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Controllers/Backplane Adapters

KGPSA-AB - KGPSA-BC | KGPSA-CA/CB | KZPBA | KZPBC | KZPCC | KZPCM | KZPDA | KZPSA-AB/AC | KZPSC-AA | KZPSC-BA

KGPSA-AB  -  KGPSA-BC


 KGPSA PCI to Fibre Channel host adapter
Bus PCI based ANSI Fibre Channel
Hardware Interface KGPSA-AB Copper Gigabaud Link Module (GLM)
Hardware Interface KGPSA-BC Optical Gigabaud Link Module (GLM)
Connections Supported Point-to-point, Arbitrated-Loop (AL), and switch fabric
SCSI Support SCSI-3
Supplier/Product Name KGPSA-AB Emulex Model LP6000
KGPSA-BC Emulex Model LP7000
Architecture 3-chip, 32-bit RISC protocol accelerator
Up to 33 MHz PCI bus master DMA
512 Kbytes FLASH memory
128 Kbytes - 512 Kbytes context RAM
128 Kbytes - 512 Kbytes buffer RAM
Software Support Microsoft Windows NT, Tru64 OpenVMS
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KGPSA-CA/CB

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64 Bit PCI-to-Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapter

Adapter Host Bus Adapter for Tru64 UNIX  and OVMS 168794-B21 DS-KGPSA-CA
Host Bus Adapter for NT (Intel only) 176479-B21 DS-KGPSA-CB
Architecture
  • Designed using a single custom Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC) with a 64 bit PCI bus connection in a single chip. 
  • Controlled by a 233 MHz, 32 bit Intel StrongARM RISC processor.
PCI bus
  • Full PCI bus speed data transfers of 133 MBytes/sec
  • Supports 32 bit and 64 bit PCI transfers as a bus master during Direct Memory Access (DMA) transfers and 16 bit transfers as a slave during Processor Input/Output (PIO) operations.
Storage Interface Supports a full-duplex fibre channel connection at full-link bandwidth providing a total throughput of greater than 2 Gbits/sec.
Hardware Interface Embedded optical short-wave laser, multi-mode fibre channel interface.
Software Support
168794-B21 
DS-KGPSA-CA
Tru64 UNIX 4.0F NHD2, BL13 
Wave 4 TRU64 Unix 5.0A
OpenVMS 7.2-1 
Wave 3 Linux - Redhat 6.0 
Software Support
176479-B21 
DS-KGPSA-CB
Windows NT Intel 4.0 SP4, SP5 and SP6 
Windows 2000
Supplier Emulex Model LP8000
Standards The HBA conforms to the following standards:
  • ANSI Fibre Channel FC-PH, Revision 4.3
  • ANSI Fibre Channel FC-AL, Revision 4.5
  • PCI Local Bus, Revision 2.0/2.1
  • Fibre Channel Class 1, 2, 3

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KZPBA

KZPBA PCI-to-UltraSCSI Host Adapter

Adapter KZPBA-CA KZPBA-CB
Host Bus PCI
SCSI Support All SCSI-2 and SCSI-3 (Ultra) functionality. 
Ultra-Narrow SCSI (8-bit, 20 MB per second, 7 devices) 
Ultra-Wide SCSI (16-bit, 40 MB per second, 15 devices)
SCSI Signaling Single-ended Differential
Maximum Bus Length 1.5 meters - UltraSCSI mode for internal cabling 
4.0 meters - Nodes are at least 1 meter apart 
20.5  meters - Point to point 
2.0 meters - Fast-10 with Fast-10 personality
25 meters (81.75 feet)
Connector choices: 
68HD external connector 
68HD internal connector 
50 pin internal connector (8 bit)
1 external may be used 
1 internal may be used 
2 internal may be used
Only 1 may be used
Software Support OpenVMS Alpha 
Digital UNIX 
Windows NT 
OpenVMS Alpha 
Digital UNIX (with Patches) 
Windows NT 

Product Description

The KZPBA is a one channel PCI to UltraSCSI Adapter targeted for PCI based Alpha and Intel WorkStations.  The KZPBA is based on Qlogic's 1040B chip.

Features of the KZPBA

  • Compliance with PCI Local Bus Specification Revision 2.0, ANSI X3.131 SCSI-2 Standard, ANSI X3T10/1071D SCSI-3 Fast 20 Standard, and U.S. and international safety/emissions standards
  • Ultra-Narrow SCSI (8-bit, 20 MB per second, 7 devices)
  • Ultra-Wide SCSI (16-bit, 40 MB per second, 15 devices)
  • Ability to boot from any drive on the SCSI bus
  • Onboard flash EEROM that can be customized using a configuration utility - no need to remove the computer cover to change configuration
  • Extensive support for StorageWorks storage products
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KZPBC

PCI to Wide Ultra2 SCSI, LVD, Single Channel, RAID Array Controller

 

