The Silicon Graphics® Fibre Channel XIO™ and Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) option boards provide fibre channel ports for the Origin™ family of Origin2000™, Origin200™, OCTANE™, and Onyx2™ servers and graphics workstations.
The Fibre Channel XIO board provides two ports; the Fibre Channel PCI board provides one port. These ports can be cabled to Silicon Graphics Fibre Channel storage options.
This guide is written for owners and users of a Fibre Channel XIO or PCI option board. It presumes general knowledge of fibre channel technology, knowledge of the host system in which the option board is installed, and knowledge of the fibre channel storage devices to which the option board ports are to be cabled.
This guide consists of the following chapters:
Chapter 1, “Fibre Channel Option Board Features,” describes both Fibre Channel option boards and the media interface adapter (MIA), which is required for an optical interface.
Chapter 2, “Fibre Channel Basics,” provides an overview of the fibre channel standard, architecture, and applications, with regard to Silicon Graphics fibre channel options.
Chapter 3, “Fibre Channel Option Board Cabling,” describes optional cables and those included with the boards.
 | Note: For information on installing the XIO or PCI board, see your workstation or server owner's or installation guide. For Origin2000 and Onyx2 systems, only qualified Silicon Graphics support personnel may install the boards and set up storage options. |
Besides this manual, have handy the owner's or installation guide for the server or workstation in which the Fibre Channel board is installed, and the owner's guide(s) for the peripheral device(s) with which the Fibre Channel board is to interface. If you don't have these guides handy, the information is also online in the following locations:
IRIS InSight™ Library: from the Toolchest, choose Help > Online Books > SGI EndUser or SGI Admin, and select the applicable owner's or hardware guide.
Once you are in the library, choose Catalogs > Hardware Catalog > and look under the Owner's Guides for the applicable owner's guide.
Technical Publications Library: if you have access to the Internet, enter the following URL in your Web browser location window:
http://techpubs.sgi.com/library/