Short Description
Brocade 8Gb FC Single-port HBA, PCI Express 2.0 x8

Short Summary Description
IBM Brocade 8Gb FC Single-port HBA, Wired, PCI-E, 8196 Mbit/s, 50 m, 167 mm, 18 mm

Short Long Description
IBM Brocade 8Gb FC Single-port HBA. Connectivity technology: Wired, Host interface: PCI-E. Data transfer rate (max): 8196 Mbit/s. Maximum operating distance: 50 m. Width: 167 mm, Depth: 18 mm, Height: 68 mm. Form factor: MD2, Compatible operating systems: Microsoft Win Server 2003 / Server 2003/2003 R2 / Server 2008 / Small Business Server 2003/2003 R2; , Supported protocols: SCSI-FCP, FCP-2, FC-SP

Long Description

The Brocade 8Gb FC Single-port and Dual-port HBA for IBM System x are PCI Express 2.0 x8 8Gb Fibre Channel adapters with SFP+ LC-style connectors. The adapters connect to SFP+ Multimode Fiber SR optical modules. These adapters support 8 Gbps per port maximum bidirectional throughput for high-bandwidth storage (SAN). The PCI Express low profile form factor adapter can be used in either a standard PCI Express slot or a low profile PCI Express slot.r
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The Brocade 8Gb FC Single-port and Dual-port HBA for IBM System x are PCI Express 2.0 x8 8Gb Fibre Channel adapters with SFP+ LC-style connectors. The adapters connect to SFP+ Multimode Fiber SR optical modules. These adapters support 8 Gbps per port maximum bidirectional throughput for high-bandwidth storage (SAN). The PCI Express low profile form factor adapter can be used in either a standard PCI Express slot or a low profile PCI Express slot.r
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Brocade 8Gb HBAs enable end-to-end SAN Solutions using 8 Gb Fibre Channel technology for System x servers. They provide the ability to build high-performance, highly available SANs and are easy to set up and integrate into existing SAN configurations.r
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For local or remote management, Brocade provides Host Connectivity Manager (HCM) native GUI and CLI tools to configure and monitor its HBAs. In addition, Brocade DataCenter Fabric Manager (DCFM) provides unified, end-to-end management across fabrics with Brocade Fibre Channel switches and HBAs. Both DCFM and HCM provide open APIs and standards-based interfaces for integration with popular third-party applications and higher-level frameworks to help orchestrate Brocade hardware and SAN services.r
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The Brocade 8Gb FC Single-port and Dual-port HBAs have the following features:r
- Function at 8/4/2 Gbps (auto-negotiation)r
- Persistent bindingr
- 2,048 concurrent loginsr
- PCI Express 2.0 x8 compliance, with MSI-X and INTxr
- One (for Single-port) and two (for Dual-port) SFP+ with LC-style connectorsr
- Standard PCI Express card with low profile MD2 form factorr
- Support for both standard and low-profile PCI-E slots

Specifications

• Ports & interfaces
• Connectivity technology: Wired
• Internal: Y
• Host interface: PCI-E
• Bandwidth
• Data transfer rate (max): 8196 Mbit/s
• Full duplex: Y
• Networking
• Maximum operating distance: 50 m
• System requirements
• Mac compatibility: N
• Weight & dimensions
• Width: 167 mm
• Depth: 18 mm
• Height: 68 mm
• Weight: 127 g
• Operational conditions
• Operating temperature (T-T): 0 - 50 °C
• Storage temperature (T-T): -43 - 73 °C
• Operating relative humidity (H-H): 5 - 93%
• Storage relative humidity (H-H): 5 - 95%
• Other features
• Form factor: MD2
• Compatible operating systems: Microsoft Win Server 2003 / Server 2003/2003 R2 / Server 2008 / Small Business Server 2003/2003 R2;nRed Hat Enterprise Linux 4 AS / 4 ES / 4 WS/HPC / 5 Server Edition;nSUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 10 / 9;nVMware ESX 3.5
• Ports quantity: 1
• Supported protocols: SCSI-FCP, FCP-2, FC-SP
• Ports & interfaces
• PCI Bus: PCI-Express 2.0 (x8)