Apple Quad-Channel 4Gb Fibre Channel PCI Express Card
Features
A Fibre Channel PCI Express card is required to connect a Mac Pro to external Fibre Channel storage or an Xsan network. A user-installable kit contains an Apple Quad-Channel 4Gb Fibre Channel PCI Express Card (host bus adaptor) plus four 2.9-metre 4Gb Active Copper Fibre Channel SFP to SFP (small form factor pluggable) interconnect cables. The Fibre Channel PCI Express card is installed in your computer and the cables are used to connect to the SFP port on a Fibre Channel storage device or Fibre Channel switch with SFP connectors. This card runs at full bandwidth in an eight-lane PCI Express slot.
SFP connectors on the card allow use of copper or optical cabling and provide the capability of directly connecting to Fibre Channel storage and switches over long distances up to 500m.
The Apple Fibre Channel PCI Express card offers leading performance and compatibility with Mac OS X, Mac OS X Server and Xsan.
System Requirements
Hardware Requirements
- Mac Pro or Intel-based Xserve with an available PCI Express slot.
Software Requirements
- The Apple Fibre Channel 4Gb PCI Express card requires Mac OS X or Mac OS X Server v10.5.6 or later.
Technical Specifications
Connections
- FiberChannel
Manufacturer
- Installation of an Apple Fibre Channel PCI Express card in a Mac Pro reclassifies these systems as FCC Class A devices.
- Optical connection requires SFP transceivers and optical cables.
- This card is not compatible with PCI or PCI-X based systems.
Most Interesting
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Will this fit into the half sized slot on the Early 2009 XServe?
- Asked by Daniel G from Austin
- 25-Jan-2010
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Does the Apple Quad-Channel 4Gb Fibre Channel PCI Express Card come with cables?
- Asked by Charley C from Grand Rapids
- 13-Dec-2009
Answer
Yes, it mentions it in the description.
- Answered by Jerry C from Columbia
- 05-Jan-2010
