ATTO Technology FastFrame NQ41 User manual

ATTO FastFrame™ Network Interface Card
Installation and Operation Manual
FastFrame NQ41
40Gb Single Port PCIe 3.0 Network Interface Card
FastFrame NQ42
40Gb Dual Port PCIe 3.0 Network Interface Card
FastFrame NS12
10GbE Dual Port PCIe 2.0 Network Interface Adapter
FastFrame NS11
10GbE Single Port PCIe 2.0 Network Interface Adapter
FastFrame NT12
10GBASE-T Dual Port PCIe 2.0 Network Interface Adapter
FastFrame NT11
10GBASE-T Single Port PCIe 2.0 Network Interface Adapter
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Table of Contents
1ATTO FastFrame Ethernet Features & Overview .......................................................................................................................5
Getting Started ......................................................................................................................................................................................5
FastFrame NQ42 Adapter......................................................................................................................................................................6
Technical specifications.....................................................................................................................................................................6
Ethernet features ..............................................................................................................................................................................6
Host bus specifications......................................................................................................................................................................6
Environmental & physical specifications...........................................................................................................................................6
External connectivity.........................................................................................................................................................................6
Software specifications .....................................................................................................................................................................6
FastFrame NQ41 Adapter......................................................................................................................................................................7
T echnical specifications.....................................................................................................................................................................7
Ethernet features ..............................................................................................................................................................................7
Host bus specifications......................................................................................................................................................................7
Environmental & physical specifications...........................................................................................................................................7
External connectivity.........................................................................................................................................................................7
Software specifications .....................................................................................................................................................................7
FastFrame NS12 Adapter.......................................................................................................................................................................8
Technical specifications.....................................................................................................................................................................8
Ethernet features ..............................................................................................................................................................................8
Host bus specifications......................................................................................................................................................................8
Environmental & physical specifications...........................................................................................................................................8
External connectivity.........................................................................................................................................................................8
Software specifications .....................................................................................................................................................................8
FastFrame NS11 Adapter.......................................................................................................................................................................9
Technical specifications.....................................................................................................................................................................9
Ethernet features ..............................................................................................................................................................................9
Host bus specifications......................................................................................................................................................................9
Environmental & physical specifications...........................................................................................................................................9
External connectivity.........................................................................................................................................................................9
Software specifications .....................................................................................................................................................................9
FastFrame NT12 Adapter.....................................................................................................................................................................10
Technical specifications...................................................................................................................................................................10
Ethernet features ............................................................................................................................................................................10
Host bus specifications....................................................................................................................................................................10
Environmental & physical specifications.........................................................................................................................................10

External connectivity.......................................................................................................................................................................10
Software specifications ...................................................................................................................................................................10
FastFrame NT11 Adapter.....................................................................................................................................................................11
Technical specifications...................................................................................................................................................................11
Ethernet features ............................................................................................................................................................................11
Host bus specifications....................................................................................................................................................................11
Environmental & physical specifications.........................................................................................................................................11
External connectivity.......................................................................................................................................................................11
Software specifications ...................................................................................................................................................................11
Selection guide: FastFrame adapters .....................................................................................................................................................12
2Driver Installation ...................................................................................................................................................................14
Windows ...............................................................................................................................................................................................14
Linux .....................................................................................................................................................................................................14
FreeBSD ................................................................................................................................................................................................15
macOS ..................................................................................................................................................................................................15
3Hardware Installation .............................................................................................................................................................16
System requirements ......................................................................................................................................................................16
MAC address ...................................................................................................................................................................................16
Installation .......................................................................................................................................................................................16
Bracket Details ......................................................................................................................................................................................17
Board Details ........................................................................................................................................................................................19
4Troubleshooting......................................................................................................................................................................22
General suggestions ............................................................................................................................................................................22
Windows..............................................................................................................................................................................................22
Linux ....................................................................................................................................................................................................22
macOS..................................................................................................................................................................................................22
Appendix A Glossary .......................................................................................................................................................................23
Appendix B Standards and Compliances..........................................................................................................................................26
FCC standards: radio and television interference ...............................................................................................................................26
Canadian standards ..........................................................................................................................................................................26
European standards ..........................................................................................................................................................................26
Japanese standards ...........................................................................................................................................................................26
Compliances ......................................................................................................................................................................................27
Appendix C Safety, Warranty ..........................................................................................................................................................28
Safety ...............................................................................................................................................................................................28
Installation .......................................................................................................................................................................................28

