Description
The LightPulse™ LP9402DC Dual Channel PCI-X host bus
adapter offers two independent 2 Gb/s Fibre Channel HBA
interfaces in a single PCI-X slot. It delivers exceptional
performance through the use of two Emulex Centaur ASICs,
two 266MIPS onboard processors, high speed buffer memory.
The LP9402DC features automatic speed negotiation
capability which allows complete compatibility with
existing 1Gb/s Fibre Channel SANs, while allowing seamless
upgrades to higher speed 2Gb/s SANs.
The LP9402DC architecture is based on two of Emulex's
high performance 2Gb/s HBAs integrated into one board with
a PCI-X bridge to provide bus compatibility with PCI-X or
PCI 2.2 based systems. This provides the flexibility and
broad interoperability needed for complex, highly scalable
SANs. The LP9402DC provides a combination of features,
including switched fabric support using F_Port and FL_Port
connections, full-duplex data transfers, high data
integrity features, support for all Fibre Channel
topologies and support for service classes 2 and 3, in a
dual channel HBA.
The LP9402DC also features sophisticated hardware that
provides superior performance in SANs, delivering low
latency and high throughput in switched fabric, arbitrated
loop and clustered environments. Support for fiber optic
cabling is provided through embedded small form factor
(LC) optical interfaces.
Driver Support
A rich suite of software support complements the
LP9402DC, including storage protocol (SCSI), network
protocol (IP) as well as concurrent multi-protocol (SCSI
& IP) operation. These enable advanced storage area
network (SAN) implementations in Windows 2000, Windows NT,
HP-UX*, Linux, NetWare and Solaris environments. All
drivers are also fully compatible with the Emulex LP9002L,
LP8000DC, LP8000, LP7000E, LP952L and LP850 host bus
adapters.
