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Apple Quad-Channel 4Gb Fibre Channel PCI-E Card for Mac Pro

 
Apple Quad-Channel 4Gb Fibre Channel PCI-E Card for Mac Pro


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Manufacturer Part Numnber: MB843G/A
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Description

Apple Quad-Channel 4Gb Fibre Channel PCI-E Card for Mac Pro

A Fibre Channel PCI Express host bus adapter is an add-in card required to connect to external Fibre Channel storage or an Xsan network. Select this user-installable kit to add add 4Gb Fibre Channel connectivity to a Mac Pro with a PCI Express slot.

Overview
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 adapter) plus four 2.9-meter 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.

NOTE:
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.
Specification
Bandwidth
Data transfer rate (max)4000 Mbit/s
Connectivity
Connectivity technologyWired
Ethernet LAN connectionEthernet LAN connection
InterfaceFibre Channel
Interface typePCI-E
Ports quantity4
System requirements
Compatible operating systemsMac OS X,
Mac OS X Server v10.5.6 +
Mac compatibilityMac compatibility
Technical details
Cable length2.9 m
InternalInternal
Maximum range500 m