ATTO Technology FC 3300 User manual

ATTO Technology, Inc.
Installation and Operation Manual
ATTO ExpressPCI FC 3300
64-bit PCI-X to 2-Gigabit FC Host Adapter, SW optical LC SFF interface
ATTO ExpressPCI FC 3305
64-bit PCI-X to 2-Gigabit FC Host Adapter, HSSDC interface
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respective holders. No part of this manual may be reproduced in any form or by any means without the
express written permission of ATTO Technology, Inc.
10/2003 Document Control Number: PRMA-0266-000MD

Contents
1 ATTO ExpressPCI provides Fibre Channel solutions 1
ExpressPCI FC 3300
Express PCI FC 3305
Common features
Advanced SCSI support
PCI features
Environmental & physical specifications
2 Fibre Channel is a key technology for storage ........ 3
Glossary
3 Hardware installation and initial configuration ........ 5
System requirements
Fibre Channel address
Installation
Cabling
Initial Configuration
4 Installing/updating device drivers and firmware ..... 7
Windows 2000/XP driver installation
Windows NT driver installation
Mac OS X driver installation/update
Re-flashing firmware
Linux and Sun Solaris driver installation
5 Troubleshooting ......................................................... 9
General suggestions
Windows 2000/XP
Windows NT
Macintosh
Appendix A Standards and compliances .................... i
Appendix B Fibre Channel accessories ...................... ii
Appendix C SCSI host adapter selection guide .......... iii
Appendix D Contact ATTO Technology, Inc. .............. iv

1 ATTO Technology ExpressPCI FC 3300 and FC 3305 Installation and Operation Manual
1 ATTO ExpressPCI provides Fibre Channel solutions
All ATTO ExpressPCI FC models have been designed to ensure interoperability with Fibre Channel
devices and compatibility with a broad range of servers and workstations to meet your needs.
The ATTO ExpressPCI FC 3300 and ExpressPCI
FC 3305 host adapters offer high performance for
your applications. Each conforms to a strict
interpretation of Fibre Channel specifications to
ensure the adapter will work with a variety of
other SAN (Storage Area Network) components.
ExpressPCI FC 3300
The ExpressPCI FC 3300 is a 2-Gigabit Fibre
Channel to PCI-X bus host adapter with one fixed
short wave optical LC connector.
It supports all Fibre Channel topologies, including
point-to-point, arbitrated loop and fabric.
This adapter is capable of automatically sensing
and switching between 1-Gigabit and 2-Gigabit
speeds, allowing you to install the product in
legacy SANs.
Express PCI FC 3305
The ExpressPCI FC 3305 is comparable to the
ExpressPCI FC 3300 host adapter with the
exception of the interconnect style.
It is a 2-Gigabit Fibre Channel to PCI-X bus host
adapter with a fixed, shrouded copper HSSDC
interface capable of supporting all Fibre Channel
topologies, including point-to-point, arbitrated
loop and fabric.
This adapter is capable of sensing and switching
between 1-Gigabit and 2-Gigabit speeds,
allowing you to install the product in legacy
SANs.
Common features
❖ 2.125 Gigabit data transfer rates providing
up to 400 MB/sec. throughput in full duplex
mode
❖ Strict adherence to ANSI FC-AL-2, FC-
PLDA, FC-Tape and FC-FLA specifications
❖ Supports point to point, arbitrated loop and
direct fabric/switch attach topologies
❖ Class 2, Class 3 and Intermix support.
❖ ASPI and SCSI Manager 4.3 compatible
❖ Autonegotiate and set between 1-Gigabit
and 2-Gigabit speeds
❖ Multiple initiator support
❖ LEDs for online and fault status
❖ Windows
®
XP/2000/NT; Windows 95/98,
Linux, Sun
®
Solaris and Macintosh
®
OS,
Mac OS X
❖ RAID kits available
❖ SNIA Fibre Channel host adapter API
support
Advanced SCSI support
❖ Supports Advanced Data Streaming
(ADS
TM
) Technology
❖ Supports SCSI-FCP over Fibre Channel
❖ Uses SCSI-3 tagged command queuing
❖ Large command FIFO
❖ Supports disconnect/reconnect
❖ Asynchronous I/O support
❖ Bootable from attached disks
PCI features
❖ PCI 2.2 and PCI 99 compliant
❖ PCI BusMaster rate of 528 MB/sec. in 64-
bit/66 MHz PCI slots
❖ 66MHz/64-bit PCI compatible. Backward
compatible to 33MHz and 32-bit PCI
Dimensions
❖ Length: 6.521 inches
❖ Height: 4.2 inches
Environmental & physical specifications
❖ Operating temperature: 0-50
o
C
❖ Humidity:10-90% non-condensing
❖ Airflow: 100 LFM (min.)
PCI Signal Compatibility
❖ 3.3 Volts/5 Volts universal
Power Requirements
❖ 1A @ 5V