Operation .........................................................................................................................................................................................28
ATTO Technology, Inc. Limited Warranty............................................................................................................................................28

1ATTO FastFrame Ethernet Features & Overview
FastFrame Ethernet NICs provide flexible and scalable LAN connectivity.
Built on industry-leading Intel® silicon for universal usability,
ATTO FastFrame NICs lead in high performance I/O
connectivity for macOS environments while offering broad
support for Windows and Linux server and workstation
operating systems. They provide reliable, inexpensive, fast
network access to block storage via iSCSI, with lossless
Ethernet (CEE) and Data Center Bridging (DCB) for improved
iSCSI quality of service. ATTO FastFrame NICs comprise a full
range of products for flexible design—single, dual, and quad-
port configurations, as well as support for Direct Attach
Copper.
ATTO FastFrame NICs operate with existing structured
shielded or unshielded twisted pair copper cabling familiar to
network professionals.
Strong reseller & OEM programs plus exceptional support
provided by ATTO make the FastFrame line of NICs the choice
for system builders seeking a lasting footprint in storage-
intensive and data center markets.
Extensively tested and optimized by ATTO for high-
performance in Media & Entertainment applications, as well
as applications with similar profiles such as medical imaging,
and oil & gas 10GbE cards, ports & cabling are backwards
compatible to Gig-E for staged upgrades or future-proofing—
and you can run 10GBASE-T NICs with Cat6a cabling that’s
already in place
30% lower power rating means lower energy costs, lower
data center maintenance fees, and less heat to dissipate.
Getting Started
In general, to install the ATTO Network Interface Adapter, you
must:
1. Ensure you have the equipment and software you need
for the installation:
FastFrame NIC
A computer with an available expansion slot
Install your FastFrame NIC into a PCIe 2.0 or PCIe 3.0
(NQ41 and NQ42) x8 expansion slot for best performance
Cables
http://www.atto.com/products/cable-finder/
2. Install drivers for your operating system. Refer to Driver
Installation.
3. Install the FastFrame Adapter. Refer to Hardware
Installation.
4. Attach your NIC to a switch or server using an ATTO
recommended cables and QSFPs:
Optical (NQ41, NQ42)
CBL_-0130-001 (1m)
CBL_-0128-003 (3m)
CBL_-0310-005 (5m)
CBL_-0310-020 (20m)
QSFP-0040-R00 40Gb/s, QSFP, MPO 850nm, up to 30m
Optical (NS12, NS11)
CBL-LCLC-R03 (3 Meter)
CBL-LCLC-R10 (10 Meter)
10GBASE-T (NT12, NT11)
CAT6a

