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Emulex8GbFibreChannelSingle-portandDual-portHBAsforIBMSystemx 1

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Emulex 8Gb Fibre Channel Single-port and Dual-port

HBAs for IBM System xIBM Redbooks Product Guide

Streamlinedinstallationandmanagement,plusunrivaledscalabilityandindustry-leadingvirtualizationsupportmaketheEmulex8GbFibreChannelsingle-portanddual-porthostbusadaptersidealsolutionsforenterpriseandmixed-OSenvironments.Withpowerfulmanagementtools,theydelivermaximumperformanceinthewidestrangeofapplicationsandenvironments.

Figure1showsthesingle-portanddual-portadapters.

Figure1.Emulex8GbFibreChannelsingle-portanddual-portHBAsforIBMSystemx

Did You Know?

TheconfigurationoftheEmulex8GbHBAsisfullyintegratedintheIBMUEFIinterfacewhichresultsinaneasytouseandintuitivewaytosetuptheadapter.TheHBAsprovidetheabilitytobuildhigh-performance,highlyavailableSANsandareeasytosetupandintegrateintoexistingSANconfigurations.Emulex8GbHBAsusepassivecoolingdevicestodeliverenhancedthermalprotectionforhighestreliabilityandmaximumserveravailability.

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Part number information

Table1.Orderingpartnumbersandfeaturecodes

Description Part num ber Feature code

Emulex8GbFCSingle-portHBAforIBMSystemx 42D0485 3580

Emulex8GbFCDual-portHBAforIBMSystemx 42D0494 3581

ThepartnumbersfortheEmulex8GbFCSingle-portandDual-portHBAsincludethefollowingitems:

FCHBAadapterwithoneortwoSFPsinstalledand3Ubracketattached

Quickinstallguide

SupportCD

2Ubracket

Safetyflyer

Features

StandardPCIExpresscardwithlowprofileformfactor

OneortwoindependentFibreChannelportswithopticalmodulesincluded

PCIExpress2.0hostinterface

Supportforbothstandardandlow-profilePCIExpressslots

Auto-negotiationbetween2Gb,4Gb,or8Gblinkattachments

Processesover200KI/Ooperationspersecond(IOPS),perport

Supportforupto1600MBpersecondmaximumatfull-duplex,perport

Fibre Ch annel specif ications

FullsupportforallFibreChanneltopologies,includingpoint-to-point(N_Port),arbitratedloop

(NL_Port),andswitchedfabric(N_Port)SupportforF_PortandFL_Portlogin

FullsupportforFibreChannelservicesclass2and3

Upto4096FCportloginsandupto4096concurrentexchangesperFCport

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Supported servers

TheEmulex8GbFCSingle-portandDual-portHBAsforIBMSystemxaresupportedintheIBMSystemxserverslistedinTable2.

Table2.Servercompatibility(Part1-M3systems)

Partnum ber Description

42D0485 Emulex8GbFCSingle-portHBA N Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y

42D0494 Emulex8GbFCDual-portHBA N Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y

Table2.Servercompatibility(Part2-eX5systemsandM4systemswithXeonE3/E5v1processors)


42D0485 Emulex8GbFCSingle-portHBA Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y

42D0494 Emulex8GbFCDual-portHBA Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y

Table2.Servercompatibility(Part3-M5andM4systemswithXeonE3/E5v2processors)


42D0485 Emulex8GbFCSingle-portHBA Y Y Y Y Y Y Y

42D0494 Emulex8GbFCDual-portHBA Y Y Y Y Y Y Y

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SeeIBMServerProvenforthelatestinformationontheadapterssupportedbyeachSystemxservertype:http://ibm.com/servers/eserver/serverproven/compat/us/.

Popular configurations

ThissectionillustrateshowtheEmulex8GbFCSingle-portandDual-portHBAscanbeusedin

configurations.

Figure2showstheEmulex8GbFCDual-portHBAsinstalledinasupportedserver.TheserverisconnectedtotheIBMSystemStorageenclosures.

Figure2.SystemxserverconnectedtoanexternalIBMSystemStoragesolution

ThepartsusedarelistedinTable3.

