Atto FastFrame NS11
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1. ATTO Technology Inc 155 CrossPoint Parkway Amherst New York www attotech com 14068 USA Tel 716 691 1999 Fax 716 691 9353 Sales support sls attotech com Technical support Monday Friday 8am 6pm EST techsupp attotech com 716 691 1999 x242 2011 ATTO Technology Inc All rights reserved All brand or product names are trademarks of their respective holders No part of this document may be reproduced in any form or by any means without the express written permission of ATTO Technology Inc 7 2011 PRMA 0430 000MD ATTO ATTO Technology Inc FastFrame 10GbE Network Interface Card Getting Started Guide Thank you for purchasing the ATTO FastFrame 10GbE Network Interface Card NIC This guide gives you the basics for installing and configuring your adapter For more information please visit our website at www attotech com 1 Overview This guide covers hardware and software installation setup procedures and troubleshooting tips for ATTO FastFrame 10Gb Ethernet adapters TE Note This guide refers to drivers and features available on IA 32 based computer platforms and platforms based on Intel Extended Memory 64 Technology These drivers are not compatible with Itanium based computers 2 System Requirements Before installing the ATTO FastFrame 10GbE Ethernet Adapter check your system for the following minimum configuration requirements Supported Operating Systems Microsoft2. UTION Turn off and unplug the server before removing the server s cover Failure to do so could endanger you and may damage the adapter or server 4 2 Remove the cover bracket from a PCI Express slot v1 0a or later PCl Express slots and adapters vary in the number of connectors present depending on the data lanes being supported 4 3 Insert the adapter in an available compatible PCI Express slot Push the adapter into the slot until the adapter is firmly seated The adapter can be installed in x8 or x16 mechanical PCle slot CAUTION Some PCI Express adapters may have a short connector making them more fragile than PCI adapters Excessive force could break the connector Use caution when pressing the board in the slot 4 4 Repeat steps 2 through 3 for each adapter you want to install 4 5 Replace the server cover and plug in the power cord 4 6 Turn the power on Connect a 10GbE Fibre Network Cable A CAUTION This product uses a Class 1M laser module Viewing the laser output with certain optical instruments designed for use at a distance for example telescopes and binoculars may pose an eye hazard Remove and save the fiber optic connector cover Insert a fiber optic cable into the ports on the network adapter bracket as shown Most connectors and ports are keyed for proper orientation If the cable you are using is not keyed check to be sure the connector is oriented properly transmit port connected t
3. Windows 7 Microsoft Windows Vista Microsoft Windows XP Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Mac OS X 10 6 amp later Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 amp 6 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 amp 11 openSUSE 11 2 and 11 3 Fedora 13 amp 14 The installer for the adapter drivers will only list the drivers that are compatible with the currently running operating system 3 Installing and Uninstalling the Drivers Before you begin Gy Note To successfully install or uninstall the drivers or software you must have administrative privileges on the computer completing installation Install the Drivers in Microsoft Windows of Note This will update the drivers for all supported ATTO network adapters in your system Before installing or updating the drivers insert your adapter s in the computer and plug in the network cable When Windows discovers the new adapter it attempts to find an acceptable Windows driver already installed with the operating system If found the driver is installed without any user intervention If Windows cannot find the driver the Found New Hardware Wizard window is displayed Regardless of whether or not Windows finds the driver it is recommended that you follow the procedure below to install the driver 3 1 Download drivers from the support website and transfer them to the system 3 2 Ifthe Found New Hardware Wizard screen is disp
4. layed click Cancel 3 3 The autorun automatically runs after you have extracted the files 3 4 Run the winxx_drv_fastframe_nicxx based on the operating system x86 or x64 in use If you are unsure which version you are using please contact your system administrator 3 5 The autorun automatically executes after you have extracted the files 3 6 Follow the instructions in the install wizard Install the Drivers in Mac OS X 3 1 Go to the http www attotech com downloads html 3 2 Login 3 3 Under Select Product choose Ethernet Adapters 3 4 Select 10GbE Network Interface Cards 3 5 Download the latest Mac driver 3 6 Open the driver from the location in which it was saved 3 Follow the on screen instructions Install the Drivers in Linux The driver file ixgbe should be present in recent Linux operating system versions Additional installation steps are not required Uninstalling the Windows Driver These instructions uninstall the drivers for all ATTO adapters in a system 3 1 From the Control Panel double click Add Remove Programs 3 2 Select Intel R Network Connections Drivers 3 3 Click Add Remove When the confirmation dialog displays click OK 4 Hardware Installation Ta Note If you are replacing an existing adapter with a new adapter you must re install the driver Insert a PCI Express Adapter in the Server 4 1 Turn off the server and unplug the power cord then remove the server s cover CA
5. o receive port on the link partner and vice versa For ATTO FastFrame 10Gb Ethernet Adapters Laser wavelength 850 nanometer Cable type to use Multi mode fiber with 62 5um or 50um core diameter Connector type LC Maximum cable length 300 meters with laser optimized The adapter must be connected to a compatible link partner such as an IEEE 802 3ae compliant 10 gigabit switch which is operating at the same laser wavelength as the adapter SFP Devices with Pluggable Optics Your ATTO FastFrame 10Gb Ethernet Adapter comes with ATTO supplied high performance optics and only these optics are supported 5 Configure Network Settings To configure your adapter settings consult your System Administrator or System Documentation 6 Configure your Adapter Default settings are appropriate for most systems but you may change settings using the Device Manager in windows or EthTool in Linux
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