FC-42ES Adapter
Celerity FC-41ES Adapter

2 Install Drivers .....................................................................................................13

Windows
OS X
Linux
VMware ESXi 5
VMware ESX/ESXi 4
VMware ESX 3.5
Specialized configurations

3 Hardware Installation .........................................................................................20

Bracket details
Adapter board details

4 Updating Hardware Flash, Drivers ...................................................................29

5 Troubleshooting .................................................................................................31

General suggestions
Mac OS X
Windows
Linux
VMware
Supplemental Guide for VMware ESX/ESXi
Virtual Ports (NPIV)

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

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

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

Appendix D Standards, Compliances: 16Gb adapters ......................................ix

FCC standards: radio and television interference
Canadian standards
European standards

Appendix E Standards, Compliances: 8Gb adapters ........................................x

FCC standards: radio and television interference
Canadian standards
European standards

Appendix F Standards, Compliances: 4Gb adapters ........................................xi

FCC standards: radio and television interference
Canadian standards
European standards

Appendix G Safety, Warranty ..............................................................................xii

Safety
ATTO Technology, Inc. limited warranty

1 ATTO Celerity HBA Features & Overview

Note

The ATTO Celerity Fibre Channel family of storage products provides connectivity, intelligence and scalability.

Celerity FC host adapters simplify advanced storage
networking needs such as switching, backup and data
management. Specifically designed to enhance the
functionality of third party fabric hardware and
software, Celerity FC products are the industry­leading platform for storage connectivity.

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.

Getting started

In general, to install the ATTO Celerity FC host
adapter, you must:

1 Ensure you have the equipment and software

you need for the installation:

• Celerity FC adapter

• ATTO Celerity CD including drivers, user
manuals and utilities (Installation CD)

• A computer with an available expansion slot

• Storage, cables and connectors

2 Install drivers from the Installation CD for your

operating system. Refer to Install Drivers
page 13.

on

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 hardware.

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.

3 Install the configuration software, the ATTO

Configuration Tool, found on the Installation
CD.

4 Install the Celerity adapter. Refer to Hardware

Installation on page 20.

5 Attach storage.
6 If required, configure your Celerity adapter

using the ATTO Configuration Tool.

Default settings are appropriate for most
systems but you may change settings using
the ATTO Configuration Tool.

1

Celerity FC-164E Adapter

The ATTO Celerity FC-164E leverages two next­generation storage technologies: PCIe 3.0
interconnect and 16-Gigabit Fibre Channel.

With 16-Gb FC speeds of up to 1600 MB/sec. per
channel, the Celerity FC-164E supports the most
demanding application requirements, including high­definition video, rich content databases and other
high-bandwidth environments.

ATTO Celerity host adapters are an integrated family
of advanced storage connectivity solutions that are
designed to provide reliable connectivity, intelligence
and scalability.

Technical specifications

• Four independent Fibre Channel ports

• 16-Gigabit data transfer rates

• 3200 MB/sec. maximum full-duplex throughput
per channel

• Supports all FC topologies: fabric, arbitrated
loop and point-to-point

• ANSI Fibre Channel: FC-FS, FC-AL, FCP, FC­AL2, FC-PLDA, FC-FLA

• Flash ROM for easy field upgrades

• FC Class 3 support

• Local management and diagnostics

• Buffer credits: 81

• ATTO Advanced Data Streaming (ADS™)
Technology

Advanced FC capabilities

• Supports SNIA HBA API

• Backward compatible with 8-Gb and 4-Gb Fibre
Channel

• Supports target and initiator modes

• Supports FDMI and WMI

• Supports N_Port ID Virtualization (NPIV)

Host bus specifications

• x8 mechanical and x8 electrical PCI Express
interconnect

• Conforms to PCI Express Base Spec 3.0

• Conforms to PCI Express CEM Spec 3.0

• PCI Hot Plug spec 1.0

Environmental & physical specifications

• Length: 6.600 inches

• Height: 2.731 inches

• Operating temperature and Airflow: 0-40 ºC (32­104 ºF) - 60lfm minimum recommended;

40-55 ºC (104-132
recommended

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

• Relative humidity: 10 to 95% non-condensing

• RoHS compliant

ºF) 100lfm minimum

External connectivity

• Easy to install full height connection bracket

• External LEDs indicate link activity as well as on­line and speed status for each channel

