HP FC HBAs User Manual

QuickSpecs

Overview

Models

Models

ModelsModels

HP StorageWorks 81Q

HP StorageWorks 81Q

HP StorageWorks 81QHP StorageWorks 81Q
PCIe FC HBA

PCIe FC HBA

PCIe FC HBAPCIe FC HBA
Single Port (Qlogic)

Single Port (Qlogic)

Single Port (Qlogic)Single Port (Qlogic)
HP StorageWorks 82Q

HP StorageWorks 82Q

HP StorageWorks 82QHP StorageWorks 82Q
PCIe FC HBA Dual Port

PCIe FC HBA Dual Port

PCIe FC HBA Dual PortPCIe FC HBA Dual Port
(Qlogic)

(Qlogic)

(Qlogic)(Qlogic)
HP StorageWorks 81E

HP StorageWorks 81E

HP StorageWorks 81EHP StorageWorks 81E
PCIe FC HBA Single Port

PCIe FC HBA Single Port

PCIe FC HBA Single PortPCIe FC HBA Single Port
(Emulex)

(Emulex)

(Emulex)(Emulex)
HP StorageWorks 82E

HP StorageWorks 82E

HP StorageWorks 82EHP StorageWorks 82E
PCIe FC HBA Dual Port

PCIe FC HBA Dual Port

PCIe FC HBA Dual PortPCIe FC HBA Dual Port
(Emulex)

(Emulex)

(Emulex)(Emulex)

Description

Description

DescriptionDescription
StorageWorks 8Gb, PCIe to Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapter for Windows, Windows

Server, and Linux.
(Qlogic QLE2560)

StorageWorks 8Gb, Dual Channel PCIe to Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapter for
Windows, Windows Server, and Linux.
(Qlogic QLE2562)

StorageWorks 8Gb, PCIe to Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapter for Windows, Windows
Server, and Linux.
(Emulex LPe12000)

StorageWorks 8Gb, PCIe to Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapter for Windows, Windows
Server, and Linux.
(Emulex LPe12002)

HP StorageWorks 8Gb PCIe FC HBAs

HP StorageWorks 8Gb PCIe FC HBAs

HP StorageWorks 8Gb PCIe FC HBAsHP StorageWorks 8Gb PCIe FC HBAs

Part Number

Part Number

Part NumberPart Number

AK344A

AJ764A

AJ762A

AJ763A

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QuickSpecs

HP StorageWorks 8Gb PCIe FC HBAs

HP StorageWorks 8Gb PCIe FC HBAs

HP StorageWorks 8Gb PCIe FC HBAsHP StorageWorks 8Gb PCIe FC HBAs

Overview

Product Description

Product Description

Product DescriptionProduct Description

The introduction of the HP StorageWorks 8Gb PCIe Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapters brings datacenter infrastructure components to
a higher level of performance and efficiency. The HP StorageWorks 8Gb PCIe FC Host Bus Adapters are priced only slightly higher
than equivalent 4 Gb HBAs, yet, they have the ability to deliver twice the I/O performance. In addition, an 8 Gb FC HBA purchased
today will protect your investment longer than if you were to purchase an equivalent 4 Gb HBA. If you are using storage intensive
applications, such as rich media, the increased performance of the 8 Gb infrastructure allows you to store and retrieve critical
information faster.

The virtualization of servers has become an important capability for most datacenters. The ability to improve overall server utilization,
resulting in significant cost savings, has made server virtualization a "must-have" for most enterprises. By having an HBA that supports
and maximizes your server virtualization efforts, you are protecting your significant investments in virtualization technology.

Since most of today's datacenters are required to be available 24 X 7, it is critical that infrastructure components have failover
capabilities. By installing redundant HBAs into your servers, you can feel confident that your servers will remain connected to
mission-critical stored data.

