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Brocade8GbFCSingle-portandDual-portHBAsProductGuide(withdrawnproduct)TheBrocade8GbFCSingle-portandDual-porthostbusadaptersbyQLogicarePCIExpress2.
0x88GbFibreChanneladapterswithSFP+LC-styleconnectors.
TheadaptersconnecttoSFP+MultimodeFiberSRopticalmodules.
Theseadapterssupport8Gbpsperportmaximumbidirectionalthroughputforhigh-bandwidthstorage(SAN).
ThePCIExpresslowprofileformfactoradaptercanbeusedineitherastandardPCIExpressslotoralowprofilePCIExpressslot.
Figure1showsthesingle-portanddual-portadapters.
Figure1.
Brocade8GbFCSingle-portandDual-portHBAs(with2Ubracketattached)DidyouknowBrocade8GbHBAsenableend-to-endSANSolutionsusing8GbFibreChanneltechnologyforSystemxservers.
Theyprovidetheabilitytobuildhigh-performance,highlyavailableSANsandareeasytosetupandintegrateintoexistingSANconfigurations.
Forlocalorremotemanagement,BrocadeprovidesHostConnectivityManager(HCM)nativeGUIandCLItoolstoconfigureandmonitoritsHBAs.
Inaddition,BrocadeDataCenterFabricManager(DCFM)providesunified,end-to-endmanagementacrossfabricswithBrocadeFibreChannelswitchesandHBAs.
BothDCFMandHCMprovideopenAPIsandstandards-basedinterfacesforintegrationwithpopularthird-partyapplicationsandhigher-levelframeworkstohelporchestrateBrocadehardwareandSANservices.
Brocade8GbFCSingle-portandDual-portHBAs(withdrawnproduct)1PartnumberinformationTable1.
OrderingpartnumbersandfeaturecodesDescriptionPartnumberFeaturecodeBrocade8GbFCSingle-portHBA46M60493589Brocade8GbFCDual-portHBA46M60503591ThepartnumbersfortheBrocade8GbFCSingle-portandDual-portHBAsincludethefollowingitems:FCHBAadapterwithoneortwoSFPsinstalledand3UbracketattachedQuickinstallguideSupportCD2UbracketSafetyflyerFeaturesTheBrocade8GbFCSingle-portandDual-portHBAshavethefollowingfeatures:Functionat8/4/2Gbps(auto-negotiation)Persistentbinding2,048concurrentloginsPCIExpress2.
0x8compliance,withMSI-XandINTxOne(forSingle-port)andtwo(forDual-port)SFP+withLC-styleconnectorsStandardPCIExpresscardwithlowprofileMD2formfactorSupportforbothstandardandlow-profilePCI-EslotsSpecificationsTheBrocade8GbFCSingle-portandDual-portHBAshavethefollowingspecifications:Datarate:1600MBpsfullduplexperportPerformance:upto500,000IOPSperportBootsupport:BIOS,UEFI,PCIBIOS3.
0Protocols:SCSI-FCP,FCP-2,FCP-3,FC-SPStandardsupported:EnhancedAuthentication(FC-SP),Networkisolation(NPIV)Distancesupport:50metersat8Gbpson62.
5/125mMulti-ModeFiber(MMF)Brocade8GbFCSingle-portandDual-portHBAs(withdrawnproduct)2ServersupportTheBrocade8GbFCSingle-portandDual-portHBAsaresupportedintheserverslistedinthefollowingtables.
ThefollowingtableslisttheSystemxserversthatarecompatible.
SupportforSystemxanddenseserverswithXeonE5/E7v4andE3v5processorsTable1.
SupportforSystemxanddenseserverswithXeonE5/E7v4andE3v5processorsPartnumberDescription46M6049Brocade8GbFCSingle-portHBANNNNYYN46M6050Brocade8GbFCDual-portHBANNNNYYNSupportforserverswithIntelXeonv3processorsTable2.
SupportforserverswithIntelXeonv3processorsPartnumberDescription46M6049Brocade8GbFCSingle-portHBAYYYYYYY46M6050Brocade8GbFCDual-portHBAYYYYYYYx3250M6(3943)x3250M6(3633)x3550M5(8869)x3650M5(8871)x3850X6/x3950X6(6241,E7v4)nx360M5(5465,E5-2600v4)sd350(5493)x3100M5(5457)x3250M5(5458)x3500M5(5464)x3550M5(5463)x3650M5(5462)x3850X6/x3950X6(6241,E7v3)nx360M5(5465)Brocade8GbFCSingle-portandDual-portHBAs(withdrawnproduct)3SupportforserverswithIntelXeonv2processorsTable3.