2
Features and benefits
Fibre Channel host adapter selection guide
2-Gigabit Adapters
FC 3342 FC 3322 FC 3321 FC 3300 FC 3305
FibreChannelports42211
Optical interface SW, LC, SFP SW, LC, SFP SW, LC, SFF Fixed SW LC
Copper interface HSSDC
Max. transfer rate 400 MB/sec per
channel
400 MB/sec
per channel
400 MB/sec per
channel
400 MB/sec 400 MB/sec
Class transfers
2, 3 2, 3 2, 3 2, 3 2, 3
Full duplex
77777
66/33 MHz PCI
compatible
66 MHz only 7777
133 MHz PCI-X
compatible
77
64- and 32-bit PCI
compatible
64-bit only 7777
Windows
®
XP/2000/NT
77777
Windows Server 2003
77777
Solaris/Linux
Linux Linux 77
Mac OS X
Mac OSX 77
Mac OS 9
77
RAID support
Mac OSX 77
Maximum cable length 300m @ 2-Gb
500m @ 1-Gb
300m @ 2-Gb
500m @ 1-Gb
300m @ 2-Gb
500m @ 1-Gb
300m @ 2-Gb
500m @ 1-Gb
25 m
(175m with
MIA)

3 ATTO Technology ExpressPCI FC 3300 and FC 3305 Installation and Operation Manual
2 Fibre Channel is a key technology for storage
Fibre Channel is a serial communications technology designed to transfer large amounts of data among
a variety of hardware systems over long distances. It is a key technology for applications that require
shared, high bandwidth access to storage.
Fibre Channel provides a logical, point-to-point,
serial channel for the transfer of data between a
buffer at a source device and a buffer at a
destination device. It moves buffer contents from
one port to another, without regard to the format
or meaning of the data so different upper level
protocols are able to run over Fibre Channel
hardware.
The Fibre Channel architecture is structured as a
hierarchical set of protocol layers. Defined within
these layers are rules for signal interfaces, serial
encoding and decoding, error control, frame
format and communications protocols.
ATTO ExpressPCI Fibre Channel host adapters
carry SCSI protocol over Fibre Channel.
Glossary ______________________________________________________________________________________
Some terms used in the Fibre Channel industry are defined below. More information is available through
the ATTO Technology website
(www.attotech.com) , the Fibre Channel Industry Association
(www.fibrechannel.com) , Cern ( www.cern.ch) , the Storage Area Networking Industry Association
(www.snia.org) , and the Fibre Channel Consortium ( www.iol.unh.edu/consortiums, click on FC) .
Term Definition
ANSI American National Standards Institute
arbitrate process of selecting one L_Port from a collection of ports which ask for use of the arbitrated loop
at the same time
arbitrated loop a loop topology (FC-AL) in which two or more ports are interconnected, but only two ports can
communicate at one time; low-cost solution which may or may not use hubs and switches
auto negotiation hardware senses and automatically responds depending on configuration
BER Bit Error Rate: a measure of transmission accuracy; the ratio of bits received in error to bits sent
bit Smallest unit of data a computer can process: a single binary digit with a value of either 0 or 1
bus a collection of unbroken signal lines used to transmit information from one part of a computer
system to another; taps on the lines connect devices to the bus
Byte an ordered set of 8 bits
channel a point-to-point link which transports data from one point to another
CPU Central Processing Unit: the portion of the computer that actually performs computations
CRC Cyclic Redundancy Check: an error-correcting code which calculates a numeric value for received
and transmitted data; if no error has occurred during transmission, the CRC for both received and
transmitted data should be the same
destination
address
a value in the frame header of each frame which identifies the port in the node where the frame is
being sent
device driver a program that allows a microprocessor to direct the operation of a peripheral device
DMA Direct Memory Access: a way to move data from a storage device directly to RAM without using
the CPU’s resources
DMA bus master Allows a peripheral to control the flow of data to and from system memory by block as opposed to
allowing the processor to control the data by bytes (PIO or programmed I/O)

