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Abstract
The Brocade 8Gb FC Single-port and Dual-port host bus adapters (HBAs) by QLogic are PCI Express 2.0 x8 8Gb Fibre Channel adapters with SFP+ LC-style connectors. The adapters connect to SFP+ Multimode Fiber SR optical modules. These adapters support 8 Gbps per port maximum bidirectional throughput for high-bandwidth storage (SAN). The PCI Express low profile form factor adapter can be used in either a standard PCI Express slot or a low profile PCI Express slot.
Withdrawn from marketing: The adapters are now withdrawn from marketing and are no longer available from Lenovo.
Change History
Changes in the June 7 update:
- Added the new servers to the Server support section:
- System x3850 X6 and x3950 X6 servers with E7 v4 processors
- ThinkServer sd350
Introduction
The Brocade 8Gb FC Single-port and Dual-port host bus adapters by QLogic are PCI Express 2.0 x8 8Gb Fibre Channel adapters with SFP+ LC-style connectors. The adapters connect to SFP+ Multimode Fiber SR optical modules. These adapters support 8 Gbps per port maximum bidirectional throughput for high-bandwidth storage (SAN). The PCI Express low profile form factor adapter can be used in either a standard PCI Express slot or a low profile PCI Express slot.
Figure 1 shows the single-port and dual-port adapters.
Figure 1. Brocade 8Gb FC Single-port and Dual-port HBAs (with 2U bracket attached)
Did you know?
Brocade 8Gb HBAs enable end-to-end SAN Solutions using 8 Gb Fibre Channel technology for System x servers. They provide the ability to build high-performance, highly available SANs and are easy to set up and integrate into existing SAN configurations.
For local or remote management, Brocade provides Host Connectivity Manager (HCM) native GUI and CLI tools to configure and monitor its HBAs. In addition, Brocade DataCenter Fabric Manager (DCFM) provides unified, end-to-end management across fabrics with Brocade Fibre Channel switches and HBAs. Both DCFM and HCM provide open APIs and standards-based interfaces for integration with popular third-party applications and higher-level frameworks to help orchestrate Brocade hardware and SAN services.
Part number information
Table 1. Ordering part numbers and feature codes
| Description | Part number | Feature code |
| Brocade 8Gb FC Single-port HBA | 46M6049 | 3589 |
| Brocade 8Gb FC Dual-port HBA | 46M6050 | 3591 |
The part numbers for the Brocade 8Gb FC Single-port and Dual-port HBAs include the following items:
- FC HBA adapter with one or two SFPs installed and 3U bracket attached
- Quick install guide
- Support CD
- 2U bracket
- Safety flyer
Features
The Brocade 8Gb FC Single-port and Dual-port HBAs have the following features:
- Function at 8/4/2 Gbps (auto-negotiation)
- Persistent binding
- 2,048 concurrent logins
- PCI Express 2.0 x8 compliance, with MSI-X and INTx
- One (for Single-port) and two (for Dual-port) SFP+ with LC-style connectors
- Standard PCI Express card with low profile MD2 form factor
- Support for both standard and low-profile PCI-E slots
Specifications
The Brocade 8Gb FC Single-port and Dual-port HBAs have the following specifications:
- Data rate: 1600 MBps full duplex per port
- Performance: up to 500,000 IOPS per port
- Boot support: BIOS, UEFI, PCI BIOS 3.0
- Protocols: SCSI-FCP, FCP-2, FCP-3, FC-SP
- Standard supported: Enhanced Authentication (FC-SP), Network isolation (NPIV)
- Distance support: 50 meters at 8 Gbps on 62.5/125 ?m Multi-Mode Fiber (MMF)
Server support
The Brocade 8Gb FC Single-port and Dual-port HBAs are supported in the servers listed in the following tables.
The following tables list the System x servers that are compatible.
