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| Product Overview |
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The IBM 4-Ports Fibre Channel 8Gb/s PCI Express Expansion Card is a storage networking component designed to fit into BladeCenter servers. It provides multiple high-speed Fibre Channel ports that facilitate quick and reliable connections within storage area networks, commonly used in enterprise data centers to enhance storage access and performance. |
| General Information | |
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| Brand | IBM |
| Part Number | 44X1943 |
| Technical Information | |
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| Protocol | Fibre Channel (FC) |
| Data Rate | 8Gbps |
| Port Count | 4-Port (Quad) |
| Bus Interface | Mezzanine (LOM) |
| Generation | Gen 4 |
| Connector Type | SFP+ (LC) |
| Network Topology | Point-to-Point, Switched Fabric (N-Port), Arbitrated Loop |
| Advanced Features & Compatibility | |
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| Management Features | NPIV Support, Boot from SAN, Selective LUN Masking, Full Fabric Support, Diagnostics (D_Port) |
| OS Compatibility | Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2022, VMware ESXi 7.x, VMware ESXi 8.x, RHEL 8, RHEL 9, SLES 15, Solaris, AIX |
| Physical Characteristics | |
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| Form Factor | Blade Mezzanine |
| Condition | Refurbished |
| Miscellaneous | |
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| Compliance Standards | RoHS, CE, FCC, UL |
| Product Description |
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This IBM 4-Ports Fibre Channel card is built to provide fast and reliable storage connectivity for BladeCenter server environments. It offers four Fibre Channel ports, each capable of delivering up to 8Gb/s, ensuring efficient data transfer within storage area networks. Often found in data centers and enterprise setups, this expansion card fits seamlessly into IBM BladeCenter chassis to enhance storage access and performance. IT professionals and system administrators rely on it to maintain high throughput and low latency in SAN applications. Key Features
This card is typically deployed in enterprise data centers where reliable and fast access to storage arrays is essential. It plays a vital role in streamlining data flow and supporting high-performance computing tasks. |