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LPe1 1002 HBA Inst allation Manual[...]
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LPe11002 Hardware Installation Man ual Page ii Copyright© 200 5 Emulex Corp oration. All rights reserved wo rldwide. No part of this document may be reproduced by any means nor translated to any electronic medium withou t the written consent of Em ulex Corporation. Information furnished by Emulex Corporation is believed to be accura te and reliabl[...]
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LPe11002 Hardware Inst allation Manual Page iii T able of Content s Introduction ................ ................ ............. ................ ................ ................. ................ ..... .................... ............ 1 Major Features .......................... ................ ............. ................ ................ ...[...]
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LPe11002 Hardware Inst allation Manual Pag e 1 Introduction The Emulex ® LPe1 1002 host bus adapter (HBA) is a dual-cha nnel, 4.25 gigabit per second (Gb/s ), Fibre Channel (FC) Peripheral Component Inte rconnect Express (PCIe) HBA. The core technolo gy of this HBA is Emulex’s eighth generation FC controller . The c ontro ller incorporates a mul[...]
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LPe11002 Hardware Inst allation Manual Pag e 2 • Host interface via Emulex standard drivers or through custom drivers written to the Emulex Service Level Interface (SLI-2) that is compatible with the many existing Emu lex drivers for products such as LP8000, LP9002L, LP98 02, LP10000 HBAs • Comprehensive array of operating system (OS) drivers: [...]
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LPe11002 Hardware Inst allation Manual Pag e 3 The host adapter has two six-post ju mper blocks, one jumper block for ea ch port, that control the host adapter's device ID. The ID is selected by installing a jumper be tween posts 1 and 2, or 3 and 4, or 5 and 6. If no jumper is installed, the default device ID is 1AE5. Port 0 is the top transc[...]
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LPe11002 Hardware Inst allation Manual Pag e 4 3. Remove the computer ca se. 4. Remove the blank p anel from an empty PCIe bus slot. Follow steps 5 – 8 to change th e bracket if they are dif ferent sizes. Otherwise, skip to step 9. 5. Remove the m ounting bracket screws fr om the top of the HBA. Figure 2: Remo ving the Bracket 6. Remove th e brac[...]
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LPe11002 Hardware Inst allation Manual Pag e 5 Att aching Media Use multimode fiber optic cable, with short-wave lasers, th at adheres to the following specifications: T o attach media to the HBA: 1. Connect the fiber optic cable to the LC connectors on the HBA. Figure 3: Connecting F iber Optic Cables 2. Connect the o ther end of the c able to the[...]
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LPe11002 Hardware Inst allation Manual Pag e 6 Applying Power T o apply p ower: 1. V erify that the HBA is securely installed in the computer . 2. V erify that the correct media is attached. 3. Plug in and turn on the computer . 4. Observe LEDs for Power On Self T est (POST) results. Viewing the LEDs Green and yellow LEDs can be seen through openin[...]
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LPe11002 Hardware Inst allation Manual Pag e 7 Slow Blink Slow Blink Off-li ne for download Fast Blink Slow Blink Restricted off-line mode (W aiting for rest art) Flashing Slow Blink Restrict ed off-line mode (T est active) T able 4: POST Conditions and Result s (Continued) Y ellow LED Green LED St ate[...]
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LPe11002 Hardware Inst allation Manual Pag e 8 References Specifications T able 5: LPe1 1002 Specifications Parameter Ra nge Media Interface The controller interfaces to the physic al media through an FC-0 Media Interface (FC-PI compliant transceiver), and then co nnects through dual optical fiber LC connectors. Physical Dimensions Low-profile MD2 [...]
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LPe11002 Hardware Inst allation Manual Pag e 9 FCC and Regulatory Notices LPe1 1002 HBA Models This device complies with Part 1 5 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two co nditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interfe rence, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interfer ence that may ca[...]
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LPe11002 Hardware Inst allation Manual Page 10 Notice for T aiwan and Tr an slations (BSMI) T ranslation: This equipment is a Cla ss A ITE, and operation of this equ ipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference, in which case users will be required to correct the in terference at their own expense. Notice fo r South Korea an[...]
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LPe11002 Hardware Inst allation Manual Page 12 Laser Safety Notice This laser safety informatio n contains certification and product information covering laser prod ucts known as optical small form factor transceivers incorporate d in Emulex LightPulse host adapters. T he small form factor transceiver is the primary cable connection mechanism for a[...]
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LPe11002 Hardware Inst allation Manual Page 13 Alternatively , at the discretion of the manufacturer , the sam e statement may be included in user information. If a label is used , an example of the IEC Cla ss 1 information label tha t is suitable for most European countries is shown below . The label consists of black printing on a white backgrou [...]
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LPe11002 Hardware Inst allation Manual Page 14 factor transceiver , and the system level documentation and labeli ng. Copies of the certificate of conformity for any small form factor transceive r sold by Emulex can be obtained upon request from Emulex Corporation, Costa Mesa.[...]