2 features, 1 pci interface, Features – LSI MiniHAB 44929LO User Manual

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Features

2-3

Ver. 2.0

Copyright © 2002 by LSI Logic Corporation. All rights reserved.

Before you use any of this family of host adapters, make sure your
system meets the specific hardware and software requirements shown in
Table 2.2.

2.2 Features

This section provides an overview of the

PCI Interface

and the

FC

Interface

for the 2 Gbit/s host adapter boards.

2.2.1 PCI Interface

PCI interfaces I/O components to the processor and memory
subsystems in equipment ranging from PCs to servers. The PCI interface
operates as a 64-bit DMA bus master capable of 64-bit addressing. The
LSIFC919 (single channel) and the LSIFC929 (dual channel) contain the
PCI functionality for all the LSI Logic 2 Gbit/s Fibre Channel to PCI host
adapters.

The PCI interface includes these features:

Full 64-bit DMA bus master

LSIFC919/LSIFC929 functionality:

Zero wait-state bus master data bursts up to 1 Kbyte

Table 2.2

Hardware and Software Requirements

Component

Requirements

For Solaris SPARC hardware environments

Hardware

Any Sun Microsystems computer with an avail-
able CompactPCI slot

Software

Solaris 8 operating environment

Firmware

OpenBoot PROM, version 2.1 or greater

For Intel IA-32 or IA-64 hardware environments

Hardware

Any Intel compatible

Software

Windows Server (NT 4.0, 2000, XP, .NET)
Linux (RedHat, Suse, Caldera, Turbo)
NetWare, UnixWare, HP-UX, and OS/2

Firmware

Any Intel compatible BIOS system

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