The Flex System FC5172 2-port 16Gb FC Adapter enables high-speed access for Flex System compute nodes to connect to a Fibre Channel storage area network (SAN). This adapter is based on the proven QLogic 16Gb ASIC design and works with the 8 Gb and 16 Gb Flex System Fibre Channel switches and pass-thru modules.
The Flex System FC5172 2-port 16Gb FC Adapter enables high-speed access for Flex System compute nodes to connect to a Fibre Channel storage area network (SAN). This adapter is based on the proven QLogic 16Gb ASIC design and works with the 8 Gb and 16 Gb Flex System Fibre Channel switches and pass-thru modules.
- Single QLogic ISP8324 ASIC
- Port architecture that offers independent functionality on each port (independent CPU, isolated memory, and independent firmware image), which provides higher reliability and predictable performance.
- Support for Message Signaled Interrupts eXtended (MSI-X) improves host usage and enhances application performance.
- Support for 16 Gb, 8 Gb, and 4 Gb FC devices.
- Full hardware offload for Fibre Channel protocol.
- Bandwidth: 16 Gb per second maximum at half-duplex and 32 Gb per second maximum at full-duplex per port.
- Comprehensive virtualization capabilities with support for N_Port ID Virtualization (NPIV) with 2048 N_Port IDs per port.
- Support for FCP SCSI initiator and target operation.
- Support for Host-to-fabric Fibre Channel Security Protocol (FC-SP) authentication.
- Support for Fibre Channel protocol SCSI (FCP-SCSI) and Fibre Channel Internet Protocol (FCP-IP).
- Support for point-to-point fabric connection (F-port fabric login).
- Support for Fibre Channel Arbitrated Loop (FC-AL) public loop profile: Fibre Loop-(FL-Port)-Port Login.
- Support for Fibre Channel services class 2 and 3.
- Configuration and boot support in UEFI.
- A common driver model allows a single driver to support all QLogic HBAs on a given operating system.
- Universal boot capability allows the appropriate boot environment to be automatically selected for any given hardware.
- Boot from SAN capability reduces the system management costs and increases uptime.
- Power usage: 16 W approximately.
- RoHS 6 compliant.
- Host interface: PCI Express 3.0 x4
- Dual-port SFP+ based adapters
- Support for 16 Gb, 8 Gb, and 4 Gb FC link speeds, which are automatically negotiated
- Data rate: 14.025 Gbps (1600 MBps), 8.5 Gbps (800 MBps), and 4.25 Gbps (400 MBps) autosensing (per port), with full duplex
- Performance: Over 1,200,000 IOPS per adapter (two ports)
- Throughput: 3,200 MB per port, full-duplex
- 2048 concurrent logins
- 2048 N_Port IDs (NPIV) per port
Part Code:
FC5172