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Brocade 16Gb FC Single-port and Dual-port HBAs for System x 1

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Brocade 16Gb FC Single-port and Dual-port HBAs for

System x

IBM Redbooks Product Guide

The Brocade 16 Gb Fibre Channel (FC) host bus adapters (HBAs) for IBM® System x® are part of a

family of high-performance FC HBA solutions. These HBAs deliver exceptional performance, enabling

small and medium businesses to experience unsurpassed robustness and reliability for a wide spectrum

of servers, storage, and SANs.

Figure 1 shows the single-port adapter (SFP+ is not present).

Figure 1. Brocade 16Gb FC Single-port for IBM System x (with 3U bracket attached, SFP+ is not present)

Did You Know?

Brocade 16Gb FC HBAs enhance availability via a unified driver with integrated firmware and simplified

broadcast of driver updates across the fabric, including a proactive driver/firmware check of version levels

to ensure synchronization. Fabric boot LUN discovery allows a server to boot-from-SAN, simplifying

startup and reducing image management complexity. Fabric Assigned World Wide Name (FA-WWN)

auto-assigns the switch port WWN upon install, simplifying server deployment and ongoing management.

Diagnostic Ports (D_Ports) are a new port type supported by the Brocade 16Gb HBAs that enables

administrators to quickly identify and isolate 16 Gbps optics, port and cable problems, reducing fabric

deployment and diagnostic times. If the optical media is found to be the source of the problem, it can be

transparently replaced, as 16 Gbps optics are hot-pluggable.

Summary of content (10 pages)

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I BM ® Brocade 16Gb FC Single-port and Dual-port HBAs for System x IBM Redbooks Product Guide The Brocade 16 Gb Fibre Channel (FC) host bus adapters (HBAs) for IBM® System x® are part of a family of high-performance FC HBA solutions. These HBAs deliver exceptional performance, enabling small and medium businesses to experience unsurpassed robustness and reliability for a wide spectrum of servers, storage, and SANs. Figure 1 shows the single-port adapter (SFP+ is not present). Figure 1.
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Part number information Table 1.
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maximize density of VMs per server, performance of 315,000 IOPS for E-mail Exchange, and 205,000 IOPS for SQL Database.  16 Gbps and 8 Gbps optical media support Investment protection for existing previous-generation 8 Gbps optics.  Fabric Assigned World Wide Name (FA-WWN) FA-WWN virtualizes host WWNs to simplify server deployment by enabling pre-provisioning prior to initial install and to eliminate time-consuming fabric reconfigurations when replacing adapters and servers.
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 Distance support:      15 m at 16 Gbps on 62.
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Supported operating systems The Brocade 16Gb FC Single-port and Dual-port HBAs for IBM System x support the following operating systems:                             Microsoft Windows Server 2008 HPC Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Datacenter x64 Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Datacenter x86 Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Enterprise x64 Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Enterprise x86 Edition Microsoft Windows Server 20
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Shipping dimensions and weight (approximate):     Height: 48 mm (1.9 in) Width: 217 mm (8.5 in) Depth: 140 mm (5.5 in) Weight: 450 g (1.0 lb) Operating environment The adapters are supported in the following environment:  Temperature:    Operating: 0 - 55 °C (32 - 131 °F) Storage: -43 - 73 °C (-40 - 163 °F) Relative humidity:   Operating: 5 - 93% (relative, non-condensing) Non-operating: 5 - 95% (relative, non-condensing) Warranty One-year limited warranty.
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Popular configurations This section illustrates how the Brocade 16Gb FC Single-port and Dual-port HBAs can be used in configurations. For a list of IBM-supported configurations that include Brocade 16Gb HBAs, fabric switches, and storage targets, see IBM System Storage® Interoperation Center located at: http://ibm.com/systems/support/storage/ssic Figure 3 shows the Brocade 16Gb FC Sigle-port HBAs installed in a supported server.
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Related publications For more information, refer to these documents:  IBM US Announcement Letter for the Brocade 16Gb FC Single-port and Dual-port HBAs http://ibm.com/common/ssi/cgi-bin/ssialias?infotype=dd&subtype=ca&&htmlfid=897/ENUS112-047  Brocade 16Gb FC Single-port and Dual-port HBAs Installation and User Guide www.ibm.com/systems/support  IBM System x Configuration and Options Guide http://ibm.
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Notices This information was developed for products and services offered in the U.S.A. IBM may not offer the products, services, or features discussed in this document in other countries. Consult your local IBM representative for information on the products and services currently available in your area. Any reference to an IBM product, program, or service is not intended to state or imply that only that IBM product, program, or service may be used.
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