Specifications
KZPBC Part Numbers 402381-B21 (option)
19988-001 (assembly)
120977-001 (spare)
Number SCSI Channels 1
RISC Processor Intel i960RP with 53C895 chip
Manufacturer Mylex
MFG product name AcceleRAID 150
Speed 33MHz
Drives Supported (maximum) 15
Logical Drives Supported (maximum) 32
Protocol Wide Ultra2 SCSI
Device Protocol Support SCSI-1, SCSI-2, Ultra SCSI, Ultra2 SCSI
Host Bus PCI Rev. 2.1
Connector 68 Pin High Density, LVD
PCI Bus Transfer Rate (maximum) 132 MB/sec
SCSI Bus Transfer Rate (maximum) 80 MB/sec
SCSI Port Connectors (internal and external) 68-pin Very High Density Cable Interconnect (external), 68-pin High Density (internal)
SCSI Bus Termination Automatic
Cache 4 or 16MB EDO parity cache memory

Features
  • RAID levels 0, 1, 0+1, 3, 5, 10, 30, 50, JBOD
  • Transparent disk drive rebuild
  • Online RAID expansion (M.O.R.E.2)
  • Logical drive size of 2TB, 32 logical drives per controller
  • Immediate RAID availability; background initialization
  • Variable stripe size per controller
  • Variable cache line size per controller
  • Up to eight non-disk devices per controller
  • Drive roaming during power off
  • SAF-TE enclosure management
  • StorageWorks compatible
  • Automatic error recovery
  • Write-through or write-back cache support/logical device
  • Automatic detection of failed drives
  • Automatic rebuild of hot spare drive
  • Hot drive swapping support
  • Support for SMART capable drives
  • Configuration data stored on disk and NVRAM
  • PCI Hot Plug (NT and NetWare)
SCSI Specifications
  • Supports SCSI1, SCSI2, Ultra SCSI, and Ultra2 SCSI devices
  • Full support for Low Voltage Differential (LVD) devices
  • Up to 80MB/sec burst data rate
  • Automatic SCSI bus termination
  • Disconnect/Reconnect
  • 64 concurrent host commands
  • 256 tagged commands per controller
  • Automatic sector remapping
  • Ultra2 SCSI (LVD) cable length up to 25 meters for two devices or 12 meters for 15 devices
  • One Wide Ultra2 SCSI LVD channel
  • Up to 15 devices per channel
  • Up to 2.70TB per system (depending on configuration; multiple controllers and SCSI channels on system board)
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KZPCC

StorageWorks RAID Array 2000 is a 64-bit, PCI backplane controller

SCSI Buses  DS-KZPCC-CE - 3 channel Compaq StorageWorks RAID Array 2000.
DS-KZPCC-AC - 1 channel Compaq StorageWorks RAID Array 2000 (follow-on)
SCSI Type Ultra2/LVD 
PCI Bus 64 bits wide
clock speeds up to 33 MHz
Conforms to revision 2.1 of the PCI specification. 
Cache 64 MB (future releases will support up to 256 MB) 
ECC protection for the data cache, when using ECC-capable memory 
Battery Backup 24-hour battery backup capability for the cache controller 
Battery is a Customer Replaceable Unit 
Drive Count  DS-KZPCC-CE - 45, Up to 15 devices per channel
DS-KZPCC-AC - Up to 15 devices
RAID Levels 0, 1, 5, 0+1, 0+5, and JBOD
Management
Features
Support for StorageWorks Command Console (SWCC)
Alpha SMOR off-line configuration utility
Add storage capacity on-line
Intelligent hot-spare capability 
Redundancy No
Supported Systems DS10 1 KZPCC
ES40 2 KZPCC's
Minimum Alpha Console Firmware version V5.7
Supported Enclosures Compaq StorageWorks Enclosure 4200 (Model 4254).
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KZPCM

 

 

 

PCI to Wide UltraSCSI Dual-channel, Single Ended with one 10/100 10BaseT Ethernet port

Feature Attribute
Local Bus PCI local bus, 32-bit, 33 MHz, 5V slot
SCSI Bus Ultra-wide SCSI Fast 10 (SCSI-2)
Connectors 2ea, internal 68-pin and one 50-pin SCSI connector 
2ea, external 68-pin VHDCI SCSI connectors Direct PCI connection for simplicity and relability 
1ea, 10/100 Base-T Ethernet, RJ45
Bandwidth Up to 80 MB/second peak
Transfer rate 10,000 I/Os per second, sustained

Features

  • Compatible with Fast 10 (SCSI-2) and Ultra SCSI peripherals
  • Supports up to 30 devices (operating system-dependent), 15 devices per channel
  • Concurrent I/O and 10/100 BaseT Ethernet operations on same PCI adapter
  • Ethernet supports half- or full-duplex operations
  • Sustained data transfers up to 10,000 I/Os per second
  • 2 internal 68-pin and one 50-pin SCSI connector
  • 2 external 68-pin VHDCI SCSI connectors
  • Direct PCI connection for simplicity and relability
  • Single-slot 8.75" x 4.25" PCI module SCSI.
  • Up to 80 MB/second peak bandwidth.
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KZPDA

 

 

PCI to Fast Wide Single-ended (FWSE) SCSI adapter that provides SCSI connection to the bulkhead or to local in-cabinet storage options.