• Four pluggable 16-Gb optical LC SFP+ modules
included

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Software specifications

• Windows XP®, Vista®, 7®, 8®

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

• Windows Hyper-V® 2008R2, 2012

• Mac® OS X 10.6.x and later

• RedHat Enterprise Linux®

• SUSE Linux Enterprise® 10.x and 11.x

• openSUSE® 11.3 and 11.4

• CentOS® 5.x and 6.x

• VMware ESXi Server® 5.1

5.x and 6.x

Celerity FC-162E Adapter

The ATTO Celerity FC-162E leverages two next­generation storage technologies: PCIe 3.0
interconnect and 16-Gigabit Fibre Channel.

With 16-Gb FC speeds of up to 1600 MB/sec. per
channel, the Celerity FC-162E supports the most
demanding application requirements, including high­definition video, rich content databases and other
high-bandwidth environments.

ATTO Celerity host adapters are an integrated family
of advanced storage connectivity solutions that are
designed to provide reliable connectivity, intelligence
and scalability.

Technical specifications

• Two independent Fibre Channel ports

• 16-Gigabit data transfer rates

• 3200 MB/sec. maximum full-duplex throughput
per channel

• Supports all FC topologies: fabric, arbitrated
loop and point-to-point

• ANSI Fibre Channel: FC-FS, FC-AL, FCP, FC­AL2, FC-PLDA, FC-FLA

• Flash ROM for easy field upgrades

• FC Class 3 support

• Local management and diagnostics

• Buffer credits: 81

• ATTO Advanced Data Streaming (ADS™)
Technology

Advanced FC capabilities

• Supports SNIA HBA API

• Backward compatible with 8-Gb and 4-Gb Fibre
Channel

• Supports target and initiator modes

• Supports FDMI and WMI

• Supports N_Port ID Virtualization (NPIV)

Host bus specifications

• x8 mechanical and x8 electrical PCI Express
interconnect

• Conforms to PCI Express Base Spec 3.0

• Conforms to PCI Express CEM Spec 3.0

• PCI Hot Plug spec 1.0

Environmental & physical specifications

• Length: 6.600 inches

• Height: 2.731 inches

• Operating temperature and Airflow: 0-40 ºC (32­104 ºF) - 60lfm minimum recommended;

40-55 ºC (104-132
recommended

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

• Relative humidity: 10 to 95% non-condensing

• RoHS compliant

ºF) 100lfm minimum

External connectivity

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

• External LEDs indicate link activity as well as on­line and speed status for each channel

• Two pluggable 16-Gb optical LC SFP+ modules
included

Software specifications

• Windows XP®, Vista®, 7®, 8®

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

• Windows Hyper-V® 2008R2, 2012

• Mac® OS X 10.6.x and later

• RedHat Enterprise Linux®

• SUSE Linux Enterprise® 10.x and 11.x

• openSUSE® 11.3 and 11.4

• CentOS® 5.x and 6.x

• Fedora Linux® 14.x - 15.x

• VMware ESXi Server® 5.1

5.x and 6.x

3

Celerity FC-161E Adapter

The ATTO Celerity FC-161E leverages two next­generation storage technologies: PCIe 3.0
interconnect and 16-Gigabit Fibre Channel.

With 16-Gb FC speeds of up to 1600 MB/sec. per
channel, the Celerity FC-161E supports the most
demanding application requirements, including high­definition video, rich content databases and other
high-bandwidth environments.

ATTO Celerity host adapters are an integrated family
of advanced storage connectivity solutions that are
designed to provide reliable connectivity, intelligence
and scalability.

Technical specifications

• One independent Fibre Channel port

• 16-Gigabit data transfer rates

• 3200 MB/sec. maximum full-duplex throughput
per channel

• Supports all FC topologies: fabric, arbitrated
loop and point-to-point

• ANSI Fibre Channel: FC-FS, FC-AL, FCP, FC­AL2, FC-PLDA, FC-FLA

• Flash ROM for easy field upgrades

• FC Class 3 support

• Local management and diagnostics

• Buffer credits: 81

• ATTO Advanced Data Streaming (ADS™)
Technology

Advanced FC capabilities

• Supports SNIA HBA API

• Backward compatible with 8-Gb and 4-Gb Fibre
Channel

• Supports target and initiator modes

• Supports FDMI and WMI

• Supports N_Port ID Virtualization (NPIV)

