ATTO Technology FC-44ES User Manual

ATTO Celerity Fibre Channel Host Adapters

Installation and Operation Manual

Celerity FC-44ES

4-Gb FC quad channel PCIe host adapter

Celerity FC-42ES

4-Gb FC dual channel PCIe host adapter

Celerity FC-41ES

4-Gb FC single channel PCIe host adapter

Celerity FC-41EL

4-Gb FC single channel host adapter

Celerity FC-42XS

4-Gb FC dual channel PCI-X host adapter

Celerity FC-41XS

4-Gb FC single channel PCI-X host adapter

Celerity FC-21PS

2-Gb FC single channel PCI-X host adapter

ATTO Technology, Inc.

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permission of ATTO Technology, Inc.

9/2007

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Document Control Number: PRMA-0344--000

Contents

1 ATTO provides Fibre Channel solutions ..........................................1

Celerity FC-44ES Adapter
Celerity FC-42ES Adapter
Celerity FC-41ES Adapter
Celerity FC-41EL Adapter
Celerity FC-42XS Adapter
Celerity FC-41XS Adapter
Celerity FC-21PS Adapter
Celerity selection guide

2 Fibre Channel is a key technology for storage ................................9

Glossary

3 Installing and updating drivers .........................................................11

Specialized configurations
Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003/Vista
Mac OS X driver installation, update
Linux driver installation, update

4 Hardware installation ..........................................................................15

Bracket details
Adapter board details

5 Updating hardware flash ....................................................................22

6 Troubleshooting ..................................................................................23

Mac OS X
Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003/Vista
Linux

Appendix A Standards and compliances ............................................i

FCC standards: radio and television interference
Canadian standards
European standards

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

Appendix C SCSI adapter selection guide ..........................................iv

Appendix D SAS adapter selection guide ...........................................v

Appendix E Safety, warranty, contacts ................................................vi

Safety
ATTO Technology, Inc. limited warranty

1 ATTO provides Fibre Channel solutions

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 industry-leading platform for storage connectivity.

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. With 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.

Hardware 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: direct fabric,
arbitrated loop and point-to-point

• ANSI Fibre Channel: FC-PH, FC-AL, FC-FCP,
FC-AL2, 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

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

• Supports exclusive ATTO Advanced Data
Streaming (ADS) Technology

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: 5 to 95% 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, 2000, Server 2003 and Vista

• Mac OS X (10.4.x, 10.5.x)

• Red Hat Linux

• SUSE Linux (2.6 kernel)

(2.4 and 2.6 kernel)

1 ATTO Technology Inc. Celerity FC Host Adapters Installation and Operation Manual

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 takes advantage of the latest
in host interconnect technology, PCI Express, a serial,
high-speed 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, protecting existing technology.

Hardware 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-PH, FC-AL, FC-AL2,
FC-FCP, 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

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

• Supports exclusive ATTO Advanced Data
Streaming (ADS) Technology

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 (32º-113ºF)

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

• Relative humidity: 5 to 95% non-condensing

• 100 lf/m (minimum) airflow recommended

• Conforms to PCI half height, half length form­factor specifications

• 12V@ 04A (max.); 3.3V @ 1.5A (max.)

• Length: 5.6 inches

• Height: 2.712 inches

• RoHS compliant

External connectivity

• Easy-to-install full height connection plate

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

• 2 pluggable optical LC SFP transceivers
included

Software specifications

• Windows XP, 2000, Server 2003 and Vista

• Mac OS X (10.4.x, 10.5.x)

• Red Hat Linux

• SUSE Linux (2.6 kernel)

(2.4 and 2.6 kernel)

2

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 also takes advantage of the latest in host
interconnect technology: PCI Express, a serial, high­speed 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.

Hardware specifications

• 1 Fibre Channel port

• 4-Gigabit FC data transfer rates

• 800 MB/sec. maximum full-duplex throughput

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

• ANSI Fibre Channel: FC-PH, FC-AL, FC-FCP,
FC-AL2, 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

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

• Features exclusive Advanced Data Streaming
(ADS) Technology

FDMI and WMI

Host bus specifications

• x4 mechanical and x4 electrical PCI Express
interconnect

• Supports PCI Express Base Spec 1.0a and CEM
Spec 1.0a

• Supports 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 (32º-113ºF)

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

• Relative humidity: 5 to 95% non-condensing

• 100 lf/m (minimum) airflow recommended

• Power: 12V@ 0.4A max; 3.3V@1.0A max.

