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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 20
Model Number
Brocade 804
Brocade 825
Brocade 815
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
An 8 Gbps SFP+ installed in Brocade 425 or 415 HBAs allows 2 or 4 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.
NOTE
The Brocade 804 mezzanine card and Brocade 1007 CNA expansion card connects 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 (SFPs) are involved. With the exception
of no SFPs, the Brocade 804 mezzanine FC HBA card and Brocade 1007 CNA expansion card
functions the same as the other Brocade adapters.
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Table 20.
Brocade Fibre Channel HBA models
Description
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 8
Gbps using a 8 Gbps SFP+.
Single-port stand-up HBA with a per-port maximum of 4
Gbps using a 4 Gbps SFP+.
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 per-port maximum of 4
Gbps using a 4 Gbps SFP.
1
1
2
2
14
Number of Ports
2
2
1
2
1
337