IBM 16Gb FC 2-port HBA 00Y3341 User Manual
Product codes
00Y3341
QLogic 16Gb FC Single-port and Dual-port HBA for IBM System x
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QLogic 16Gb FC Single-port and Dual-port HBA for
IBM System x
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The QLogic 16Gb FC Single-port and Dual-port Host Bus Adapters (HBAs) for IBM
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System x
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are sixth
generation Fibre Channel Adapters. They offer 16 Gbps line-rate performance at extremely low CPU
utilization with full hardware offloads. Support for powerful virtualization features make this adapter ideal
for virtualized environments that need excellent I/O performance to service growing numbers of virtual
machines (VMs).
utilization with full hardware offloads. Support for powerful virtualization features make this adapter ideal
for virtualized environments that need excellent I/O performance to service growing numbers of virtual
machines (VMs).
Figure 2 shows the dual-port adapter.
Figure 2. QLogic 16 Gb FC Dual-port HBA (included SFP+ transceivers are not present)
Did you know
Did you know that these QLogic adapters support nearly twice the throughput and 2.5 times the I/O
operations per second (IOPS) per port compared to 8 Gb adapters? In addition, the adapters support both
PCI Express 3.0 x4 or 2.0 x8 data transfer on the host side. The QLogic 16 Gb HBAs are ideal for high
bandwidth and I/O-intensive applications, such as media streaming, backup/recovery, data warehousing,
OLTP, Microsoft
operations per second (IOPS) per port compared to 8 Gb adapters? In addition, the adapters support both
PCI Express 3.0 x4 or 2.0 x8 data transfer on the host side. The QLogic 16 Gb HBAs are ideal for high
bandwidth and I/O-intensive applications, such as media streaming, backup/recovery, data warehousing,
OLTP, Microsoft
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Exchange Server, and server virtualization. Through rigorous testing by IBM through
the IBM ServerProven® program, you can maintain a high degree of confidence that your System x
server storage subsystem is compatible and functions reliably when using these 16 Gb HBA adapters.
server storage subsystem is compatible and functions reliably when using these 16 Gb HBA adapters.