Features

Ease of Use 

Auto-negotiation of Fibre Channel speed bit rate (1 Gbps or 2 Gbps)

Easy detection of activities through an LED panel:

Power

Online

Signal acquired

Loss of synchronization

Firmware error

Automatic topology detection

Quick start guide

Persistent binding

Superior Scalability 

Concurrent support for SCSI and IP protocols

Load balancing for optimized performance

Simultaneous initiator and target mode support

Local and remote management

Enhanced Reliability 

Unique, single-integrated Fibre Channel controller for added reliability and optimum performanceocal and remote management

Host Bus Interface Specifications

Speed

64-bit, 133-MHz PCI-X

Single voltage 

3.3 V and 5.0 V buses supported

Compliance 

PCI Local Bus Specification rev. 2.2, PCI-X Addendum rev. 1.0a, PCI Hot Plug Specification rev. 1.0, PCI Bus Power Management Interface Specification rev 1.1

Fibre Channel Specifications

Speed

200 MBps maximum at half-duplex

400 MBps maximum at full-duplex

Topology 

FC-AL, FC-AL-2, point to point, switched fabric (FL_Port and F_Port)

Buffer credits 

For 512-byte frame size, 9 credits issued. For 2K-byte frame size, 3 credits issued

Class of service 

Class 3 Fibre Channel service

Protocols 

SCSI-FCP, IP, FC-TAPE

Compliance 

Second Generation FC Generic Services Definition (FC-GS-2), Third Generation FC Generic Services Definition (FC-GS-3), Fibre Channel-Physical and Signaling Interface (FC-PH), SCSI-3 Fibre Channel Protocol (SCSI-FCP), Fibre Channel-Arbitrated Loop-2 (FC-AL-2), Fibre Channel-Private Loop Direct Attach Technical Report (FC-PLDA), RFC 2625 IP and APR Over Fibre Channel, Fibre Channel Framing and Signaling (FC-FS)

Physical Specifications

Ports 

One

Media

Small form factor fixed (SFF) multimode optic with LC-style connector

Optics

Short wave laser

Connections 

LC-style connector that supports non-OFC, multimode fibre optic cabling using a small form factor optical transceiver module

Form factor 

Low-profile MD2: 16.93 cm??.15 cm (6.7"??.5")

Power dissipation 

<7.0 watts

Cable 

50/125 multimode fiber

62.5/125  multimode fiber

Cable distances 

1 Gbps: 500 meters 50/125 fiber

2 Gbps: 300 meters 50/125 fiber