Description
The introduction of the HPE StoreFabric PCIe 8Gb Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapters brings datacenter infrastructure components to a higher level of performance and efficiency with the ability to deliver twice the I/O performance of 4 Gb FC HBAs. An 8 Gb Fibre Channel HBA purchased today is backward compatible with 4 and 2 Gb storage networks and will protect future investments. When using storage intensive applications, such as backup/restore, database transactions, virtualization, and rich media, the increased performance of the 8 Gb infrastructure enables more rapid storage and retrieval of critical information.
Finally, PCIe 8Gb FC Host Bus Adapters provide a number of features that work together to reduce power consumption, thus delivering a “green” benefit within the server.
What’s new
– HPE StoreFabric 84Q 4-port 8Gb Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapter (P9D91A)
– HPE StoreFabric 84E 4-port 8Gb Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapter (E7Y63A)
Features
High Performing Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapters
– The HPE StoreFabric PCIe 8Gb Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapters deliver twice the I/O performance of 4 Gb FC HBAs.
– Moving to 8 Gb technology provides the infrastructure required for the more powerful servers and data intensive applications of the future.
– When using storage intensive applications like backup/restore, database transactions, virtualization and rich media, the improved I/O performance enables faster storage and retrieval of data.
Provides Greater Efficiency in Virtualized Environments
– Ideal for the implementation of virtual servers with the power to drive multiple virtual machines.
– Allows a single port to acquire multiple N Port IDs, eliminating the need for additional physical ports.
– Datacenter administrators do not need to concern themselves with multiple requests from the virtualized servers potentially creating conflict.
– Improves host utilization and enhances application performance.
Latest Technology Supports Green Initiatives
– HPE StoreFabric 8 Gb FC HBAs have unique features in support of ‘green’ server technology.
| Feature |
Feature Value |
| Connectivity technology |
Wired |
| Host interface |
PCI |
| Interface |
Fiber |
| Fiber ports quantity |
4 |
| Fiber optic connector |
SFP+ |
| PCI version |
2.0 |
| Maximum data transfer rate |
8000 Mbit/s |
| Internal |
Yes |
| Component for |
Server |
| Compatible products |
ProLiant Gen9, Gen 8 & G7 |
| Linux operating systems supported |
Ubuntu 14.04 |
| Server operating systems supported |
Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008 x64, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2012 x64 |
| Operating temperature (T-T) |
0 – 55 °C |
| Storage temperature (T-T) |
-40 – 70 °C |
| Operating relative humidity (H-H) |
10 – 90% |
| Width |
64.4 mm |
| Height |
167.6 mm |
| Weight |
910 g |