Finally, today's enterprises are becoming more and more sensitive to the power consumption within the datacenter. The 8 Gb PCIe
FC Host Bus Adapters provide a number of features that work together to reduce power consumption, thus delivering a "green"
benefit within the server.

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HP StorageWorks 8Gb PCIe FC HBAs

HP StorageWorks 8Gb PCIe FC HBAs

HP StorageWorks 8Gb PCIe FC HBAsHP StorageWorks 8Gb PCIe FC HBAs

Features and Benefits

Key Features - 81Q PCIe FC HBA (AK344A) and 82Q PCIe FC HBA (AJ764A)

Key Features - 81Q PCIe FC HBA (AK344A) and 82Q PCIe FC HBA (AJ764A)

Key Features - 81Q PCIe FC HBA (AK344A) and 82Q PCIe FC HBA (AJ764A)Key Features - 81Q PCIe FC HBA (AK344A) and 82Q PCIe FC HBA (AJ764A)

First step into the 8 Gb

First step into the 8 Gb

First step into the 8 GbFirst step into the 8 Gb
future

future

futurefuture

Advanced embedded

Advanced embedded

Advanced embeddedAdvanced embedded
support for virtualized

support for virtualized

support for virtualizedsupport for virtualized
environments

environments

environmentsenvironments

Redundant HBAs for high

Redundant HBAs for high

Redundant HBAs for highRedundant HBAs for high
availability

availability

availabilityavailability
Reduced power

Reduced power

Reduced powerReduced power
consumption

consumption

consumptionconsumption

Key Features - 81E PCIe FC HBA (AJ762A) and 82E PCIe FC HBA (AJ763A)

Key Features - 81E PCIe FC HBA (AJ762A) and 82E PCIe FC HBA (AJ763A)

Key Features - 81E PCIe FC HBA (AJ762A) and 82E PCIe FC HBA (AJ763A)Key Features - 81E PCIe FC HBA (AJ762A) and 82E PCIe FC HBA (AJ763A)

First step into the 8 Gb

First step into the 8 Gb

First step into the 8 GbFirst step into the 8 Gb
future

future

futurefuture

Advanced embedded

Advanced embedded

Advanced embeddedAdvanced embedded
support for virtualized

support for virtualized

support for virtualizedsupport for virtualized
environments

environments

environmentsenvironments

Redundant HBAs for high

Redundant HBAs for high

Redundant HBAs for highRedundant HBAs for high
availability

availability

availabilityavailability
Enhanced Security and

Enhanced Security and

Enhanced Security andEnhanced Security and
Performance

Performance

PerformancePerformance

Better performance at a competitive price
Well positioned for the future with 8 Gb technology
Enhanced for storage intensive applications

Supports virtualized servers for overall effective server utilization
Allows multiple logical (virtual) connections to share the same physical port
256 queue pairs for intensive virtualization
Prioritization of queues prevents conflicts between multiple queues

Failover of HBAs to prevent single point of failure
Two single port cards are more reliable than one dual port card

Latest generation technology saves power
Reduced number of components on each FC HBA reduces overall power consumption
Lower power consumption means HBA requires lower airflow

Better performance at a competitive price
Well positioned for the future with 8 Gb technology
Enhanced for storage intensive applications

Comprehensive virtualization capabilities with support for N-Port ID Virtualization (NPIV) and
Virtual Fabric
Virtualized server environments benefiting from industry-leading CPU offload
Scaled up NPIV configurability (255 VPorts, larger RPI count - 4000)
Support for large number of simultaneous transactions/exchanges (XRI count - 4000)
Host to Fabric FC-SP authentication

Failover of HBAs to prevent single point of failure
Two single port cards are more reliable than one dual port card

Protection against corruption (BlockGuard/T10 dif) and unauthorized intrusion (FC-SP)
Support for Message Signaled Interrupts extended (MSI-X), improves host utilization & enhances
application performance
Complete data and code parity protection
Data parity and ECC protection
Overlapping end-to-end data protection

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