Lenovo 95Y2375 network card Internal Fiber 8000 Mbit/s

The network architecture on the Flex System platform has been specifically designed to address network challenges, giving you a scalable way to integrate, optimize, and automate your data center. The Flex System™ FC3052 2-port 8Gb Fibre Channel Adapter enables high-speed access for Flex System compute nodes to an external storage area network (SAN). This adapter is based on the proven Emulex Fibre Channel stack, and works with any of the 8 Gb or 16 Gb Flex System Fibre Channel switch and pass-thru modules.

 

• Based on the Emulex "Saturn" 8Gb Fibre Channel I/O Controller (IOC) chip
• Multifunction PCIe 2.0 device with two independent FC ports
• Auto-negotiation between 2-Gbps, 4-Gbps, or 8-Gbps FC link attachments
• Complies with the PCIe base and CEM 2.0 specifications
• Enablement of high-speed and dual-port connection to a Fibre Channel SAN
• Comprehensive virtualization capabilities with support for N_Port ID Virtualization (NPIV) and Virtual Fabric
• Simplified installation and configuration using common HBA drivers
• Common driver model that eases management and enables upgrades independent of HBA firmware
• Fibre Channel specifications:
• Bandwidth: Burst transfer rate of up to 1600 MBps full-duplex per port
• Support for point-to-point fabric connection: F-Port Fabric Login
• Support for Fibre Channel Arbitrated Loop (FC-AL) and FCAL-2 FL-Port Login
• Support for Fibre Channel services class 2 and 3
• Single-chip design with two independent 8 Gbps serial Fibre Channel ports, each of which provides:
• Reduced instruction set computer (RISC) processor
• Integrated serializer/deserializer