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Al a cr i te ch Scalable Net w orking A cc elerator Hardw are Inst allation Guide (Fiber)[...]
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Alacritec h Scalable Ne twork ing Accelerator Hardware Ins tallation G uide (Fiber) i Preface Disclaimer The information in this document is subject to change w ithout notice. Alacritech re- serves the right to change any portion of these products for reasons such as improving performance or enhancing functionality. Alacritech assumes no liability [...]
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Alacritec h Scalabl e Network ing Accelerat or Hardware Installation Guide (Fiber ) ii Organizati on of This Guide This guide covers the installation of Alacritech Accelerators with fiber-based (LC, SC) connectors and contains the following sections: Chapter 1 - Introduction , provides a general introduction to the Alacritech Accelera- tors and[...]
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Alacritec h Scalabl e Network ing Accelerat or Hardware Installation Guide (Fiber ) iii Table of Contents 1 Introduction 1-1 1.1 About this Guide 1-1 1.2 Description 1-1 1.3 Specifications 1-2 1.4 Accelerator Diagrams 1-3 2 Hard ware Ins tallat ion 2-1 2.1 Hardware Installation Overview 2-1 2.2 Installing t he Low Profile Bracket ( PCI and PCI-X Ac[...]
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Alacritec h Scalable Ne twork ing Accelerator Hardware Ins tallation G uide (Fiber) 1-1 1 Introduction 1.1 Abo ut this Guid e This guide describes how to inst all the Alacritech Accelerators in standard PCI and PCI-X based servers. The following pr oduc ts are covered by this document: 1000 Series: 2000 Series: 1000x1F Server and Storage Accele[...]
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Alacritec h Scalable Ne twork ing Accelerator Hardware Ins tallation G uide (Fiber) 1-2 1.3 Specifications PCI Based Acceler ators PCI-X Based Acceler ators PCIe Based Acceler ators Port Speeds IEEE Aut o Negot iation: 1000Mb ps full dup lex IEEE Au to Neg otia - tion: 1000M bps full duplex IEEE Au to Neg otia - tion: 1000M bps full duplex Connecto[...]
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Alacritec h Scalable Ne twork ing Accelerator Hardware Ins tallation G uide (Fiber) 1-3 1.4 A ccelerat or Diagrams Figure 1 contains a diagram of the LED locations and port for the 1000x1F and SES1001F Accelerator. LEDs show link and activity on the end b racket. The LED on the top o f the card shows that the card is bein g supplied with 3.3 V powe[...]
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Alacritec h Scalable Ne twork ing Accelerator Hardware Ins tallation G uide (Fiber) 1-4 Figure 2 shows PCI-X based Accelerators. LEDs show link status and activity on the end bracket: Figure 2: PCI-X Based Accelerators Figure 3 shows PCIe based Accelera tors. LEDs show link status and activ it y on the end bracket: Figure 3: P CIe Ba sed Ac celera [...]
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Alacritec h Scalable Ne twork ing Accelerator Hardware Ins tallation G uide (Fiber) 2-1 2 Hard ware Inst allatio n 2. 1 Hardw ar e I nst alla tio n O vervi ew Alacritech Accelerators are designed for se rvers and storage systems on a Gigabit Ethernet network using TCP/IP. The system they are installed in must have the follow- ing feat u res: • Su[...]
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Alacritec h Scalable Ne twork ing Accelerator Hardware Ins tallation G uide (Fiber) 2-2 2.3 H ardware Insta llation Eye safety: The laser-based transceivers used in fiber Accelerator are ey e safe under normal operating conditions. Ho wever, it is recommended that you neve r look directly at an active connector (plug or recepta- cle) without eye pr[...]
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Alacritec h Scalable Ne twork ing Accelerator Hardware Ins tallation G uide (Fiber) 3-1 3 Sof tware Installation and Support 3.1 A lacri tech A ut omated Customer Support You can reach Alacritech’s automated suppor t service 24 hours a day , every day. The service contains the most up-to-date in f ormation about Alacr ite ch products. You can acc[...]
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Alacritec h Scalabl e Network ing Accelerat or Hardware Installation G uide (Fiber) 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 y[...]
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Alacritec h Scalabl e Network ing Accelerat or Hardware Installation G uide (Fiber) 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 (Fiber) 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, SEN1001T[...]
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Alacritec h Scalabl e Network ing Accelerat or Hardware Installation G uide (Fiber) 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 10[...]
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Alacritec h Scalabl e Network ing Accelerat or Hardware Installation G uide (Fiber) 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 elec[...]
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Alacritec h Scalabl e Network ing Accelerat or Hardware Installation G uide (Fiber) 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, also[...]
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Alacritec h Scalabl e Network ing Accelerat or Hardware Installation G uide (Fiber) 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 有[...]