Chapter 1: Introduction; Lpe36000-Series Hbas And Lpe35000-Series Hbas; Major Features - Broadcom Emulex Installation Manual

Emulex Host Bus Adapters Installation Guide

Chapter 1: Introduction

This document supports the following Emulex
LPe36000-series HBAs
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LPe35000-series HBAs
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LPe32000-series HBAs
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LPe31000-series HBAs
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NOTE: Illustrations in this document are examples only. The actual hardware can vary.

1.1 LPe36000-Series HBAs and LPe35000-Series HBAs

This section describes the following FC-to-PCIe Emulex LPe36000-series HBAs and LPe35000-series HBAs:
LPe36000-series HBAs (64Gb/s, 32Gb/s, or 16Gb/s):
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– LPe36000 (one port)
– LPe36002 (two ports)
LPe35000-series HBAs (32Gb/s, 16Gb/s, or 8Gb/s):
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– LPe35000 (one port)
– LPe35002 (two ports)
– LPe35004 (four ports)

1.1.1 Major Features

LPe36000-series HBAs and LPe35000-series HBAs have the following major features:
Trunking (also called FC port aggregation) with Brocade
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physical ports per HBA to present a single port with aggregate performance (up to 128 Gb)
Autonegotiation between 32Gb/s, 16Gb/s, or 8Gb/s (LPe35000-series HBAs) or between 64Gb/s, 32Gb/s, or 16Gb/s
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(LPe36000-series HBAs) FC link speeds using factory-shipped optics
Industry seventh-generation FC controller core technology
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ECC protection of high-density RAM (single-bit correction, double-bit detection)
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SFP+ interface supporting optics with LC connections and digital diagnostics capability (only Emulex-approved 64Gb/s
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[LPe36000-series HBAs] and 32Gb/s SFP+ optical modules [LPe36000-series HBAs and LPe 35000-series HBAs] are
supported)
Host interface support provided through Emulex standard drivers
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Parts and construction compliant to the European Union Directive of RoHS
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Fully featured FC ports compliant to various INCITS FC standards
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Speed changeable from 32Gb/s to 64Gb/s or from 64Gb/s to 32Gb/s through hardware on some adapters; see
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Section 2.5, Changing the Speed of the HBA
Broadcom
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HBAs:
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switches, which provides the ability to trunk up to four
LPeHBAs-IG140-100
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