Dell Brocade Adapters User Manual
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Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual
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Adapter features
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Hyper-V. This consolidates multiple server roles as separate virtual machines (VMs) using the
Windows Server 2008 operating system and provides integrated management tools to manage
both physical and virtual resources.
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Management APIs for integration with a Management application, such as Network Advisor,
and other management frameworks.
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Switch fabric topology - CNAs and Fabric Adapter ports configured in CNA mode can connect to
an FCoE switch through 10 GbE ports.
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PCIe interface with eight lanes. The adapter operates in Gen 1 and Gen 2 server connectors
that have the following specifications per lane:
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PCIe Gen 2 connector. Transfer rate of 5 Gigatransfers per second (GT/s) per lane. Data
rate of 500 MBps per lane.
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PCIe Gen 1 connector. Transfer rate of 2.5 GT/s per lane. Data rate of 250 MBps per lane.
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Plug-n-play and power management for all supported operating systems.
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RoHS-6. Certification by the of European Union Restriction of Hazardous Substances Directive
(RoHS) that adapter hardware components do not contain any of the six restricted materials.
These are mercury, chromium VI, cadmium, polybrominated biphenyl ether, lead, and
polybrominated biphenyl.
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Small form-factor pluggable (SFP+) optics on stand-up adapters for enhanced serviceability
(stand-up adapters only).
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Storage Management Initiative Specification (SMI-S).
Specification supporting the Common Information Model (CIM) Provider, which allows any
standard Common Information Model (CIM) and SMI-S based management software to
manage installed Brocade adapters.
NOTE
Although SMI-S Provider and CIM Provider may be used interchangeably, CIM is the more
generic term, while SMI-S is storage-specific.
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Windows Management Implementation (WMI).
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Windows Preinstallation Environment (WinPE), a minimal operating system with limited
services for Windows Server or Windows Vista used for unattended deployment of
workstations and servers. WinPE is designed for use as a standalone preinstallation
environment and as a component of other setup and recovery technologies. WinPE is
supported by Brocade Windows 2008 network and storage drivers.
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Windows Server 2008, RedHat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), SUSE Linux Enterprise (SLES), VMware
ESX Server, Solaris, and Oracle Enterprise Linux (OEL). For more details, refer to
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Windows Server Core, a minimal server option for Windows Server 2008 operating systems
that provides a low-maintenance server environment with limited functionality. All
configuration and maintenance is done through command line interface windows or by
connecting to a system remotely through a management application.
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Windows 7. Windows 7 x86 is supported by Windows 2008 x86 drivers Windows 7 x64 is
supported by Windows 2008 R2 X64 drivers.