General Single slot 4.6 inch x 5.6 inch PCI module
Configuration On-board EEROM can be customized using the configuration utility
Maximum bandwidth Narrow devices 8 Mb/s
Wide Devices 16 Mb/s
I/Os per second 2,800 
SCSI Bus type Fast Wide Single-ended
Maximum bus length  Three meters
Connector External: 68HD
Internal: 68 pin Female IDC ribbon cable connector
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KZPSA-AB/AC

 

 

The KZPSA is PCI based SCSI-2 adapter.
 

Characteristic
Specification
Greater than 2000 single-sectored I/O's/sec
Burst Transfer Rate 20 MB/sec. peak (for fast wide transfers)
Mean Time Between Failure
>500,000 hours

Overview

The KZPSA adapter is a Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) to Small Computer System Interface-2 (SCSI-2) adapter. You install the adapter on your computer motherboard through a PCI connector for 32 bit/+5V operation. Each adapter provides connection for one fast, wide differential SCSI bus. Cabling provides the interconnect between the adapter and a storage device. The adapter supports up to 15 devices, including RAID controllers. Both 8-bit differential SCSI bus devices and 16-bit differential SCSI bus devices can be directly connected. To connect single-ended devices, you must use a differential-to-single-ended SCSI bus converter, such as a Digital DWZZA bus converter.

The adapter's processor minimizes the SCSI I/O overhead of the host computer's processor by interpreting host commands and translating them into specific device commands. This includes support for direct data transfer to host memory, coding device-specific commands into specific command scripts, and supporting internal command queues with disconnect/reconnect functionality. The KZPSA is capable of 32-bit bus master data transfers, including PCI enhanced data transfer commands. The host adapter supports most SCSI-2 functions. The host adapter supports multithreaded IO operations, thereby allowing simulta- neous operations on multiple SCSI targets or Logical Units (LUNs). In systems with multiple targets, the Disconnect / Reconnect feature optimizes SCSI bus usage. In systems that have fragmented memory buffers, the Scatter/Gather feature provides high performance. In addition to its normal role of SCSI initiator, the KZPSA provides support for target mode operations. In this mode, the KZPSA can receive incoming SCSI-2 processor commands intended for its locally connected host. This functionality makes the KZPSA, with operating system support, an integral component in advanced system configurations such as the high availability DECsafe Available Server Environment.

The KZPSA has several parameters the user can change to optimize the adapter's functionality within the system. These parameters may be changed using the configuration utility software included with the module. This utility provides the compability of changing settings on the boards NVRAM without having to make physical changes to the host adapter board.
 

Major Features
    Compliance with Intel PCI version 2.0, ANSI X3t9.2 SCSI-2 Standard, and U.S. and international safety/emissions standards
    Fast-Narrow SCSI (8-bit, 10 Mbytes per second, 7 devices)
    Fast-Wide SCSI (16-bit, 20 Mbytes per second, 15 devices)
    On board NVRAM that can be customized using a configuration utility - no need to remove the computer cover to change configuration

Product Description

    PCI Bus Interface
    Up to 133 MB/sec data transfer rate on the PCI bus
    PCI single and dual address cycles support
    PCI bus address and data parity generation/verification
    PCI bus master for data transfer

SCSI-2 Implementation

    Concurrent support for asynchronous and Fast SCSI synchronous devices
    Concurrent support for 8- and 16-bit SCSI devices
    Scatter/Gather
    Disconnect/Reconnect Fully multithreading/multitasking
    68-pin high density external connector (68HD)
    Tagged Queue support
    Target Mode support
    Support of multiple LUNs
    SCSI termination power control
    Parity handling in Data, Message, Status, Selection/Reselection, and Command phases

Maximum Off-loading of Host CPU Requirements

    Onboard adapter processor automates SCSI processing
    Low SCSI processing overhead
    Bus Master DMA implementation
    Task scheduling and message based communication
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    KZPSC-AA - KZPSC-BA

    Controller  KZPSC-AA  KZPSC-BA
    SWXCR Model Numbers SWXCR-PA SWXCR-PB
    Host Bus  PCI
    Channels Single Channel  Three Channel
    SCSI Support  Fast Wide Single Ended SCSI-2
    Connector  68VHD
    RAID Levels  0 - Striping 
     1 - Mirroring 
     0+1 - Striped Shadowing 
     5 - Striping with parity (supports maximum of 32GB)
    Disks  Supports 7 (8bit or 16bit) drives per channel
    Features  Auto Reconstruct 
     Disk Hot Swap 
     Disk Hot Spare
    Software Support   OpenVMS 
     Digital UNIX 
     Windows NT

    Product Description

    The SWXCR family of products includes both EISA and PCI based controllers. The KZPSC is the PCI based version of the product. These products provide hardware based RAID capabilities for nonstop access to critical data. RAID levels 0 (striping), 1 (mirroring), 0+1 (striped shadowing), and 5 (striping with parity) are provided by these controller to protect data. Hot swapping of disks, automatic reconstruct, and spare disks are all supported to further protect your data.

     
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