IBM Emulex 4 Gb Installation Manual

Emulex

4

Gb

Fibre

Channel

Host

Bus

Adapters

for

IBM

System

x

Quick

Installation

Guide

Before

using

this

information

and

the

product

it

supports,

read

the

“IBM

Statement

of

Limited

Warranty”

in

the

IBM

®

Emulex

4

Gb

Fibre

Channel

Host

Bus

Adapters

for

IBM

System

x

™

Installation

and

User’s

Guide

on

the

IBM

Documentation

and

Support

CD

that

comes

with

the

host

bus

adapter.

This

Quick

Installation

Guide

provides

information

about

installing

and

configuring

an

Emulex

4

Gb

Fibre

Channel

Single-Port

or

Dual-Port

PCI-X

or

PCIe

host

bus

adapter.

For

more

information,

see

the

Installation

and

User’s

Guide

on

the

IBM

Documentation

and

Support

CD.

Hardware

and

software

requirements

The

host

bus

adapter

requires

the

following

minimum

hardware

and

software:

v

The

server

must

have

one

of

the

following

slots:

–

For

a

PCI-X

2.0

host

bus

adapter:

-

PCI

32/64-bit

data

and

33/66

MHz

clock

frequency,

3.3

V

signaling

-

PCI-X

Mode

1

64-bit

data

and

66/100/133

MHz

clock

frequency

-

PCI-X

Mode

2

64-bit

data

and

266

MHz

(133

MHz

clock

frequency,

double

data

rate)

-

3.3

V

and

5

V

PCI

power

required

for

operation

–

For

a

PCI

Express

(PCIe)

host

bus

adapter:

-

x1

or

x4

lane

transfer

link

interface

at

2.5

Gbps

per

lane

-

3.3

V

power

required

for

operation

v

The

server

must

have

one

of

the

following

operating

systems:

–

Microsoft

®

Windows

®

Server

2003,

Advanced

Server,

or

Enterprise

Edition

–

Novell

Netware

version

6.5

–

Red

Hat

®

Enterprise

Linux

®

Advanced

Server

or

Enterprise

Server

version

4

–

SUSE

Linux

Enterprise

Server

version

8

or

version

9

–

VMware

ESX

Server

2.5

or

3.0

Option

package

contents

The

host

bus

adapter

option

package

includes

the

following

items.

If

any

items

are

missing

or

damaged,

contact

your

place

of

purchase.

v

One

of

the

following

host

bus

adapters:

–

Emulex

4

Gb

FC

Single-Port

PCI-X

HBA

for

IBM

System

x

–

Emulex

4

Gb

FC

Dual-Port

PCI-X

HBA

for

IBM

System

x

–

Emulex

4

Gb

FC

Single-Port

PCIe

HBA

for

IBM

System

x

–

Emulex

4

Gb

FC

Dual-Port

PCIe

HBA

for

IBM

System

x

v

One

low-profile

expansion

slot

bracket

v

This

Quick

Installation

Guide

v

One

IBM

Documentation

and

Support

CD

(includes

the

Installation

and

User’s

Guide

and

the

IBM

Systems

Safety

Notices

document)