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Brocade 16Gb FC Single-port and Dual-port HBAs
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The Brocade 16 Gb Fibre Channel (FC) host bus adapters (HBAs) from QLogic are part of a family of high-
performance FC HBA solutions for System x. These HBAs deliver exceptional performance, enabling small
and medium businesses to experience unsurpassed robustness and reliability for a wide spectrum of
servers, storage, and SANs.
Figure 1 shows the single-port adapter (SFP+ is not present).
Figure 1. Brocade 16Gb FC Single-port adapter (with 3U bracket attached, standard SFP+ is not present)
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Brocade 16Gb FC HBAs enhance availability via a unified driver with integrated firmware and simplified
broadcast of driver updates across the fabric, including a proactive driver/firmware check of version levels
to ensure synchronization. Fabric boot LUN discovery allows a server to boot-from-SAN, simplifying
startup and reducing image management complexity. Fabric Assigned World Wide Name (FA-WWN) auto-
assigns the switch port WWN upon install, simplifying server deployment and ongoing management.
Diagnostic Ports (D_Ports) are a new port type supported by the Brocade 16Gb HBAs that enables
administrators to quickly identify and isolate 16 Gbps optics, port and cable problems, reducing fabric
deployment and diagnostic times. If the optical media is found to be the source of the problem, it can be
transparently replaced, as 16 Gbps optics are hot-pluggable.
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- Page 1 SANs. Figure 1 shows the single-port adapter (SFP+ is not present). Figure 1. Brocade 16Gb FC Single-port adapter (with 3U bracket attached, standard SFP+ is not present) Did you know? Brocade 16Gb FC HBAs enhance availability via a unified driver with integrated firmware and simplified broadcast of driver updates across the fabric, including a proactive driver/firmware check of version levels to ensure synchronization.
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Page 2: Part Number Information
A2XV Brocade 16Gb FC Dual-port HBA The part numbers for the Brocade 16Gb FC Single-port and Dual-port HBAs include the following items: FC HBA adapter with one or two short-wave (SWL) 16 Gb (16/8/4 Gb support) SFP+ installed and 3U bracket attached... -
Page 3: Technical Specifications
Features The Brocade 16Gb FC Single-port and Dual-port HBAs have the following features: 16 Gbps Fibre Channel 16 Gb FC enables I/O consolidation of multiple 2/4/8 Gbps Fibre Channel HBAs into a single adapter to dramatically reduce CapEx/OpEx costs. It can also provide 50% server rack space savings by reducing from a 2U to 1U rack-mount server with fewer PCIe adapter slots. -
Page 4: Server Support
Brocade Configuration Utility (BCU) Command Line Interface (CLI) Brocade Network Advisor Server support The Brocade 16Gb FC Single-port and Dual-port HBAs are supported on the servers that are listed in the following tables. Support for servers with Intel Xeon v3 processors Table 2. -
Page 5: Operating System Support
81Y1668 Brocade 16Gb FC Single-port HBA 81Y1675 Brocade 16Gb FC Dual-port HBA See the ServerProven® website for the latest information about the System x servers that support each adapter: http://www.lenovo.com/us/en/serverproven/xseries/sharedstorage/samatrix.shtml Operating system support Brocade 16Gb FC Single-port and Dual-port HBAs... -
Page 6: Physical Specifications
Operating system support The Brocade 16Gb FC Single-port and Dual-port HBAs for System x support the following operating systems: Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Datacenter x64 Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Datacenter x86 Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Enterprise x64 Edition... -
Page 7: Operating Environment
Physical specifications The Brocade 16Gb FC Single-port and Dual-port HBAs have the following physical specifications. Dimensions and weight (approximate): Height: 69 mm (2.7 in) Width: 168 mm (6.6 in) Depth: 18 mm (0.7 in) Weight: 127 g (0.28 lb) Shipping dimensions and weight (approximate): Height: 48 mm (1.9 in) -
Page 8: Related Product Families
Related publications For more information, refer to these documents: US Announcement Letter for the Brocade 16Gb FC Single-port and Dual-port HBAs http://ibm.com/common/ssi/cgi-bin/ssialias?infotype=dd&subtype=ca&&htmlfid=897/ENUS112-047 Lenovo product page for Fibre Channel HBAs: http://shop.lenovo.com/us/en/systems/servers/options/systemx/storage/raid-adapters/ fibre-channel-hba/ QLogic page for Lenovo products, including product information and drivers http://qlogic.com/go/lenovo... - Page 9 Lenovo representative for information on the products and services currently available in your area. Any reference to a Lenovo product, program, or service is not intended to state or imply that only that Lenovo product, program, or service may be used. Any functionally equivalent product, program, or service that does not infringe any Lenovo intellectual property right may be used instead.
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