Host bus specifications

• x8 mechanical and x8 electrical PCI Express
interconnect

• Conforms to PCI Express Base Spec 3.0

• Conforms to PCI Express CEM Spec 3.0

• PCI Hot Plug spec 1.0

Environmental & physical specifications

• Length: 6.600 inches

• Height: 2.731 inches

• Operating temperature and Airflow: 0-40 ºC (32­104 ºF) - 60lfm minimum recommended;

40-55 ºC (104-132 ºF) 100lfm minimum
recommended

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

• Relative humidity: 5 to 95% non-condensing

• 10.97W

• RoHS compliant

External connectivity

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

• External LEDs indicate link activity as well as on­line and speed status for each channel

• One pluggable 16-Gb optical LC SFP+ modules
included

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Software specifications

• Windows XP®, Vista®, 7®, 8®

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

• Windows Hyper-V® 2008R2, 2012

• Mac® OS X 10.6.x and later

• RedHat Enterprise Linux®

• SUSE Linux Enterprise® 10.x and 11.x

• openSUSE® 11.3 and 11.4

• CentOS® 5.x and 6.x

• Fedora Linux® 14.x - 15.x

• VMware ESXi Server® 5.1

5.x and 6.x

Celerity FC-84EN Adapter

The ATTO Celerity FC-84EN leverages two next­generation storage technologies: PCIe 2.0
interconnect and 8-Gigabit Fibre Channel.

With 8-Gb FC speeds of up to 1600 MB/sec. per
channel, the Celerity FC-84EN supports the most
demanding application requirements, including high­definition video, rich content databases and other
high-bandwidth environments.

ATTO Celerity host adapters are an integrated family
of advanced storage connectivity solutions that are
designed to provide reliable connectivity, intelligence
and scalability.

Technical specifications

• Four independent Fibre Channel ports

• 8-Gigabit data transfer rates

• 1600 MB/sec. maximum full-duplex throughput
per channel

• Supports all FC topologies: fabric, arbitrated
loop and point-to-point

• ANSI Fibre Channel: FC-FS, FC-AL, FCP, FC­AL2, FC-PLDA, FC-FLA

• Flash ROM for easy field upgrades

• FC Class 3 support

• Local management and diagnostics

• Buffer credits: 41

• ATTO Advanced Data Streaming (ADS™)
Technology

Advanced FC capabilities

• Supports SNIA HBA API

• Backward compatible with 4-Gb and 2-Gb Fibre
Channel

• Supports target and initiator modes

• Supports Windows®

• Supports N_Port ID Virtualization (NPIV)

FDMI and WMI

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: 6.6 inches

• Height: 3.987 inches

• Operating temperature: 0-40 ºC (32-104 ºF)

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

• Relative humidity: 10 to 90% non-condensing

• 7.8 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 channel

• Four pluggable 8-Gb optical LC SFP+ modules
included

Software specifications

• Windows XP®, Vista®, 7®, 8®

• Windows Server® 2003, 2008, 2012

• Mac® OS X 10.5.x and up

• RedHat Enterprise Linux®

• RedHat Enterprise Linux®

• RedHat Enterprise Linux®

• SUSE Linux Enterprise® 9.x (2.6.x kernels)

• SUSE Linux Enterprise® 10.x (2.6.x kernels)

• Fedora Core Linux® 7.x (2.6.x kernels)

• Fedora Core Linux® 8.x (2.6.x kernels)

• VMware ESX Server® 3.5 - 4.x

• VMware ESXi Server® 4.x - 5.x

4.x (2.6.x kernesl)

5.x (2.6.x kernels)

6.x (2.6.x kernels)

5

Celerity FC-82EN Adapter

The ATTO Celerity FC-82EN leverages two next­generation storage technologies: PCIe 2.0
interconnect and 8-Gigabit Fibre Channel.

With 8-Gb FC speeds of up to 1600 MB/sec. per
channel, the Celerity FC-82EN supports the most
demanding application requirements, including high­definition video, rich content databases and other
high-bandwidth environments.

ATTO Celerity host adapters are an integrated family
of advanced storage connectivity solutions that are
designed to provide reliable connectivity, intelligence
and scalability.

