LPE16000 Datasheet, PDF (1/2 Pages) List of Unclassifed Manufacturers – Assures data availability and data integrity

DATASHEET
LightPulse®
LPe16000 / LPe16002
CONNECTIVITY
HP SN1000E 16Gb Single Port Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapter - Part # QR558A
HP SN1000E 16Gb Dual Port Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapter - Part # QR559A
SIMPLIFIED
NETWORKING,
MAXIMUM
PERFORMANCE
AND INCREASED
BUSINESS
AGILITY
Exceptional price/performance, advanced
management functionality that can shave days off
installing and managing adapters, coupled with
up to 3x better IOPS performance per watt, make
Emulex LightPulse 16G Fibre Channel (16GFC)
host bus adapters (HBAs) the clear choice for the
toughest virtualized, cloud and mission critical
deployments. The LightPulse single-channel
LPe16000 (HP QR558A) and dual-channel
LPe16002 (HP QR559A) feature the Emulex
bullet-proof driver-stack, backward compatibility
to 4 and 8G Fibre Channel HBAs and rock-solid
reliability with a heritage that spans back to the first
generation of Fibre Channel adapters to today’s
16GFC adapters. Emulex is trusted by data centers
the world-over, with more than 11 million HBA ports
shipped and installed to date.
Proven Design, Architecture and Interface
The Emulex LightPulse highly integrated multi-
processor design minimizes onboard components to
improve host performance and efficiency. Advanced
error-checking features ensure the integrity of block
data as it traverses the storage area network (SAN).
Emulex’s firmware-based architecture enables
feature and performance upgrades without costly
hardware changes.
The unique 4th Generation Service Level Interface
(SLI^™) allows use of a common driver across all
models of Emulex HBAs on a given operating
system (OS) platform. Installation and management
facilities are designed to minimize server reboots
and further simplify deployment.
Powerful Management Software
for Maximum Data Center Efficiency
The Emulex OneCommand^™ Manager enterprise-
class management application features a multi-
protocol, cross-platform architecture, that provides
centralized management of all Emulex HBAs and
Universal Converged Network Adapters (UCNAs).
This enables IT administrators to manage Fibre
Channel (FC), Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE),
Internet Small Computer System Interface (iSCSI)
and Network Interface Card (NIC) adapters with
one tool for maximum efficiency. The unique
OneCommand Manager plug-in for VMware
vCenter^™ enables adapters to be managed directly
within the VMware environment, further simplifying
the management process.
Key Benefits
n Maximum performance—over 1 million input/
output operations per second (IOPS) to support
larger server virtualization deployments and
scalable cloud initiatives, as well as performance
to match new multi-core processors, SSDs and
faster server host bus architectures
n Improves IT staff productivity through simplified
deployment and management
n Reduces the number of cards, cables
and PCIe slots required
n Exceptional performance per watt and
price/performance ratios
n Integrates seamlessly into existing SANs
n Allows application of SAN best practices, tools
and processes with virtual server deployments
n Assures data availability and data integrity
Key Features
n vScale^™ performance and scalability—multi-core
ASIC engine with eight cores supports 255 VFs,
1024 MSi-X and 8192 logins/open exchanges
for maximum VM density—up to 4x more than
other adapters
n 2x management functionality, and takes half the
time to manage with OneCommand Manager
- Unique OneCommand Manager plug-in for
VMware vCenter for centralized management
of adapters within a VMware environment
n GreenState^™ power efficiency—reduces data
center power consumption and associated OPEX
by delivering exceptional power to port ratios
n vEngine^™ CPU offload—lowers CPU burden on
host server, enabling support for more VMs
n Rock-solid reliability and thermal characteristics,
essential for mission-critical, cloud and virtualized
applications
n Support for Message Signaled Interrupts
eXtended (MSI-X), improves host utilization and
enhances application performance
n Support for 16G, 8G and 4G FC devices
n Comprehensive virtualization capabilities with
support for N_Port ID Virtualization (NPIV) and
Virtual Fabric
n Host-to-fabric Fibre Channel Security Protocol
(FC-SP) authentication
n Common driver model, allows a single driver to
support all Emulex HBAs on a given OS