• RoHS compliant

External connectivity

• Easy-to-install full height connection bracket

• External LEDs for on-line and speed status

• Pluggable optical LC SFP transceiver included

Software specifications

• Windows XP, 2000, Server 2003 and Vista

• Red Hat Linux (2.4 and 2.6 kernel)

• SUSE Linux (2.6 kernel)

• Mac OS X (10.4.x, 10.5.x)

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Celerity FC-41EL Adapter

The Celerity FC-41EL is a single-channel host
adapter. With 4-Gb FC speeds of up to 800 MB/sec.,
the FC-41EL supports the most demanding application
requirements.

The FC-41EL takes advantage of the latest in host
interconnect technology, PCI Express, a serial, high­speed connection that supports aggregate throughout
up to 2 GB/sec.full-duplex. The FC-41EL 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 FC infrastructures, protecting existing
technology investments.

Hardware specifications

• 1 Fibre Channel port

• 4-Gigabit data transfer rate

• 800 MB/sec. maximum full-duplex throughput

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

• ANSI Fibre Channel: FC-PH, FC-FCP, FC-AL,
FC-AL2, FC-PLDA, FC-FLA

• Flash ROM for easy field upgrades

• FC Class 3 support

• Local management and diagnostics

• Buffer credits: 4

Advanced FC capabilities

• Supports SNIA HBA API

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

• Supports initiator and target modes

• Supports Windows® FDMI and WMI

• Supports exclusive ATTO Advanced Data
Streaming (ADS™) technology

Host bus specifications

• x4 mechanical and x4 electrical PCIExpress
interconnect

• Conforms to PCI Express Base Spec 1.0a

• Conforms to PCI Express CEM Spec 1.0a

Environmental & physical specifications

• Conforms to PCIe low profile form factor
specifications

• Operating temperature: 0 to 45º C (32-113º F)

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

• Relative humidity: 10 to 90% non-condensing

• 100 lf/m (minimum) airflow recommended

• Conforms to PCI Express low-profile form-factor
specification

• 12V @ 0.5A (max)

• Length: 5.600 inches

• Height: 2.712 inches

• RoHS compliant

External connectivity

• Easy-to-install full and low-profile connection
plates

• External LEDs for on-line and speed status

• A pluggable optical LC SFP transceiver included

Software specifications

• Windows XP, 2000, Server 2003 and Vista

• Mac OS X (10.4.x, 10.5.x)

4

Celerity FC-42XS Adapter

The dual-channel Celerity FC-42XS host adapter
provides the highest available throughput for Fibre
Channel applications while protecting technology
investments via backward compatibility with existing
infrastructure.

With speeds of up to 800 MB/sec. per channel, the FC­42XS is capable of supporting the most intensive data
applications.

To ensure a smooth transition path, the FC-42XS
leverages the existing Celerity FC software hardware
architecture, allowing ATTO to deliver industry­leading quality and stable software architecture.

Hardware 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-PH, FC-FCP, FC-AL,
FC-AL2, 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

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

• Includes exclusive ATTO Advanced Data
Streaming (ADS) Technology

FDMI and WMI

PCI bus specifications

• 64-bit, 133 MHz PCI-X

• PCI-X 1.0a compliant

• PCI 2.2 compliant

• 3.3V PCI signaling only

Environmental & physical specifications

• Conforms to PCI low profile form factor
standards

• Length: 6.600 inches

• Height: 2.536 inches

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

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

• Relative humidity: 5 to 95% non-condensing

• 3.3V@ 1.5A (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

• 2 optical LC SFP transceivers included

Software specifications

• Windows XP, 2000, Server 2003 and Vista

• Red Hat Linux (2.4 and 2.6 kernel)

• SUSE Linux (2.6 kernel)

• Mac OS X (10.4x, 10.5x)

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Celerity FC-41XS Adapter

The single-channel Celerity FC-41XS provides speeds
of up to 800 MB/sec. using full 4-Gigabit Fibre
Channel performance while being fully backward­compatible with existing 2-GB and 1-Gb Fibre
Channel infrastructure, protecting existing technology
investments. It is capable of supporting the most data­intense applications.