Technical specifications

• Two independent Fibre Channel ports

• 1600 MB/sec. maximum throughput per channel
in full-duplex mode

• 8-Gigabit data transfer rates

• Conforms to PCI Express Low Profile form­factor specifications

• Supports all FC topologies: fabric, arbitrated
loop and point-to-point

• ANSI Fibre Channel: FC-FS, FC-AL, FCP, FC­AL2, FC-PLDA, FC-FLA

• Flash ROM for easy field upgrades

• FC Class 3 support

• Local management and diagnostics

• Buffer credits: 41

• ATTO Advanced Data Streaming (ADS™)
Technology

Advanced FC capabilities

• Supports SNIA HBA API

• Backward compatible with 4-Gb and 2-Gb Fibre
Channel

• Supports target and initiator modes

• Supports Windows®

• Supports N_Port ID Virtualization (NPIV)

FDMI and WMI

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: 6.6 inches

• Height: 2.731 inches

• Operating temperature: 0-40 ºC (32-104 ºF)

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

• Relative humidity: 10 to 90% non-condensing

• 5.9W (typical)

• 100 lf/m (minimum) airflow recommended

• RoHS compliant

External connectivity

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

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

• Two pluggable 8-Gb optical LC SFP+ modules
included

Software specifications

• Windows XP®, Vista®, 7®, 8®

• Windows Server® 2003, 2008, 2012

• Mac® OS X 10.5.x and up

• RedHat Enterprise Linux®

• RedHat Enterprise Linux®

• RedHat Enterprise Linux®

• SUSE Linux Enterprise® 9.x (2.6.x kernels)

• SUSE Linux Enterprise® 10.x (2.6.x kernels)

• Fedora Core Linux® 7.x (2.6.x kernels)

• Fedora Core Linux® 8.x (2.6.x kernels)

• VMware ESX Server® 3.5 - 4.x

• VMware ESXi Server® 4.x - 5.x

4.x (2.6.x kernels)

5.x (2.6.x kernels)

6.x (2.6.x kernels)

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Celerity FC-81EN Adapter

The ATTO Celerity FC-81EN leverages two next­generation storage technologies: PCIe 2.0
interconnect and 8-Gigabit Fibre Channel.

With 8-Gb FC speeds of up to 1600 MB/sec. per
channel, the Celerity FC-81EN supports the most
demanding application requirements, including high­definition video, rich content databases and other
high-bandwidth environments.

ATTO Celerity host adapters are an integrated family
of advanced storage connectivity solutions that are
designed to provide reliable connectivity, intelligence
and scalability.

Technical specifications

• One independent Fibre Channel port

• 8-Gigabit FC data transfer rates

• 1600 MB/sec. throughput in full-duplex mode

• Supports all FC topologies: fabric, arbitrated
loop and point-to-point

• ANSI Fibre Channel: FC-FS, FC-AL, FCP, FC­AL2, FC-PLDA, FC-FLA

• Flash ROM for easy field upgrades

• FC Class 3 support

• Local management and diagnostics

• Buffer credits: 41

• ATTO Advanced Data Streaming (ADS™)
Technology

Advanced FC capabilities

• Supports SNIA HBA API

• Backward compatible with 4-Gb and 2-Gb Fibre
Channel

• Supports target and initiator modes

• Supports Windows

• Supports N_Port ID Virtualization (NPIV)

FDMI and WMI

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: 6.6 inches

• Height: 2.731 inches

• Operating temperature: 0-45ºC (32-113ºF)

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

• Relative humidity: 10 to 90% non-condensing

• 5.3 W (typical)

• 100 lf/m (minimum) airflow recommended

• RoHS compliant

External connectivity

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

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

• One pluggable 8-Gb optical LC SFP+ module
included

Software specifications

• Windows XP®, Vista®, 7®, 8®

• Windows Server® 2003, 2008, 2012

• Mac® OS X 10.5.x and up

• RedHat Enterprise Linux®

• RedHat Enterprise Linux®

• RedHat Enterprise Linux®

• SUSE Linux Enterprise® 9.x (2.6.x kernels)

• SUSE Linux Enterprise® 10.x (2.6.x kernels)

• Fedora Core® Linux 7.x (2.6.x kernels)

• Fedora Core® Linux 8.x (2.6.x kernels)

• VMware ESX Server® 3.5 - 4.x

• VMware ESXi Server® 4.x - 5.x

4.x (2.6.x kernels)

5.x (2.6.x kernels)

6.x (2.6.x kernels)

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Celerity FC-44ES Adapter

The Celerity FC-44ES uses PCI Express Interconnect
and 4-Gigabit Fibre Channel to provide 4-Gb FC
speeds of up to 800 MB/sec. per channel. The FC­44ES supports high-definition video, rich content
databases and other high bandwidth environments.