4
Glossary
fabric A Fibre Channel switch or two or more Fibre Channel switches interconnected to physically
transmit data between any two N_Ports on the switch or switches
FC Fibre Channel
F_port A port in the Fibre Channel fabric where a N_port may attach
FL_port A port in the Fibre Channel fabric where a NL_port may attach in an arbitrated loop
frame an indivisible unit for transfer of information in Fibre Channel
frame header the first field in the frame containing the address and other control information about the frame
full duplex a communication protocol which allows transmission in both directions at the same time
half duplex a communication protocol which allows transmission in both directions, but only one direction at a
time
host a processor, usually a CPU and memory, which communicates with devices over an interface
initiator device A component which originates a command
L_port a port in an arbitrated loop, either a NL_port or a FL_port
LED Light-emitting diode: a type of diode that emits light when current passes through it; visible LEDs
are used as indicator lights on all sorts of electronic devices
LUN Logical Unit Number: an identifier for a logical unit (0-7)
multi-mode fiber an optical fiber which can carry several beams of light at once
N_port a port attached to a node used with point to point or fabric configurations
NL_ port a port attached to a node in Fibre Channel arbitrated loop or fabric loop configuration
originator an initiating device; a component which originates a command
parity checking A method which verifies the accuracy of data transmitted over the SCSI bus by adding one bit in
the transfer to make the sum of all the bits either odd or even (for odd or even parity); an error
message occurs if the sum is not correct
PCI Peripheral Component Interconnect. Allows peripherals to be connected directly to computer
memory, bypassing the slower ISA and EISA busses
point-to-point a topology where two ports communicate
port an access point in a device: see N_port, NL_port, etc.
port address also port number; the address, assigned by the PCI bus, through which commands are sent to a
host adapter board
port number see port address
receiver the ultimate destination of data transmission; a terminal device
scatter/gather a device driver feature which allows the host adapter to modify a transfer data pointer so that a
single host adapter can access many segments of memory, minimizing interrupts and transfer
overhead
SCSI Small Computer Systems Interface: a processor-independent standard for system-level interface
between a computer and intelligent devices including hard disks, floppy disks, CD-ROM, printers,
scanners, etc.
single-mode fiber an optical fiber with a small core which supports one wavelength (ray of light); the core radius is
nearly equal to the wavelength of the source
topology logical layout of the parts of a computer system or network and their interconnections
transceiver a transmitter/receiver module
transfer rate the rate at which bytes or bits are transferred, as in megabytes or gigabits per second
Term Definition

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3 Hardware installation and initial configuration
You will need a basic understanding of Fibre Channel before installing the ATTO ExpressPCI host
adapter. Please refer to Chapter 2 for a list of Fibre Channel-related web sites.
WARNING Remember to back up your system data
before changing or installing hardware.
System requirements
The ATTO Express PCI host adapter package
contains the host adapter, the ATTO Express Pro-
Tools CD and a warranty and registration card. If
any of these items are missing, contact your
ATTO authorized sales representative.
To install and use the ATTO ExpressPCI Fibre
Channel adapter you will need:
❖ A computer with an available 32- or 64-bit
PCI expansion slot.
❖ The complete ATTO ExpressPCI FC host
adapter package.
Fibre Channel address
ATTO ExpressPCI host adapters are configured
with a unique address designated by the Institute
of Electrical and Electronic Engineers. The
WorldWide Port Name (WWN) and Node name
are the two components of the address assigned to
Fibre Channel products. This address, which is
stored in the Flash ROM on the ATTO
ExpressPCI host adapter, allows the system to
recognize it as a unique part of your
configuration. The address is clearly marked on
the back of the board for easy identification.
Please keep a reference copy of the number in a
safe place or write in the space provided below.
WWN:_______________________
Installation
WARNING ATTO ExpressPCI host adapters contain
components that are sensitive to electrostatic discharge
(ESD). ESD can cause damage to the ExpressPCI host
adapter. Please follow standard methods to avoid ESD.
1 Power down the computer and unplug the
computer from all power sources.
2 Open the case.
3Install the ATTO ExpressPCI host adapter in
any open PCI expansion slot. If you have
questions about how to install an expansion
card in your system, consult your
computer’s documentation.
If you have difficulty seating the ATTO ExpressPCI
host adapter in 32-bit PCI bus computers, check to
make sure the connector can accommodate 64-bit
host adapters.
4 Connect Fibre Channel devices by inserting
a Fibre Channel cable to the connector on
the ATTO ExpressPCI host adapter until you
hear a click. Refer to Exhibit 3-1 when
selecting cables.
The ATTO ExpressPCI FC 3300 has an embedded
duplex LC optical connector and uses a short wave
laser. A multimode cable must be used with short
wave lasers. See Exhibit 3-1 for cable type and
maximum distances.
The ATTO ExpressPCI FC 3305 has an embedded
copper HSSDC connector. See Exhibit 3-1 for
recommended cable types.
5 Close the case on the computer and power
it up.
Cabling
Fibre Channel technology offers a variety of
cabling options including standard copper,
equalized copper, and fiber optic depending on
the requirements of your environment.

