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No Longer Orderable
The SunFastEthernet / Single-Ended Ultra SCSI cPCI Adapter has been retired and is no longer orderable.

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General Questions


Q:
What is cPCI?
A:
The CompactPCI Bus is an industry standard peripheral interconnect bus regulated by the PCI Industrial Computer Manufacturers' Group (PICMG).

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Q:
What is the PICMG?
A:
The PCI Industrial Computers Manufacturers Group (PICMG) is a consortium of industrial computer product vendors who develop specifications for PCI-based systems and boards for use in industrial computing applications.

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Q:
What are the supported platforms?
A:
These adapters will be implemented for the new generation of Sun servers (Sun Fire[tm] series) that require the cPCI format.

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Q:
Which Sun platforms support Sun cPCI 3U product line?
A:
The Sun Fire 3800 series is available today to be followed by the Sun Fire 4800 - 6800 in the fourth quarter of 2001.

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Q:
What are the key features of Sun cPCI 3U network cards?
A:
  • Standard Eurocard dimensions
  • High density 2mm pin and socket connectors
  • Full hot swap support

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Q:
Which operating environment supports Sun cPCI 3U cards?
A:
Solaris[tm] 8 or higher operating environment.

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