About connecting to an Ethernet network

The F85 has an onboard 10Base-T/100Base-TX Ethernet port. The F85 also supports the following Ethernet network interface cards (NICs):

The NICs are assigned to the following slots in the F85.

NIC type	Slot
Single-port 10Base-T/100Base-TX	2
GbE	3

Note
See the System Configuration Guide at http://now.netapp.com for more information about supported NICs.

The following table lists the cabling requirements for Ethernet connections.

Ethernet port	Cabling requirements
10 Base-T/ 100Base-TX	Category 3 (10Base-T only) or 5 (10Base-T/100Base-TX) unshielded twisted-pair (UTP) cable with RJ-45 connectors
GbE	Type of cable	Max. distance
	50 micron multimode fiber optic cable with SC connector	550m
	62.5 micron multimode fiber optic cable with SC connector	220m