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Al a cr i te ch Scalable Net w orking A cc elerator Hard w are Installa tion Guide (Copper)[...]
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Alacritec h Scalable Ne twork ing Accelerator Hardware Ins tallation G uide (Copper) i Preface Disclaimer The infor mation in this document is subject to change wi thout notice. Alacritech reserv es the right to c hange any portion of these prod ucts for reas ons such as improvi ng performance or enhanci ng function ality. Al acritech assumes no li[...]
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Alacritec h Scalabl e Network ing Accelerat or Hardware Installation Guide (Copper ) ii Organizati on of This Guide This gu ide covers the installation fo r Alac ritech Scala ble Netw orking Accel- erators w ith copper-ba sed (RJ45) co nnectors and contains the follow ing sec- tions: Chapter 1 - Introduction , prov ides a gener al introducti on[...]
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Alacritec h Scalabl e Network ing Accelerat or Hardware Installation Guide (Copper ) iii Table of Contents 1 Introduction 1-1 1.1 About th is Guide 1-1 1.2 Desc ription 1-2 1.3 Specif icatio ns 1-3 1.4 Acc elerator Diagr ams 1-4 2 Hard ware Ins tallat ion 2-1 2.1 Hard ware Installati on Overvie w 2-1 2.2 Instal ling the Lo w Profile Brack et (PCI a[...]
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Alacritec h Scalable Ne twork ing Accelerator Hardware Ins tallation G uide (Copper) 1-1 1 Introduction 1.1 A bou t t his Guide This gu ide describes how to install A lacritech Accelera tors in stan dard PCI, PCI-X, and PCI Expr ess based server s. The foll owing products are cov ered by this docume nt: 1000 Ser ies: 2000 Ser ies: 1800 Ser ies [...]
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Alacritec h Scalable Ne twork ing Accelerator Hardware Ins tallation G uide (Copper) 1-2 1.2 Description Alacritech 1 000 and 20 00 Series Accel erators are Gigabit Ethernet n etwork i n- terface car ds that e mploy Alacr itech’s patent ed SLIC Tech nology architecture, a Dynami c TCP Offl oad™ methodol ogy , which uses an innovativ e applic at[...]
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Alacritec h Scalable Ne twork ing Accelerator Hardware Ins tallation G uide (Copper) 1-3 1.3 Specific ations PCI Based Acc elera- tors PCI-X Bas ed Acceler a- tors PCIe Based Acc el- erators Port Speeds IEEE Auto Negot ia- tion: 10/10 0/1000 or 20/200/2000 with full duplex IEEE Auto Negot iation: 10/100/1000 or 20/200/2000 with full duplex IEEE Au [...]
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Alacritec h Scalable Ne twork ing Accelerator Hardware Ins tallation G uide (Copper) 1-4 1.4 A ccelerator Diagrams Figure 1 cont ains a dia gram o f the LED loc ations and port o f the PCI bas ed Accelerator . LEDs show link, activ ity, and speed on t he end bracke t. The LED on the top o f the card sh ows that th e card is being suppli ed with 3.3[...]
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Alacritec h Scalable Ne twork ing Accelerator Hardware Ins tallation G uide (Copper) 1-5 Figure 2 show s PCI-X base d Accelerators. LEDs show link status, activity and speed on th e end br acket: Figure 2: PC I-X Based Accel erators Figure 3 show s PCIe based Accelerators. LEDs show link status, ac tivity and speed on th e end br acket: Figure 3: P[...]
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Alacritec h Scalable Ne twork ing Accelerator Hardware Ins tallation G uide (Copper) 2-1 2 Hard ware Inst allatio n 2.1 Hard ware Installation Ov erview Alacritech Acc elerators ar e designed for server s and storage sy stems on a Gi- gabit Eth ernet netw ork using TCP/IP. The sy stem they are i n stall ed in must have the followi ng features: • [...]
