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.
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.
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.
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.
The Brocade 8Gb FC Single-port and Dual-port HBAs have the following
features:
- Function at 8/4/2 Gbps (auto-negotiation)
- Persistent binding
- 2,048 concurrent logins
- PCI Express 2.0 x8 compliance, with MSI-X and INTx
- One (for Single-port) and two (for Dual-port) SFP+ with LC-style
connectors
- Standard PCI Express card with low profile MD2 form factor
- Support for both standard and low-profile PCI-E slots