Key features

  • Exceptional performance and full-duplex data throughput
  • Comprehensive virtualization capabilities with support for N_Port ID Virtualization (NPIV) and Virtual Fabric
  • Simplified installation and configuration using common HBA drivers and AutoPilot Installer
  • Efficient administration via HBAnyware® for HBAs anywhere in the SAN
  • Common driver model eases management and enables upgrades independent of HBA firmware 

Key benefits

  • Superior quality and reliability ensure data availability
  • Highly efficient installation accelerates deployment and reduces administration costs
  • Maximum SAN performance increases scalability and user satisfaction in large enterprise installations
  • Robust interoperability simplifies deployment and upgrades of SAN hardware and software
  • LightPulse Virtual HBA technology provides efficient host utilization and compliance with SAN management best practices
  • Advanced security protects the SAN from potential threats such as WWN spoofing, host masquerading, rogue/compromised servers and administrator errors

 

　
　

Standards

  • ANSI Fibre Channel: FC-PH-3, FC-PI-2, FC-FS, FC-AL-2, FC-GS-4, FC-FLA, FC-PLDA, FC-TAPE, FCP-2, and RFC 2625 (IP over FC)
  • PCI-X 1.0a and PCI 3.0
  • Fibre Channel class 2 and 3 

Architecture

  • Dual-channel
  • 4Gb/s, 2Gb/s or 1Gb/s FC Link speeds automatically detected
  • Integrated data buffer and code space memory 

Comprehensive OS Support

  • Windows Server 2003
  • Windows 2000
  • Linux
  • VMware 

Hardware Environments

  • Bull NovaScale Blade Server
  • Intel Blade Server Platforms 

Power and Environmental Requirements

  • Volts: +3.3 and 5 VDC
  • Operating temperature: 0° to 52°C (32° to 126°F)
  • Airflow required: 400 lf/m
  • Storage temperature: -40° to 70°C (-40° to 158°F)
  • Relative humidity: 5% to 95% non-condensing

Additional Features

  • Emulex LightPulse technology features Frame-level Multiplexing and out-of-order frame reassembly for maximum link utilization.
  • End-to-end data protection with hardware parity, CRC, ECC and other advanced error checking ensure that data is safe from corruption.
  • Detailed real-time event logging and tracing enable quick diagnosis of SAN problems.
  • Universal Boot capability allows the appropriate boot environment to be automatically selected for any given OS.