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March 7th, 2005 01:00
32bit Fibre Channel Interface Card
Hello All,
I recently purchased a Dell PowerVault 650F SAN unit. I now have the task of connecting this to my server (generic clone box). Is there a 32bit Fibre Channel Card (db9) that would be capable of such a task?
I know Adaptec did a product (AHA-F940) that seems to be what I am after however this is now obsolete.
Do you have any thoughts? Is it even possible?
This is my first foray into the world of SAN and I thank you for your assistance.
Geoff B.
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MickeySpragg
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March 7th, 2005 18:00
Hi Geoff,
I use a Q-Logic QLA2100 on mine, it is 64bit, bit will work quite happily in a 32bit slot.
You can pick them up on ebay for a tenner. The 2200 is better, but a tad more pricey (can find for 30 - 40 quid)
Mick
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Javelin911
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April 26th, 2005 07:00
I am looking for a fiber channel card that will work with Seagate ST373453FC and ST3146807FC drives. Preferrably 32 bit, on an X86 platform.
Any suggestions or any available?
Dev Mgr
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April 26th, 2005 15:00
You can use a 64-bit card in a 32-bit PCI slot without any problems. PCI and PCI-X are (supposed to be) fully interchangable. Obviously the setup would run at the slowest common denominator.
The only limitation is the physical layout of your motherboard. The card will have a part of the connector sticking over the pci-slot, so you'll want a slot that doesn't have capacitors, cable connectors or other things there, as it would prevent that card from properly seating in the slot.
MickeySpragg
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April 26th, 2005 17:00
Hi again,
the QLA-2000 is a genuine 32 bit card which will work quite happily with youre drives.
As Dev MGR says the slowest point will be the 32 bit interface, as youre drives are FC-AL2 which is the 2Gbit interface, so you should really be using a QLA-23xx series 2gbit/s which are all 64 bit to handle the throughput the drive is capable of delivering, especially when using more than one drive on the same network.