Support for System x and dense servers with Xeon E5/E7 v4 and E3 v5 processors
| Part number |
Description |
x3250 M6 (3943)
|
x3250 M6 (3633)
|
x3550 M5 (8869)
|
x3650 M5 (8871)
|
x3850 X6/x3950 X6 (6241, E7 v4)
|
nx360 M5 (5465, E5-2600 v4)
|
sd350 (5493)
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 46M6049 | Brocade 8Gb FC Single-port HBA | N | N | N | N | Y | Y | N |
| 46M6050 | Brocade 8Gb FC Dual-port HBA | N | N | N | N | Y | Y | N |
Support for servers with Intel Xeon v3 processors
| Part number |
Description |
x3100 M5 (5457)
|
x3250 M5 (5458)
|
x3500 M5 (5464)
|
x3550 M5 (5463)
|
x3650 M5 (5462)
|
x3850 X6/x3950 X6 (6241, E7 v3)
|
nx360 M5 (5465)
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 46M6049 | Brocade 8Gb FC Single-port HBA | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| 46M6050 | Brocade 8Gb FC Dual-port HBA | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
Support for servers with Intel Xeon v2 processors
| Part number |
Description |
x3500 M4 (7383, E5-2600 v2)
|
x3530 M4 (7160, E5-2400 v2)
|
x3550 M4 (7914, E5-2600 v2)
|
x3630 M4 (7158, E5-2400 v2)
|
x3650 M4 (7915, E5-2600 v2)
|
x3650 M4 BD (5466)
|
x3650 M4 HD (5460)
|
x3750 M4 (8752)
|
x3750 M4 (8753)
|
x3850 X6/x3950 X6 (3837)
|
x3850 X6/x3950 X6 (6241, E7 v2)
|
dx360 M4 (E5-2600 v2)
|
nx360 M4 (5455)
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 46M6049 | Brocade 8Gb FC Single-port HBA | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| 46M6050 | Brocade 8Gb FC Dual-port HBA | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
See ServerProven for the latest information on the adapters supported by each System x server type: http://www.lenovo.com/us/en/serverproven/xseries/sharedstorage/samatrix.shtml.
Operating system support
The Brocade 8Gb FC Single-port and Dual-port HBAs support the following operating systems:
- 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 2008, Standard x64 Edition
- Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Standard x86 Edition
- Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Web x64 Edition
- Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Web x86 Edition
- Microsoft Windows Server 2012
- Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Server Edition
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Server x64 Edition
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Server Edition
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Server x64 Edition
- SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 10 for AMD64/EM64T
- SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 10 for x86
- SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 11 for AMD64/EM64T
- SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 11 for x86
- SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 11 with Xen for AMD64/EM64T
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 with XEN
- VMware ESX 4.1
- VMware ESXi 4.1
- VMware vSphere 5.0 (ESXi)
- VMware vSphere 5.1 (ESXi)
- VMware vSphere 5.5 (ESXi)
- VMware vSphere 6.0 (ESXi)
See ServerProven for the latest information about the specific versions and service packs supported: http://www.lenovo.com/us/en/serverproven/xseries/sharedstorage/samatrix.shtml. Click the check mark associated with the System x server in question to see the details of operating system support.
Physical specifications
The Brocade 8Gb FC Single-port and Dual-port HBAs have the following physical specifications:
- Height: 68 mm (2.7 in)
- Width: 167 mm (6.6 in)
- Depth: 18 mm (0.7 in)
- Weight: 127 g (0.28 lb)
Operating environment
The adapter is supported in the following environment:
- Temperature:
- Operating: 0° to 55°C (32° to 131°F) at 0 to 914 m (0 to 3,000 ft)
- Storage: -43° to 73°C (-40° to 163°F) at 914 to 2,133 m (3,000 to 7,000 ft)
- Relative humidity:
- Operating: 5% to 93% (relative, non-condensing)
- Non-operating: 5% to 95% (relative, non-condensing)
Warranty
One-year limited warranty. When installed in a System x server, these cards assume the system’s base warranty and any warranty upgrade.
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