Lenovo ThinkServer Advanced 8 Gb and 16 Gb (Gen 5) Fibre Channel HBAs by Emulex

Brand: Lenovo
Part Number: SN30E54819
Description: New Lenovo Thinkserver TD350 DPS-750AB-20 A 750Watt Power Supply 03T8617 03T8616
Type: Fibre Channel Adapter
Abstract:
The Lenovo® ThinkServer® 16 Gb (Generation 5) Fibre Channel (FC) host bus adapters (HBAs) by Emulex are an ideal solution for all ThinkServer systems servers requiring high-speed data transfer in storage connectivity for virtualized environments, data backup, and mission-critical applications.

This product guide describes the ThinkServer 16 Gb (Gen 5) FC HBAs by Emulex and provides essential pre-sales information to understand the products, their key features and specifications, and compatibility.

This guide is intended for technical specialists, sales specialists, sales engineers, and IT architects who want to learn more about the ThinkServer 16 Gb (Gen 5) FC HBAs by Emulex and consider their use in IT solutions.

Key features:
Maximum performance with up to 1.2 million input/output operations per second (IOPS) per port and up to 2.4 million IOPS per 4-port HBA to support larger server virtualization deployments and scalable cloud initiatives, and performance to match new multicore processors, SSDs, and faster server host bus architectures.
Support Generation 5 technology (16 Gb Gen 5 FC HBAs only):
Seamlessly support Brocade ClearLink diagnostics through Emulex OneCommand Manager, ensuring the reliability and management of storage network configurations when connected to Brocade Gen 5 FC SAN fabrics. With ClearLink, you can now pinpoint faulty cables and optics in minutes versus hours.
Technical specifications:
The ThinkServer 16 Gb (Gen 5) FC and Advanced 8 Gb FC HBAs by Emulex have the following specifications:

I/O controller: Emulex Engine 201 (XE201) I/O Controller (IOC)
Host interface: PCIe 3.0 x8
Ports: Single-port, dual-port, and quad-port SFP+ based adapters
Link speed: Support for 16 Gb, 8 Gb and 4 Gb FC link speeds (16 Gb FC HBAs) or 8 Gb and 4 Gb FC link speeds (8 Gb FC HBAs), which are automatically negotiated
Data rate: 14.025 Gbps (1600 MBps), 8.5 Gbps (800 MBps), and 4.25 Gbps (400 MBps) autosensing (per port), with full duplex
Performance:
Up to 1,200,000 IOPS per port
Up to 2,400,000 IOPS per quad-port adapter
Industry standards:
Current ANSI/IETF standards: FC-PI-4, FC-PI-5, FC-FS-2 with amendment 1, FC-AL-2 with amendments 1 and 2, FC-LS-2, FC-GS-6, FC-DA, FC-SP-2, FCP-4, FC-MJS, FC-SB-4, FC-SP, SPC-4, SBC-3, SSC-3, and RFC4338
Legacy ANSI/IETF standards: FC-PH, FC-PH-2, FC-PH-3, FC-PI, FC-PI-2, FC-FS, FC-AL, FC-GS-2/3/4/5, FCP, FCP-2, FC-SB-2, FC-FLA, FC-HBA, FC-
Hot-pluggable 16 Gbps Fibre Channel SFP+ short wave optical transceivers (850 nm) with LC connectors (included with 16 Gb (Gen 5) FC adapters)
Distance support:
Operating at 16 Gbps:
Up to 15 m on 62.5/125 µm OM1 Multi-Mode Fiber (MMF)
Up to 35 m on 50/125 µm OM2 MMF
Up to 100 m on 50/125 µm OM3 MMF
Up to 125 m on 50/125 µm OM4 MMF
Operating at 8 Gbps:
Up to 21 m on 62.5/125 µm OM1 MMF
Up to 50 m on 50/125 µm OM2 MMF
Up to 150 m on 50/125 µm OM3 MMF
Operating at 4 Gbps:
Up to 70 m on 62.5/125 µm OM1 MMF
Up to 150 m on 50/125 µm OM2 MMF

Operating systems:
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