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Avid Unity

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LANserver EX

Fibre Channel Adapter Board Installation Notes

Important Information

Avid

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recommends that you read all the information in these installation notes thoroughly before installing or using any new hardware or software release.

These installation notes describe how to upgrade the single-channel Fibre

Channel adapter board (ATTO

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ExpressPCI-FC 3300) or the dual-channel

Fibre Channel adapter board (ATTO ExpressPCI-FC 3320) in a LANserver

EX system to the newer dual-channel Fibre Channel adapter board (ATTO

ExpressPCI-FC 3321). You must also update the Fibre Channel adapter board drivers to make them compatible with the new dual-channel Fibre

Channel adapter board. Do one of the following t If you are installing the ATTO ExpressPCI-FC 3321 adapter board in an existing LANserver EX system, use the necessary procedures in these installation notes.

t If you are installing the ATTO ExpressPCI-FC 3321 adapter board in a

new LANserver EX system, use the procedures in the Avid Unity

LANserver EX Setup Guide.

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You cannot mix the ATTO ExpressPCI-FC 3300 or 3320 adapter board and the ATTO ExpressPCI-FC 3321 adapter board in a

LANserver EX system. If you have one or more ATTO ExpressPCI-FC

3300 or 3320 adapter boards already installed in your LANserver EX system, you must change all the ATTO ExpressPCI-FC 3300 and 3320 adapter boards to ATTO ExpressPCI-FC 3321 adapter boards for the

LANserver EX system to function properly.