The FC-44ES uses PCI Express, a serial, high-speed
connection that supports aggregate throughput up to 4
GB/sec. (x8 PCIe) full-duplex. Software compatible
with existing PCI and PCI-X products, the FC-44ES
uses the same device drivers as other Celerity FC
family products, simplifying installation and support.

Technical specifications

• 4 independent Fibre Channel ports

• 4-Gigabit data transfer rates per channel

• 800 MB/sec. maximum full-duplex throughput
per channel

• Supports all FC topologies: fabric, arbitrated
loop and point-to-point

• ANSI Fibre Channel: FC-FS, FC-AL, FCP, FC­AL2, FC-PLDA, FC-FLA

• Flash ROM for easy field upgrades

• FC Class 3 support

• Local management and diagnostics

• Buffer credits: 8 @ 512 Bytes; 8 @ 2 Kilobytes

• ATTO Advanced Data Streaming (ADS™)
Technology

Advanced FC Capabilities

• Supports SNIA HBA API

• On-demand automatic negotiation among 4-Gb,
2-Gb and 1-Gb Fibre Channel

• Supports target and initiator modes

• Supports Windows

FDMI and WMI

Host bus specifications

• x8 mechanical and x8 electrical PCI Express
Interconnect

• Conforms to PCI Express Base Spec 1.0a

• Conforms to PCI Express CEM Spec 1.0a

• PCI Express to PCI/PCI-X Bridge spec 1.0

Environmental & physical specifications

• Conforms to PCI standard height, half length
form-factor specifications

• Length: 6.525 inches

• Height: 3.81 inches

• Operating temperature: 0-45ºC (32-113ºF)

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

• Relative humidity: 10 to 90% non-condensing

• 12V@ 2.1A (max.)

• 3.3V @ 3.0A (max.)

• 100 lf/m (minimum) airflow recommended

• RoHS compliant

External connectivity

• Easy-to-install full height connection plate

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

• 4 pluggable optical LC SFP transceivers
included

Software specifications

• Windows XP®, Vista®, 7®, 8®

• Windows Server® 2003, 2008, 2012

• Mac® OS X 10.5.x and up

• RedHat Enterprise Linux®

• RedHat Enterprise Linux®

• RedHat Enterprise Linux®

• RedHat Enterprise Linux®

• RedHat Enterprise Linux®

• SUSE Linux Enterprise® 8.x (2.4.x kernels)

• SUSE Linux Enterprise® 9.x (2.6.x kernels)

• SUSE Linux Enterprise® 10.x (2.6.x kernels)

• Fedora Core Linux® 7.x (2.6.x kernels)

• Fedora Core Linux® 8.x (2.6.x kernels)

• Fedora Linux® 9.x (2.6.x kernels)

• Solaris® 9.x x86

• Solaris® 10.x x86

• VMware ESX Server® 3.5

2.x (2.4.x kernels)

3.x (2.4.x kernels)

4.x (2.6.x kernels)

5.x (2.6.x kernels)

6.x (2.6.x kernels)

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Celerity FC-42ES Adapter

The Celerity FC-42ES is a dual-channel host adapter
providing port density for Enterprise server and
workstation applications. With 4-Gb FC speeds of up
to 800 MB/sec. per channel, the FC-42ES supports
the most demanding application requirements.

Additionally the FC-42ES uses the latest in host
interconnect technology, PCI Express, a serial, high­speed connection that supports aggregate throughput
up to 4 GB/sec. (x8 PCIe) full-duplex.

The FC-42ES is software compatible with existing PCI
and PCI-X products using the same device drivers as
other Celerity FC family products, simplifying user
installation and support. It is backward compatible with
existing 2-Gb and 1-Gb Fibre Channel infrastructure.