Hardware specifications

• 1 Fibre Channel port

• 4-Gigabit data transfer rates

• 800 MB/sec. maximum full-duplex throughput

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

• ANSI Fibre Channel: FC-PH, FC-FCP, FC-AL,
FC-AL2, 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

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

• Includes exclusive ATTO Advanced Data
Streaming (ADS) Technology

FDMI and WMI

PCI bus specifications

• 64-bit, 133 MHz PCI-X

• PCI-X 1.0a compliant

• PCI 2.2 compliant

• 3.3V PCI signaling only

Environmental & physical specifications

• Conforms to PCI low profile form factor
standards

• Length: 6.600 inches

• Height: 2.536 inches

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

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

• Relative humidity: 5 to 95% non-condensing

• 3.3V@ 1.5A (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

• Optical LC SFP transceiver included

Software specifications

• Windows XP, 2000, Server 2003 and Vista

• Red Hat Linux (2.4 and 2.6 kernel)

• SUSE Linux (2.6 kernel)

• Mac OS X (10.4.x, 10.5.x)

6

Celerity FC-21PS Adapter

The Celerity FC-21PS Fibre Channel host adapter
provides a single 2-Gb Fibre Channel connection from
host devices to the Storage Area Network (SAN)
fabric.

The FC-21PS supports the leading operating systems,
providing a single solution for all connectivity needs.
As with all Celerity FC products, the FC-21PS is
designed for high-quality data transmission, ensuring
that critical information is delivered correctly the first
time to reduce fabric traffic and improve overall fabric
efficiency.

Hardware specifications

• 1 Fibre Channel port

• 400 MB/sec. throughput full-duplex

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

• Flash ROM for easy field upgrades

• Simultaneous multi-protocol support

• ANSI Fibre Channel: FC-PH, FC-FCP, FC-AL,
FC-AL2, FC-PLDA, FC-FLA, IETF-IPFC

Advanced FC capabilities

• Supports SNIA HBA API

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

• Supports target and initiator modes

• Supports Windows

• Includes exclusive ATTO Advanced Data
Streaming (ADS) Technology

FDMI and WMI

PCI bus specifications

• 64-bit/32-bit, 66/33 MHz PCI compatible

• PCI 2.3 compliant

• 3.3V and 5V PCI signaling with universal
connector

Environmental & physical specifications

• Conforms to PCI low profile form factor
standards

• Length: 6.600 inches

• Height: 2.536 inches

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

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

• Relative humidity: 5 to 95% non-condensing

• 5V@ 1.5A (max.)

• 100 lf/m (minimum) airflow recommended

External connectivity

• Easy-to-install full height connection plate

• Integrated optical LC SFF fixed transceiver

• External LEDs for on-line and speed status

Software specifications

• Windows XP, 2000, Server 2003 and Vista

• Red Hat Linux (2.4 and 2.6 kernel)

• SUSE Linux (2.6 kernel)

• Mac OS X (10.4.x, 10.5.x)

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Celerity selection guide

Celerity
FC-41ES
FC-41EL

800 MB/sec 1 GB/sec

4

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

Celerity

FC-42XS

64-bit

133 MHz

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

Celerity

FC-41XS

1

800 MB/sec 400 MB/sec

2

64-bit

133 MHz

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

Product Features

Fibre Channel Ports
FC protocol
Maximum Transfer Rate (half

duplex)
Maximum Transfer Rate (full-

duplex)
Bus Type

Bus Characteristics

Optical Interface

Maximum Cable Length

Low Profile form factor
ATTO Advanced Data

Celerity

FC-44ES

42 1 211

4-Gb 4-Gb 4-Gb 4-Gb 4-Gb 2-Gb

1.6 GB/sec 800 MB/sec 400 MB/sec 800 MB/sec 400 MB/sec 200 MB/sec

2 GB/sec

PCIe PCIe PCIe PCI-X PCI-X PCI-X

8 lane 4 lane 4 lane

SFP LC SFP LC SFP LC SFP LC SFP LC SFF LC

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

• • • • • •

Celerity

FC-42ES

1 GB/sec (ES)

1.6 GB/sec (EN)

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

• • • • •

Streaming (ADS) Technology
Software RAID support

3

Developer's Kit (Target Mode
& API)

Windows XP, 2000, Server

• • • • • •

• •

• • • • • •

ES only

• • •

2003 and Vista support
Linux (Red Hat, SUSE) driver
Macintosh OS X driver
Novell Netware support
Solaris support
Free BSD
RoHS compliant

1 Performance ceiling is constrained by 133 MHz PCI-X bus transfer speed
2 Backward compatible to 32-bit and 33 MHz PCI; FC-21PS is 3.3V/5V Universal
3 ATTO ExpressStripe for OS X available; Express Power Center and other software RAID supported for Windows
4 FC-41EL 32-bit support only

• •

• • • • • •

• •

• •

• •

• • • • •

ES only

ES only

ES only

ES only

• • •

• •

• •

• •

2

Celerity

FC-21PS

64-bit

133 MHz

500m@1-Gb
300m@2-Gb

2

8