FastFrame NQ42 Adapter
The ATTO comprehensive line of FastFrame 40-Gigabit Ethernet products includes dual port models to provide added connectivity for
users in a wide variety of applications and enhancing support for additional streams of video in media and entertainment
applications, and provides the high-quality and high-performance experience ATTO customers are accustomed to.
The FastFrame NQ42 QSFP+ NIC is best suited for users interested in utilizing qualified, high-quality pluggable optical QSFP+
transceivers providing connectivity distances of up to 30m. As a bonus, ATTO FastFrame models which support optical QSFP+
transceivers come with QSFP+s
Technical specifications
Simultaneously supports multiple networking and
storage protocols: TCP/IP, iSCSI
Supports Data Center Bridging; Priority-based Flow
Control (PFC), Enhanced Transmission Selection (ETS)
and DCB Exchange
(DCBX) protocol
Up to 40Gb/s throughput per port
High-performance x8 PCIe 3.0 bus
Ethernet features
Data rate per port: 40Gb/s, 10Gb/s
Jumbo frame support up to 9,000 bytes
Tx/Rx IP, TCP & UDP checksum offloading (IPv4, IPv6)
capabilities, Transmission control protocol (TCP), User
datagram protocol
(UDP), Internet protocol (IP)
Large send offloads (LSO)
Host bus specifications
PCI Express 3.0 (1.1 and 2.0 compatible) through a x8
edge connector
PCIe Base 3.0 compliant
2.5, 5.0, or 8.0GT/s link rate x8
Auto-negotiates to x8, x4, x2, x1
Support for MSI/MSI-X mechanisms
Environmental & physical specifications
Length: 5.6 inches
Height: 2.71 inches
Operating temperature: 0 to 55º C (32 to 131º F)
Storage temperature: -40 to 70º C (-40 to 158º F)
Relative humidity: 90%
Power draw 7.69 W
RoHS compliant
External connectivity
Easy to install full height connection bracket
External LEDs indicate link and activity
Two pluggable optical QSFP+ modules included
Software specifications
Microsoft® Windows Server®
Microsoft Windows®
macOS®
Linux®

FastFrame NQ41 Adapter
T echnical specifications
Simultaneously supports multiple networking and
storage protocols: TCP/IP, iSCSI
Supports Data Center Bridging; Priority-based Flow
Control (PFC), Enhanced Transmission Selection (ETS)
and DCB Exchange
(DCBX) protocol
Up to 40Gb/s throughput per port
High-performance x8 PCIe 3.0 bus
Ethernet features
Data rate per port: 40Gb/s, 10Gb/s
Jumbo frame support up to 9,000 bytes
Tx/Rx IP, TCP & UDP checksum offloading (IPv4, IPv6)
capabilities, Transmission control protocol (TCP), User
datagram protocol (UDP),
Internet protocol (IP)
Large send offloads (LSO)
Host bus specifications
PCI Express 3.0 (1.1 and 2.0 compatible) through an x8
edge connector
PCIe Base 3.0 complaint
2.5, 5.0, or 8.0GT/s link rate x8
Auto-negotiates to x8, x4, x2, x1
Support for MIS/MSI-X mechanisms
Environmental & physical specifications
Length: 5.6 inches
Height: 2.71 inches
Operating temperature: 0 to 55º C (32 to 131º F)
Storage temperature: -40 to 70º C (-40 to 158º F)
Relative humidity: 90%
Power draw 7.69 W
RoHS compliant
External connectivity
Easy to install full height connection bracket;
External LEDs indicate link and activity
One pluggable optical QSFP+ modules included
Software specifications
Microsoft® Windows Server®
Microsoft Windows®
macOS®
Linux®

FastFrame NS12 Adapter
Technical specifications
Simultaneously supports multiple networking and
storage protocols: TCP/IP, iSCSI
Supports Data Center Bridging; Priority-based Flow
Control (PFC), Enhanced Transmission Selection (ETS)
and DCB Exchange (DCBX) protocol
Up to 10Gb/s throughput per port
High-performance x8 PCIe 2.0 bus
Ethernet features
•Data rate per port: 10Gb/s, 1Gb/s
•Jumbo frame support up to 9,000 bytes
•Tx/Rx IP, TCP & UDP checksum offloading (IPv4, IPv6)
capabilities, Transmission control protocol (TCP), User
datagram protocol (UDP), Internet protocol (IP)
•Large send offloads (LSO, TSO, and RSC)
Host bus specifications
•x8 mechanical and x8 electrical PCI Express interconnect
•Conforms to PCI Express Base Spec 2.0
•Conforms to PCI Express CEM Spec 2.0
•PCI Hot Plug spec 1.0
Environmental & physical specifications
Length: 5.6 inches
Height: 2.71 inches
Operating temperature: 0 to 55 ºC (32 to 131 ºF)
Storage temperature: -40 to 70 ºC (-40 to 158 ºF)
Relative humidity: 10 to 90% non-condensing
5.9 W (typical)
100 lf/m (minimum) airflow recommended
RoHS compliant
External connectivity
Easy to install full height connection bracket; low-
profile bracket included in finished goods packaging
External LEDs for on-line and speed status for each
port
Two pluggable optical LC SFP+ modules
Software specifications
Microsoft® Windows Server®
Microsoft Windows®
macOS®
Linux®

