LSI 7202CP - Manual (Page 13)

LSI7202CP CompactPCI Dual Channel 2 Gbit/s Fibre Channel Host Adapter 2-1
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Chapter 2
LSI7202CP
Host Adapter
Characteristics
This chapter provides instructions for installing and extracting the host
adapter board and includes these topics:
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Section 2.1, “General Description,” page 2-1
•
Section 2.2, “Technical Characteristics,” page 2-3
2.1 General Description
The LSI7202CP is a CompactPCI dual channel 2 Gbit/s Fibre Channel
host adapter. The following sections describe the features of and the
hardware and software support for the LSI7202CP.
2.1.1 Features
The LSI7202CP adapter supports these features:
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Hot-swap CompactPCI/PCI installation and removal
•
Asynchronous and synchronous transfers
2.1.2 Hardware and Software Support
The LSI7202CP supports most major software operating systems, such
as Sun Solaris (2.6 and higher), Windows Server (NT 4.0, 2000, XP,
.NET), Linux (RedHat, Suse, Caldera, Turbo), NetWare, UnixWare, HP-
UX, and OS/2. The LSI7202CP host adapter utilizes the Fusion-MPT
™
architecture for all major operating systems. Fusion-MPT architecture
offers the unique feature of having a single, binary operating system
driver that supports Fibre Channel devices and other bus architectures.