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Brocade adapters

The Management application, in conjunction with HCM, provides end-to-end management
capability. For information about configuring, monitoring, and managing individual adapters using
the HCM GUI or the Brocade Command Utility (BCU), refer to the Adapters Administrator's Guide.

Brocade adapters

The following sections describe the three Brocade adapter types:
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Host Bus Adapters

Brocade offers five models of Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapters (HBAs). These models provide
reliable, high-performance host connectivity for mission-critical SAN environments. The Brocade
HBAs are listed in
TABLE 55
Model number
Brocade 825
Brocade 815
Brocade 804
Brocade 425
Brocade 415
1
A 4 Gbps SFP installed in Brocade 815 or 825 HBAs allows 4, 2, or 1 Gbps speed only.
2
Brocade 804 mezzanine cards connect to the embedded switch modules or embedded interconnect
modules on the blade system chassis by way of an internal backplane and, therefore, no optical modules
(SFP transceivers) are involved. With the exception of no SFP transceivers, the Brocade 804 mezzanine FC
HBA card functions the same as the other Brocade HBAs.
3
An 8 Gbps SFP installed in Brocade 425 or 415 HBAs allows 4 or 2 Gbps speed only.
Using Brocade HBAs, you can connect your server (host system) to devices on the Fibre Channel
SAN. The combined high performance and proven reliability of a single-ASIC design makes these
HBAs ideal for connecting hosts to SAN fabrics based on Brocade Fabric or M-Enterprise operating
systems.
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"Host Bus Adapters"
"Converged Network Adapters"
"Fabric Adapters"
Table 55.
Brocade Fibre Channel HBA models
Description
Dual-port stand-up HBA with a per-port maximum of 8
Gbps using an 8 Gbps SFP.
Single-port stand-up HBA with a maximum of 8 Gbps using
an 8 Gbps SFP.
2
Dual-port mezzanine HBA with a per-port maximum of 8
Gbps. This HBA installs in server blades that install in
supported blade system enclosures.
Dual-port stand-up HBA with a per-port maximum of 4
Gbps using a 4 Gbps SFP.
Single-port stand-up HBA with a maximum of 4 Gbps using
a 4 Gbps SFP.
1
1
3
3
Number of ports
2
1
2
2
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