FastFrame NS11 Adapter
Technical specifications
Simultaneously supports multiple networking and
storage protocols: TCP/IP, iSCSI
Supports Data Center Bridging; Priority-based
Flow Control (PFC), Enhanced Transmission Selection
(ETS) and DCB Exchange
(DCBX) protocol
Up to 10Gb/s throughput per port
High-performance x8 PCIe 2.0 bus
Ethernet features
Data rate per port: 10Gb/s, 1Gb/s
Jumbo frame support up to 9,000 bytes
TSO, RSC, Tx/Rx IP, TCP & UDP checksum offloading
(IPv4, IPv6) capabilities, Transmission control protocol
(TCP), User datagram protocol (UDP), Internet protocol
(IP)
Large send offloads (LSO)
Descriptor ring and queue management optimizations
Host bus specifications
x8 mechanical and x8 electrical PCI
Express interconnect
Conforms to PCI Express Base Spec 2.0
Conforms to PCI Express CEM Spec 2.0
PCHI Hot Plug spec 1.0
Environmental & physical specifications
Length: 5.6 inches
Height: 2.71 inches
Operating temperature: 0 to 55 ºC (32 to 131 ºF)
Storage temperature: -40 to 70 ºC (-40 to 158 ºF)
Relative humidity: 10 to 90% non-condensing
4.7 W (typical)
100 lf/m (minimum) airflow recommended
RoHS compliant
External connectivity
Easy to install full height connection bracket; low-
profile bracket included in finished
goods packaging
External LEDs for on-line and speed status for each
port
Pluggable optical LC SFP+ module included
Software specifications
Microsoft® Windows Server®
Microsoft Windows®
macOS®
Linux

FastFrame NT12 Adapter
Technical specifications
Intel X540 10GBASE-T Ethernet Controller
Simultaneously supports multiple networking and
storage protocols: TCP/IP, iSCSI
Supports Data Center Bridging; Priority-based
Flow Control (PFC), Enhanced Transmission Selection
(ETS) and DCB Exchange
(DCBX) protocol
Up to 10Gb/s throughput per port
High-performance x8 PCIe 2.0 bus
Ethernet features
Data rate per port: 10Gb/s, 1Gb/s, 100Mb/s
Jumbo frame support up to 9,000 bytes
TSO, RSC, Tx/Rx IP, TCP & UDP checksum offloading
(IPv4, IPv6) capabilities, Transmission control protocol
(TCP), User datagram protocol (UDP), Internet protocol
(IP)
Large send offloads (LSO)
Descriptor ring and queue
management optimizations
Host bus specifications
x8 mechanical and x8 electrical PCI
Express 2.0 interconnect
Backward compatible with PCI Express 1.1
Supports PCI Express Base Spec 2.0
Supports PCI Express CEM Spec 2.0
Environmental & physical specifications
Length: 5.6 inches
Height: 2.71 inches
Operating temperature: 0 to 55 ºC (32 to 131 ºF)
Storage temperature: -40 to 70 ºC (-40 to 158 ºF)
Relative humidity: 10 to 90% non-condensing
13.6W (typical)
200 lf/m (minimum) airflow recommended
RoHS compliant
External connectivity
Easy to install full height connection bracket; low-
profile bracket included in finished goods packaging
External LEDs for link speed and activity
for each port
Compatible with CAT-7, CAT-6a, and CAT-6 Ethernet
cables for 10GBASE-T connections and CAT-5e for
1000BASE-T and
100BASE-TX connections
Software specifications
Microsoft® Windows Server®
Microsoft Windows®
macOS®
Linux