HP PCI-X Ultra320 SCSI adapter

The HP A7173A LVD PCI-X dual-port SCSI adapter features two independent SCSI Ultra320 ports allowing an aggregate SCSI speed of 640 MBps. It allows connections of up to 30 SCSI devices (15 per channel). Devices can be asynchronous, fast, ultra, or ultra320. It provides 16-bit Low Voltage Differential (LVD) and 16-bit Single-Ended (SE) SCSI solutions for the HP 9000 servers, using only one PCI slot. With up to 640 MBps and capability of up to 100,000 I/Os per second, this adapter is ideal for systems where data intensive and high availability applications are being used. It is backward compatible and features domain validation technology by automatically detecting and compensating for marginally performing hardware by reducing communication speed, thus allowing a customer to use SCSI with data integrity, even when conditions do not permit transfers at the speeds negotiated between the initiator and the target. The user is then notified so that the problem can be corrected.

Specifications
Host bus adapter card A7173A
PCI form factor PCI-X
L= 6.6 in (16.8cm)
W = 4.0 in (10.7cm)
H = 0.7in (1.8cm)
PCI PCI specification v2.2 & PCI-X v1.0a
PCI-X (64-bit, 133 MHz)
Universal (3.3V and 5V)
SCSI channels 2
Connectors (2) external 68-pin VHDCI (very high density cable interconnect)
Configuration Channels independently configurable
Termination Active automatic
Self-resetting term-power fuse
Platforms Supported Maximum Cards Supported
Superdome (PA IPF) 192 (16-Windows+, 8-Linux)
rx86x0 16 (8-Windows, 8-Linux)
rx76x0 15 (6-Windows, 8-Linux)
rx6600 8 (2-Windows, 4-Linux)
rx4640 6 (2-Windows)
rx3600 8 (2-Windows, 4-Linux)
rx2620 4 (1-Windows)
rx1620 2 (1-Windows)
rp8420 16
rp7420 15
rp44x0 6
rp3440 4
rp3410 2
 + = no boot support under Windows
OpenVMS Integrity Superdome, rx8620, rx8640, rx7620, rx7640, rx6600, rx4640, rx3600, rx2620, rx1620
Operating system supportÂ
HP-UX 11iv1; 11iv2(PA/IPF)
Linux Red Hat Enterprise Linux v3 v4
Suse Linux Enterprise Server v9 v10
Windows Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise and Datacenter Edition
OpenVMS OpenVMS Version 8.2-1 and OpenVMS Version 8.3
Environmental/regulatory specificationsÂ
Temperature Non-operating: -40° to +70° C (-40° to 158° F)
Operating: 0° to +40° C
Recommended operating: +10° to +40° C (50° to 104° F)
Humidity Recommended operating: 40% to 60% RH at 22° C (70° F)
Altitude 10,000ft(3.1km)
Electromagnetic compatibility North America: FCC class A
International: EN 55022 class A
Recommended VHDCI to 68-pin HD SCSI cablesÂ
C2361B 1.0m VHDCI to 68-pin HD
C2362B 2.5m VHDCI to 68-pin HD
C2365B 5.0m VHDCI to 68-pin HD
C2363B 10.0m VHDCI to 68-pin HD
Recommended VHDCI to VHDCI SCSI cablesÂ
C2372A 1.0m VHDCI to VHDCI
C2373A 2.0m VHDCI to VHDCI
C2374A 5.0m VHDCI to VHDCI
C2375A 10.0m VHDCI to VHDCI
Recommended LVD/SE multimode SCSI terminatorsÂ
C2364A 68-pin HD LVD/SE multimode terminator
C2370A VHDCI LVD/SE multimode terminator
Recommended External SCSI Cables for MSA30Â
341174-B21 1.8m External Offset VHDCI to External Offset VHDCI
341175-B21 3.7m External Offset VHDCI to External Offset VHDCI
164604-B21 7.3m External Offset VHDCI to External Offset VHDCI
150214-B21 11.9m External Offset VHDCI to External Offset VHDCI

Note: This card is self-terminating when no cable is attached. However, a terminator is required on the final device in the SCSI chain. The appropriate terminator for that device should be ordered and utilized.