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Alacritec h Scalable Ne twork ing Accelerator Hardware Ins tallation G uide (Copper) 2-2 2.2 Installing the Lo w Pr ofile Bracket (PC I and PCI-X A ccelerators Only) The Accelera tor includes a low profile bracket to facilitate i nstalla tion in a low profile slot. T o install an Accelerator in a lo w prof ile PCI slot, the bracket on the rear of t[...]
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Alacritec h Scalable Ne twork ing Accelerator Hardware Ins tallation G uide (Copper) 2-3 2.3 Hard wa re Inst allation Note: A lacritech A ccelerators use components that are sensitive to ESD. Proper ESD handling and storage should be followed. Note: 1 000, 2000, 1 810, 151 0 Series PCI and PCI-X based A ccelerators are compatible with 32-bit and 64[...]
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Alacritec h Scalable Ne twork ing Accelerator Hardware Ins tallation G uide (Copper) 3-1 3 Sof tware Installation and Support 3.1 A l acritech A utomated Customer Support You can re ach Alacrite ch’s autom ated suppor t servic e 24 hours a da y, every day. The ser vice cont ains the most u p-to-date information about Alac ritech products. Y ou ca[...]
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Alacritec h Scalabl e Network ing Accelerat or Hardware Installation G uide (Copper) A-1 Appendix A Hardw a re Warranty and Information LIMITED LIFETIM E HARDWA RE W A RR A NTY Alacritec h warrants to the origin al owner tha t the hard ware product d elivered in t his package will be f ree from def ects in m aterial and workm anship. T his warrant [...]
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Alacritec h Scalabl e Network ing Accelerat or Hardware Installation G uide (Copper) A-2 NOTW ITHS TANDING T HE FOREGOING, ALACRITECH’S T OTAL LIABILITY FO R ALL CLAIMS UNDER THIS AG REEMENT SHALL NOT EXCEED THE PRICE PAID FOR TH E PRODUCT. T HESE LIMIT ATIONS ON PO TENTIAL L IABILITIES W ERE AN E SSENTIAL ELEMENT IN SETT ING T HE PRODUCT PRIC E.[...]
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Alacritec h Scalabl e Network ing Accelerat or Hardware Installation G uide (Copper) B-1 Appendix B Environmental Notices FCC COM PLIANCE ST A T EMENT W e, Alacritech Inc., at 1995 N. 1 st St San Jose , CA 95112 (408) 287- 9997 declare under our so le respons ibilit y that the produc t(s): 100000, 100 001, 1000 04, 100005, 1 00007, 10000 9, SEN1001[...]
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Alacritec h Scalabl e Network ing Accelerat or Hardware Installation G uide (Copper) B-2 tion T echnology Eq uipment (VCCI) . If this is us ed near a r adio or telev ision receiv er in a do- mestic environm ent, it ma y cause radio interference. Install and use the e quipment ac cording to the instruc tion manual. EN Declaration of Conformity The 1[...]
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Alacritec h Scalabl e Network ing Accelerat or Hardware Installation G uide (Copper) B-3 EU-RoHS Declaration of Conf o rmity Alacritec h 1500, 1800, 2000 an d 2100 product f amilie s are com pliant with the European P ar- liament Ro HS Directi ve 2002/95/EC the Council of 27 Januar y 20 03 on the rest riction of certain hazardo us substances in ele[...]
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Alacritec h Scalabl e Network ing Accelerat or Hardware Installation G uide (Copper) B-4 C-ROHS HS/ T S Substance Concentrati on Chart Inform ation on HS/T S Substances ac cording t o Chinese St andards In accordanc e with C hina’s Adm inistrative Measures o n the Contr ol of Pollut ion Caused by Electro nic Inform ation Produc ts (EIP) # 39, als[...]
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Alacritec h Scalabl e Network ing Accelerat or Hardware Installation G uide (Copper) B-5 C-ROHS 有害 有害 有害 有害 (HS) ／有毒 ／有毒 ／有毒 ／有毒 (TS) 物質濃度圖表 物質濃度圖表 物質濃度圖表 物質濃度圖表 根據中國標準 的 根據中國標準 的 根據中國標準 的 根據中國標準 的有害 ?[...]