6
Installation and configuration
Exhibit 3-1 Required connectors and recommended cables
Initial configuration
ATTO ExpressPCI host adapters come
preconfigured to operate properly in a variety of
common system setups. However, some systems
or setups may benefit by tuning the adapter for
optimal performance.
ATTO Technology provides a variety of utilities
for adapter configuration as described in the
A
TTO ExpressPCI Utilities Installation and
Operation Manual.
host adapter cable length cable type cable size connector
ExpressPCI FC 3305 < 10 meters unequalized copper HSSDC
ExpressPCI FC 3305 up to 25 meters equalized copper HSSDC
ExpressPCI FC 3300 up to 500 meters multi mode optical 50 micron duplex LC optical
Windows ATTO ExpressPCI Configuration Tool or
BIOS utilities (CTRL_F at boot)
Mac OS ATTO ExpressPro-Tools
Mac OS X ATTO ExpressPCI Configuration Tool

7 ATTO Technology ExpressPCI FC 3300 and FC 3305 Installation and Operation Manual
4 Installing/updating device drivers and firmware
ExpressPCI FC host adapters require device drivers and firmware for proper operation. Your adapter
firmware was properly flashed before shipment, but the firmware may need to be updated as new
versions become available, or if the factory-installed version becomes corrupt. Visit the ATTO website,
www.attotech.com, to download the latest drivers and firmware.
ATTO recommends using the same device driver
and firmware version. To verify the version:
Windows Use the ATTO ExpressPCI
Configuration Tool for complete information
about the driver and firmware version or use a
combination of the adapter boot string (firmware
version) during system boot and the Device
Manager (driver version)
Mac OS X Use the ATTO ExpressPCI
Configuration Tool (driver and firmware version
available) or Apple System Profiler (driver
version only)
Windows 2000/XP driver installation
New installation
1After initial devices have been loaded, the
installer will prompt the user to Specify
Additional Device by using the S option.
2When prompted for vendor’s disk, insert the
ATTO ExpressPro-Tools CD-ROM, into the drive
and press the ENTER key.
3Select ExpressPCI FC and then press the ENTER
key.
4Continue the installation of the operating
system. The Windows 2000 installation may
request the ExpressPCI driver disk again.
5Reboot the system.
Pre-existing installation
1Boot into Windows 2000/XP. The New Hardware
Wizard window will appear.
2Click Next.
3Choose the Search for a suitable driver for my
device option.
4Insert the ATTO ExpressPro-Tools CD.
5In next window, be sure the CD-ROM is selected
as the source for the driver.
6Once the system finds the driver, click the Next
button.
7Click Yes when the system prompts to continue
installation.
8Reboot system.
Updating the Windows 2000 driver
1Right-click My Computer and select Properties.
2Select the Hardware tab and select Device
Manager.
3Right-click the ATTO ExpressPCI adapter
description, located under SCSI and RAID
controllers, and select Properties.
4Go to the Driver tab and select Update Driver.
5Select Next.
6Choose the Search for a suitable driver for my
device option.
7Choose the appropriate path to the new driver
location.
8Once the system finds the driver, click the Next
button.
9Click Yes when the system prompts to continue
installation.
10 Reboot system
Windows NT driver installation
New installation
1Begin the Windows NT installation using the
Windows NT Installation floppy diskettes.
2During the installation after initial devices have
been loaded, the installer will prompt you to
Specify Additional Devices by using the Soption.
3When prompted for vendor’s disk, insert the
ATTO ExpressPro-Tools CD-ROM into the drive
and press the ENTER key.
4Select ExpressPCI FC and then press the ENTER
key.
5Continue the installation of the operating
system. The Windows NT installation may
request the Express FC driver disk again.
Pre-existing installation
1Enter the Control Panel on the Start Menu under
Settings.
2Locate and double click on the SCSI Adapter icon
3Click on the Drivers tab and then the Add button.
4When the Install Driver screen appears, select
Have Disk.
5Place the ATTO ExpressPro-Tools CD-ROM into
the drive
6Change the path in the Copy Manufacturers files
from to the appropriate drive.
7Select ExpressPCI FC and click OK.
8When the driver is finished loading, reboot the
system.