Technical specifications

• 2 independent Fibre Channel ports

• 4-Gigabit data transfer rates per channel

• 800 MB/sec. maximum full-duplex throughput
per channel

• Supports all FC topologies: direct fabric,
arbitrated loop and point-to-point

• ANSI Fibre Channel: FC-FS, FC-AL, FCP, FC­AL2, FC-PLDA, FC-FLA

• Flash ROM for easy field upgrades

• FC Class 3 support

• Local management and diagnostics

• Buffer credits: 8 @ 512 Bytes; 8 @ 2 Kilobytes

• ATTO Advanced Data Streaming (ADS™)
Technology

Advanced FC Capabilities

• Supports SNIA HBA API

• On-demand automatic negotiation among 4-Gb,
2-Gb and 1-Gb Fibre Channel

• Supports target and initiator modes

• Supports Windows

FDMI and WMI

Host bus specifications

• x4 mechanical and x4 electrical PCI Express
Interconnect (RoHS compliant)

• Conforms to PCI Express Base Spec 1.0a

• Conforms to PCI Express CEM Spec 1.0a

• PCI Express to PCI/PCI-X Bridge spec 1.0

Environmental & physical specifications

• Operating temperature: 0-45ºC (32-113ºF)

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

• Relative humidity: 10 to 90% non-condensing

• 100 lf/m (minimum) airflow recommended

• Conforms to PCI half height, half length form­factor specifications

• 12V@ 4A (max.); 3.3V @ 1.5A (max.)

• Length: 5.6 inches

• Height: 2.712 inches

• RoHS compliant

External connectivity

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

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

• 2 pluggable optical LC SFP transceivers
included

Software specifications

• Windows XP®, Vista®, 7®, 8®

• Windows Server® 2003, 2008, 2012

• Mac® OS X 10.5.x and up

• RedHat Enterprise Linux®

• RedHat Enterprise Linux®

• RedHat Enterprise Linux®

• RedHat Enterprise Linux®

• RedHat Enterprise Linux®

• SUSE Linux Enterprise® 8.x (2.4.x kernels)

• SUSE Linux Enterprise® 9.x (2.6.x kernels)

• SUSE Linux Enterprise® 10.x (2.6.x kernels)

• Fedora Core Linux® 7.x (2.6.x kernels)

• Fedora Core Linux® 8.x (2.6.x kernels)

• Fedora Linux® 9.x (2.6.x kernels)

• Solaris® 9.x x86

• Solaris® 10.x x86

• VMware ESX Server® 3.5

2.x (2.4.x kernels)

3.x (2.4.x kernels)

4.x (2.6.x kernels)

5.x (2.6.x kernels)

6.x (2.6.x kernels)

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Celerity FC-41ES Adapter

The Celerity FC-41ES is a single-channel host adapter
providing support for the most demanding application
requirements. With 4-Gb FC speeds of up to 800
MB/sec. per channel, the FC-41ES is a cost effective
connectivity solution for environments requiring
maximum throughput.

The FC-41ES uses the latest in host interconnect
technology: PCI Express, a serial, high-speed
connection that supports aggregate throughput up to 2
GB/sec. (x4 PCIe) full-duplex. The FC-41ES is
software compatible with existing PCI and PCI-X
products using the same device drivers as other
Celerity FC products, simplifying user installation and
support. It is backward compatible with existing 2-Gb
and 1-Gb Fibre Channel infrastructure, protecting
existing technology investments.

Host bus specifications

• x4 mechanical and x4 electrical PCI Express
Interconnect (RoHS compliant)

• Conforms to PCI Express Base Spec 1.0a

• Conforms to PCI Express CEM Spec 1.0a

• PCI Express to PCI/PCI-X Bridge spec 1.0

Environmental & physical specifications

• Conforms to PCIe low profile form factor
specifications

• Length: 5.600 inches

• Height: 2.712 inches

• Operating temperature: 0-45ºC (32-113ºF)

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

• Relative humidity: 10 to 90% non-condensing

• 12V@ 0.4A (max.)

• 3.3V @ 1.0A (max.)

