Dell QLA2200 User Guide - Page 9

CHAPTER 1 Introduction The following QLogic™ host adapter boards are collectively referred to as the QLA2xxx board unless otherwise noted: • QLA2200 (64-bit PCI to Fibre Channel copper media) • QLA2200F (64-bit PCI to Fibre Channel optical media) • QLA2202F (64-bit PCI to dual channel optical media) General Description Thank you for selecting the QLA2xxx Fibre Channel (FC) board. The QLA2xxx board is an intelligent, high-performance, Direct Memory Access (DMA) bus master host adapter designed for highend systems. The intelligence and performance are derived from the ISP2xxx chips, making the QLA2xxx board a leading-edge host adapter. The ISP2xxx combines a powerful reduced-instruction Set Computer (RISC) processor, a Fibre Protocol Module (FPM) with gigabit transceivers, and a Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) local bus interface in a single-chip solution. The QLA2xxx board supports all FC peripherals that support Private Loop Direct Attach (PLDA) and Fabric Loop Attach (FLA). Installation of the QLA2xxx board is quick and easy. Features • Compliance with Intel® PCI version 2.2 specification • Compliance with Third Generation Fibre Channel Physical and Signaling Interface (FC-PH-3) standard • Compliance with Fibre Channel-Arbitrated Loop (FC-AL) standard • Compliance with U.S. and international safety and emissions standards • Two independent channels on a single board (QLA2202F board) • Support for bus master DMA • Fast!UTIL BIOS utility to customize the configuration parameters on the QLA2xxx board and attached drives Introduction 1-1