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Product Overview Chapter 1 In this chapter •Fabric Adapters 1 •Converged network adapters 5 •Host bus adapters 12 •Adapter features 16 •Adapter management features 31 •Adapter software 37 •Items shipped with your adapter 48 •Boot installation packages 49 •Downloading software and publications 52 •Using BCU commands 53 Fabric Adapters The Brocade 1860 stand-up Fabric Adapter is a low-profile MD2 form factor PCI Express (PCIe) card that installs in standard host computer systems. Figure 2 illustrates major components of the dual-port Brocade 1860 Fabric Adapter. Brocade 1860 single or dual-port adapter models can ship with the following configurations of small form factor pluggable (SFP) transceivers: • Single-port model - 16 Gbps Fibre Channel SFP+, 10GbE SFP+, or without optics. • Dual-port model - Two 16 Gbps Fibre Channel SFP+, two 10GbE SFP+, or without optics. Although adapters may ship with specific optics (or no optics) installed, you can replace with compatible optics, such as 8 Gbps FC SFPs, long-wave SFPs, and SFP+ direct-attach copper cables. Refer to "Hardware compatibility" on page 4 for more information. Please note that the following illustration is representative and may have minor physical differences from the card that you purchased. Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 1 53-1002144-01

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Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual
1
53-1002144-01
Chapter
1
Product Overview
In this chapter
•
Fabric Adapters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1
•
Converged network adapters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
5
•
Host bus adapters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
12
•
Adapter features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
16
•
Adapter management features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
31
•
Adapter software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
37
•
Items shipped with your adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
48
•
Boot installation packages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
49
•
Downloading software and publications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
52
•
Using BCU commands. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
53
Fabric Adapters
The Brocade 1860 stand-up Fabric Adapter is a low-profile MD2 form factor PCI Express (PCIe) card
that installs in standard host computer systems.
Figure 2
illustrates major components of the
dual-port Brocade 1860 Fabric Adapter. Brocade 1860 single or dual-port adapter models can ship
with the following configurations of small form factor pluggable (SFP) transceivers:
•
Single-port model - 16 Gbps Fibre Channel SFP+, 10GbE SFP+, or without optics.
•
Dual-port model - Two 16 Gbps Fibre Channel SFP+, two 10GbE SFP+, or without optics.
Although adapters may ship with specific optics (or no optics) installed, you can replace with
compatible optics, such as 8 Gbps FC SFPs, long-wave SFPs, and SFP+ direct-attach copper cables.
Refer to
“Hardware compatibility”
on page 4 for more information.
Please note that the following illustration is representative and may have minor physical
differences from the card that you purchased.