• 100 lf/m (minimum) airflow recommended

• RoHS compliant

External connectivity

• Easy-to-install full height connection plate

• External LEDs for on-line and speed status

• Pluggable optical LC SFP transceivers included

Technical specifications

• 1 Fibre Channel port

• 4-Gigabit FC data transfer rates

• 800 MB/sec. maximum full-duplex throughput

• Supports all FC topologies: fabric, arbitrated
loop and point-to-point

• ANSI Fibre Channel: FC-FS, FC-AL, FCP, FC­AL2, FC-PLDA, FC-FLA

• Flash ROM for easy field upgrades

• FC Class 3 support

• Local management and diagnostics

• Buffer credits: 8 @ 512 Bytes; 8 @ 2 Kilobytes

• ATTO Advanced Data Streaming (ADS™)
Technology

Advanced FC Capabilities

• Supports SNIA HBA API

• On-demand automatic negotiation among 4-Gb,
2-Gb and 1-Gb Fibre Channel

• Supports target and initiator modes

• Supports Windows

FDMI and WMI

Software specifications

• Windows XP®, Vista®, 7®, 8®

• Windows Server® 2003, 2008, 2012

• Mac® OS X 10.5.x and up

• RedHat Enterprise Linux®

• RedHat Enterprise Linux®

• RedHat Enterprise Linux®

• RedHat Enterprise Linux®

• RedHat Enterprise Linux®

• SUSE Linux Enterprise® 8.x (2.4.x kernels)

• SUSE Linux Enterprise® 9.x (2.6.x kernels)

• SUSE Linux Enterprise® 10.x (2.6.x kernels)

• Fedora Core Linux® 7.x (2.6.x kernels)

• Fedora Core Linux® 8.x (2.6.x kernels)

• Fedora Linux® 9.x (2.6.x kernels)

• Solaris® 9.x x86

• Solaris® 10.x x86

• VMware ESX Server® 3.5

2.x (2.4.x kernels)

3.x (2.4.x kernels)

4.x (2.6.x kernels)

5.x (2.6.x kernels)

6.x (2.6.x kernels)

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Selection guide: Celerity 16-Gb adapters

Product Features FC-164E FC-162E FC-161E

Fibre Channel Ports 421

FC protocol 16-Gb 16-Gb 16-Gb

Maximum Transfer Rate (full duplex) 6400 MB/sec 3200 MB/sec 1600 MB/sec.

Bus type PCIe 3.0 PCIe 3.0 PCIe 3.0

Bus characteristics 8 lane 8 lane 8 lane

Optical interface SFP+ LC SFP+ LC SFP+ LC

Maximum cable length

Low profile form factor

Advanced Data Streaming (ADS™) Technology

Software RAID support

Developer's kit (Target Mode & API)

Windows support

Linux driver support

Macintosh OS X driver support

VMware ESXi Server 5.x

1 ATTO Express Power Center recommended

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Selection guide: Celerity 8-Gb adapters

Product Features FC-84EN FC-82EN FC-81EN

Fibre Channel Ports 421

FC protocol 8-Gb 8-Gb 8-Gb

Maximum Transfer Rate (half duplex) 3.2 GB/sec 1.6 GB/sec 800 MB/sec.

Maximum Transfer Rate (full duplex) 6.4 GB/sec 3.2 GB/sec 1.6 GB/sec.

Bus type PCIe 2.0 PCIe 2.0 PCIe 2.0

Bus characteristics 8 lane 8 lane 4 lane

Optical interface SFP+ LC SFP+ LC SFP+ LC

300m@2-Gb
150m@4-Gb

50m@8-Gb

Maximum cable length

Low profile form factor

Advanced Data Streaming (ADS™) Technology

Software RAID support

Developer's kit (Target Mode & API)

Windows support

Linux driver support

Macintosh OS X driver support

VMware ESXi Server 5.x

VMware ESX/ESXi Server 4.x

VMware ESX Server 3.5

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Selection guide: Celerity 4-Gb adapters

Product Features FC-44ES FC-42ES FC-41ES

Fibre Channel Ports 421

FC protocol 4-Gb 4-Gb 4-Gb

Maximum Transfer Rate (half duplex) 1.6 GB/sec 800 MB/sec 400 MB/sec.

Maximum Transfer Rate (full duplex) 2 GB/sec 1 GB/sec 800 MB/sec.

Bus type PCIe PCIe PCIe

Bus characteristics 8 lane 4 lane 4 lane

Optical interface SFP LC SFP LC SFP LC

Maximum cable length

Low profile form factor

Advanced Data Streaming (ADS™) Technology

Software RAID support

Developer's kit (Target Mode & API)

Windows support

Linux driver support

Macintosh OS X driver support

VMware ESX Server 3.5

Novell Netware

Solaris

Free BSD

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