Table3.ComponentsusedwhenconnectingEmulex8GbFCDual-portHBAtoexternaldiskstorage(asshowninFigure2)

Diagramreference

Partnumber/machinetype

Description Q uantity

Varies Supportedserver 1

42D0494 Emulex8GbFCDual-portHBA 2perserver

Varies IBMSystemStoragewithFibreChannelinterfaces(DualController) 1

Varies IBMSystemStorageExpansionUnit(DualESM) 2

Thisconfigurationalsorequirescablingbetweentheserverandthestorageandbetweenthestorageserverandexpansionunits.(ThecablepartnumbersarenotlistedinTable3.)

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Supported operating systems

TheEmulex8GbFCSingle-portandDual-portHBAsforIBMSystemxsupportthefollowingoperatingsystems:

MicrosoftWindowsServer2008HPCEdition

MicrosoftWindowsServer2008R2

MicrosoftWindowsServer2008,Datacenterx64Edition

MicrosoftWindowsServer2008,Datacenterx86Edition

MicrosoftWindowsServer2008,Enterprisex64Edition

MicrosoftWindowsServer2008,Enterprisex86Edition

MicrosoftWindowsServer2008,Standardx64Edition

MicrosoftWindowsServer2008,Standardx86Edition

MicrosoftWindowsServer2008,Webx64Edition

MicrosoftWindowsServer2008,Webx86Edition

MicrosoftWindowsServer2012

MicrosoftWindowsSmallBusinessServer2008PremiumEdition

MicrosoftWindowsSmallBusinessServer2008StandardEdition

RedHatEnterpriseLinux5ServerEdition

RedHatEnterpriseLinux5ServerwithXenx64Edition

RedHatEnterpriseLinux5Serverx64Edition

RedHatEnterpriseLinux6ServerEdition

RedHatEnterpriseLinux6Serverx64Edition

SUSELINUXEnterpriseServer10forAMD64/EM64T

SUSELINUXEnterpriseServer10forx86

SUSELINUXEnterpriseServer10withXenforAMD64/EM64T

SUSELINUXEnterpriseServer11forAMD64/EM64T

SUSELINUXEnterpriseServer11forx86

SUSELINUXEnterpriseServer11withXenforAMD64/EM64T

VMwareESX4.1

VMwareESXi4.1

VMwarevSphere5.0(ESXi)

VMwarevSphere5.1(ESXi)

SeeIBMServerProvenforthelatestinformationaboutthespecificversionsandservicepackssupported:http://ibm.com/servers/eserver/serverproven/compat/us/.ClickSystem x servers ,andthenclickSharedstorage adapters toseethesupportmatrix.ClickthecheckmarkthatisassociatedwiththeSystemxserverinquestiontoseethedetailsofoperatingsystemsupport.

Operat ing envi ronment

Theadapterissupportedinthisenvironment:

Temperature:

Operating:0°to55°C(32°to131°F)at0to914m(0to3,000ft)

Storage:-40°to70°C(-40°to158°F)at914to2,133m(3,000to7,000ft)

Relativehumidity:

5%to95%,non-condensing

Warranty

Three-yearlimitedwarranty.WheninstalledinaSystemxserver,thesecardsassumeyoursystem’sbasewarrantyandanyIBMServicePacupgrade.




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Related p ubl ications

Formoreinformation,refertothefollowingresources:

Emulex8GbFCSingle-portandDual-portHBAsforIBMSystemxQuickInstallationGuide

http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-5076984

Emulex8GbFCSingle-portandDual-portHBAsforIBMSystemxInstallationandUser'sGuide


Emulex8GbFCSingle-portandDual-portHBAsforIBMSystemxTechnicaloverview


8GbFCSingle-portandDual-portHBAsforIBMSystemxproductpage

http://www.ibm.com/systems/storage/product/systemx/hba/8gbpcie.html

IBMUSAnnouncementLetter

http://ibm.com/common/ssi/cgi-bin/ssialias?infotype=dd&subtype=ca&&htmlfid=897/ENUS108-481

IBMSystemxConfigurationandOptionsGuide

http://ibm.com/systems/xbc/cog/













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