Apple FIBRE CHANNEL PCI EXPRESS CARD

A Fibre Channel PCI Express host bus adapter is an add-in card required to connect Xserve RAID to your host server or computer. Select this user installable kit to add to a Power Mac G5 with a PCI Express bus for connection to Xserve RAID.

A Fibre Channel PCI Express card is required to connect Xserve RAID to a Power Mac G5 with a PCI Express bus. This user installable kit contains a Dual Channel 2Gb Fibre Channel PCI Express Host Bus Adapter plus two 2.9-meter Copper Fiber Channel SFP to SFP (small form factor pluggable) interconnect cables. The Fibre Channel PCI Express card is installed in your computer and the cables are used to connect to the SFP port on Xserve RAID with SFP connectors. This card runs at full bandwidth in a four-lane or eight-lane PCI Express slot.

SFP connectors on the card allow use of copper or optical cabling and provide the capability of directly connecting to Xserve RAID or Fiber Channel switches over long distances up to 500m.

The Apple Fibre Channel PCI Express card offers leading performance and compatibility with Mac OS X and Xserve RAID.

Product Description

Apple Fibre Channel PCI Express Card - host bus adapter - 2 ports

Device Type

Host bus adapter

Form Factor

Plug-in card

Interface (Bus) Type

PCI Express

Ports Qty

2 ports

Data Link Protocol

2Gb Fibre Channel

System Requirements

Apple MacOS X Server 10.4.2 or later, Apple MacOS X 10.4.2 or later

General

Device Type

Host bus adapter - 2 ports

Form Factor

Plug-in card

Interface (Bus) Type

PCI Express

Networking

Connectivity Technology

Wired

Data Link Protocol

2Gb Fibre Channel

Expansion / Connectivity

Expansion Slots Total (Free)

2 ( 2 ) x SFP (mini-GBIC)

Compatible Slots

1 x PCI Express

Miscellaneous

Cables Included

2 x Fibre Channel cable - 2.9 m

Software / System Requirements

OS Required

Apple MacOS X Server 10.4.2 or later, Apple MacOS X 10.4.2 or later