SupportforserverswithIntelXeonv2processorsPartnumberDescription46M6049Brocade8GbFCSingle-portHBAYYYYYYYYYYYYY46M6050Brocade8GbFCDual-portHBAYYYYYYYYYYYYYSeeServerProvenforthelatestinformationontheadapterssupportedbyeachSystemxservertype:http://www.
lenovo.
com/us/en/serverproven/xseries/sharedstorage/samatrix.
shtml.
OperatingsystemsupportTheBrocade8GbFCSingle-portandDual-portHBAssupportthefollowingoperatingsystems:MicrosoftWindowsServer2008R2MicrosoftWindowsServer2008,Datacenterx64EditionMicrosoftWindowsServer2008,Datacenterx86EditionMicrosoftWindowsServer2008,Enterprisex64EditionMicrosoftWindowsServer2008,Enterprisex86EditionMicrosoftWindowsServer2008,Standardx64EditionMicrosoftWindowsServer2008,Standardx86EditionMicrosoftWindowsServer2008,Webx64EditionMicrosoftWindowsServer2008,Webx86EditionMicrosoftWindowsServer2012MicrosoftWindowsServer2012R2RedHatEnterpriseLinux5ServerEditionRedHatEnterpriseLinux5Serverx64EditionRedHatEnterpriseLinux6ServerEditionRedHatEnterpriseLinux6Serverx64EditionSUSELINUXEnterpriseServer10forAMD64/EM64TSUSELINUXEnterpriseServer10forx86SUSELINUXEnterpriseServer11forAMD64/EM64TSUSELINUXEnterpriseServer11forx86SUSELINUXEnterpriseServer11withXenforAMD64/EM64TSUSELinuxEnterpriseServer12SUSELinuxEnterpriseServer12withXENVMwareESX4.
1VMwareESXi4.
1VMwarevSphere5.
0(ESXi)VMwarevSphere5.
1(ESXi)VMwarevSphere5.
5(ESXi)VMwarevSphere6.
0(ESXi)x3500M4(7383,E5-2600v2)x3530M4(7160,E5-2400v2)x3550M4(7914,E5-2600v2)x3630M4(7158,E5-2400v2)x3650M4(7915,E5-2600v2)x3650M4BD(5466)x3650M4HD(5460)x3750M4(8752)x3750M4(8753)x3850X6/x3950X6(3837)x3850X6/x3950X6(6241,E7v2)dx360M4(E5-2600v2)nx360M4(5455)Brocade8GbFCSingle-portandDual-portHBAs(withdrawnproduct)4SeeServerProvenforthelatestinformationaboutthespecificversionsandservicepackssupported:http://www.
lenovo.
com/us/en/serverproven/xseries/sharedstorage/samatrix.
shtml.
ClickthecheckmarkassociatedwiththeSystemxserverinquestiontoseethedetailsofoperatingsystemsupport.
PhysicalspecificationsTheBrocade8GbFCSingle-portandDual-portHBAshavethefollowingphysicalspecifications:Height:68mm(2.
7in)Width:167mm(6.
6in)Depth:18mm(0.
7in)Weight:127g(0.
28lb)OperatingenvironmentTheadapterissupportedinthefollowingenvironment:Temperature:Operating:0°to55°C(32°to131°F)at0to914m(0to3,000ft)Storage:-43°to73°C(-40°to163°F)at914to2,133m(3,000to7,000ft)Relativehumidity:Operating:5%to93%(relative,non-condensing)Non-operating:5%to95%(relative,non-condensing)WarrantyOne-yearlimitedwarranty.
WheninstalledinaSystemxserver,thesecardsassumethesystem'sbasewarrantyandanywarrantyupgrade.
RelatedpublicationsandlinksFormoreinformation,refertothesedocuments:USAnnouncementLetterfortheBrocade8GbFCSingle-portandDual-portHBAshttp://ibm.
com/common/ssi/cgi-bin/ssialiasinfotype=dd&subtype=ca&&htmlfid=897/ENUS109-076LenovoproductpageforFibreChannelHBAs:http://shop.
lenovo.
com/us/en/systems/servers/options/systemx/storage/raid-adapters/fibre-channel-hba/QLogicpageforLenovoproducts,includingproductinformationanddrivershttp://qlogic.
com/go/lenovoSystemxConfigurationandOptionsGuidehttp://ibm.
com/systems/xbc/cog/ServerProvencompatibilityinformationforSystemxHBAshttp://www.
lenovo.
com/us/en/serverproven/xseries/sharedstorage/samatrix.
shtmlBrocade8GbFCSingle-portandDual-portHBAsQuickInstallationandUser'sGuideshttp://ibm.
com/support/entry/portal/docdisplaylndocid=MIGR-5079304Brocade8GbFCSingle-portandDual-portHBAsQuickInstallationGuidehttp://ibm.
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