IBM Brocade 16Gb FC 1-port HBA
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1. Redbooks Redpaper Redbooks logo ServerProven ServicePac system Storage system x The following terms are trademarks of other companies Microsoft Windows and the Windows logo are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States other countries or both Other company product or service names may be trademarks or service marks of others Brocade 16Gb FC Single port and Dual port HBAs for System x 102. Gbps optics are hot pluggable Brocade 16Gb FC Single port and Dual port HBAs for System x 1 Part number information Table 1 Ordering part numbers and feature codes 81Y1668 A2XU 81Y1675 A2XV The part numbers for the Brocade 16Gb FC Single port and Dual port HBAs include the following items e FC HBA adapter with one or two short wave SWL 16 Gb 16 8 4 Gb support SFP installed and 3U bracket attached Quick install guide Documentation CD Low profile 2U bracket Warranty Flyer Important Notices Flyer Figure 2 shows the dual port adapter SFP is not present as p Figure 2 Brocade 16Gb FC Dual port for IBM System x with 3U bracket attached SFP is not present Features The Brocade 16Gb FC Single port and Dual port HBAs have the following features e 16 Gbps Fibre Channel 16 Gb FC enables I O consolidation of multiple 2 4 8 Gbps Fibre Channel HBAs into a single adapter to dramatically reduce CapEx OpEx costs It can also provide 50 server rack space savings by reducing from a 2U to 1U rack mount server with fewer PCle adapter slots e Over 500 000 IOPS per port The industry s most powerful FC adapter that achieves the highest transaction performance to Brocade 16Gb FC Single port and Dual port HBAs for System x maximize density of VMs per server performance of 315 000 IOPS for E mail Exchange and 205 000 IOPS for SQL Database 16 Gbps and 8 Gbps optical media support Investment protection fo
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4. support storage ssic Figure 3 shows the Brocade 16Gb FC Sigle port HBAs installed in a supported server The servers are connected to the IBM System Storage DS3500 via IBM System Storage SAN48B 5 switches IBM Storage system SAN switch Figure 3 IBM System x server connected to an external IBM System Storage DS3500 via SAN switches The parts used are listed in Table 3 Table 3 Components used when connecting Brocade 16Gb FC Single port HBAs to the external disk storage as shown in Figure 3 Diagram Part Description Quantity reference number machine type 2 81Y1668 Brocade 16Gb FC Single port HBA 2 per server 2498F48 IBM System Storage SAN48B 5 1746A4D IBM System Storage DS3524 Express Dual Controller Storage 1 System This configuration also requires cabling between the servers and the SAN switches and between the SAN switches and the storage system The cable part numbers are not listed in Table 3 Brocade 16Gb FC Single port and Dual port HBAs for System x 7 Related publications For more information refer to these documents e IBM US Announcement Letter for the Brocade 16Gb FC Single port and Dual port HBAs http ibm com common ssi cgi bin ssialias infotype dd amp subtype ca amp amp htmlfid 89 7 ENUS 112 047 e Brocade 16Gb FC Single port and Dual port HBAs Installation and User Guide www ibm com systems support e IBM System x Configuration and Options Guide http ibm com support entry portal docdisp
5. 383 ER x3530 M4 7160 Hg x3550 M4 7914 ERE x3630 M4 7158 lt x3650 M4 7915 EE x3690 X5 7147 ER x3750 M4 8722 ER x3850 X5 7143 lt dx360 M4 7912 a Als N JiS F m m Part Product description number Brocade 16Gb FC Single port HBA 81Y1668 Brocade 16Gb FC Dual port HBA 81Y1675 See the IBM ServerProven website for the latest information about the System x servers that support each adapter http ibm com servers eserver serverproven compat us Fo x3500 M3 7380 lt lt x3550 M3 7944 3250 M3 4251 Fa x3400 M3 7378 EAEE 755M3 7164 lt lt x3200 M3 7327 lt lt x3620 M3 7376 ER x3630 M3 7377 lt x3650 M3 7945 lt dx360 M3 6391 Brocade 16Gb FC Single port and Dual port HBAs for System x 4 Supported operating systems The Brocade 16Gb FC Single port and Dual port HBAs for IBM System x support the following operating systems Microsoft Windows Server 2008 HPC Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Datacenter x64 Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Datacenter x86 Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Enterprise x64 Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Enterprise x86 Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Standard x64 Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Standard x86 Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Web x64 Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Web x86 Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Microsoft Windows Small Bu
6. All rights reserved Note to U S Government Users Restricted Rights Use duplication or disclosure restricted by GSA ADP Schedule Contract with IBM Corp Brocade 16Gb FC Single port and Dual port HBAs for System x 9 This document was created or updated on January 7 2013 Send us your comments in one of the following ways e Use the online Contact us review form found at ibm com redbooks Send your comments in an e mail to redbook us ibm com e Mail your comments to IBM Corporation International Technical Support Organization Dept HYTD Mail Station P099 2455 South Road Poughkeepsie NY 12601 5400 U S A This document is available online at http www ibm com redbooks abstracts tips0882 html Trademarks IBM the IBM logo and ibm com are trademarks or registered trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation in the United States other countries or both These and other IBM trademarked terms are marked on their first occurrence in this information with the appropriate symbol or indicating US registered or common law trademarks owned by IBM at the time this information was published Such trademarks may also be registered or common law trademarks in other countries A current list of IBM trademarks is available on the Web at http www ibm com legal copytrade shtml The following terms are trademarks of the International Business Machines Corporation in the United States other countries or both IBM
7. Brocade 16Gb FC Single port and Dual port HBAs for System x Host interface PCI Express Gen 2 x8 Data rate 14 025 Gbps 1600 MBps 8 5 Gbps 800 MBps 4 25 Gbps 400 MBps 2 125 Gbps 200 MBps autosensing per port full duplex Performance over 500 000 IOPS per port 1 000 000 IOPS per dual port adapter Boot support Boot from SAN Fabric based Boot LUN Discovery Protocols SCSI FCP FCP 2 FCP 3 FC SP Topology Point to point N_ Port switched fabric N_Port N_ Port Trunking of 2x16 Gbps links into a single logical 32 Gbps link Supported media Brocade 16 Gbps and 8 Gbps Fibre Channel LC style pluggable SFP SWL 850 nm hot pluggable e Distance support 15 m at 16 Gbps on 62 5 125 um OM1 Multi Mode Fiber MMF 35 m at 16 Gbps on 50 125 um OM2 MMF 100 m at 16 Gbps on 50 125 um OM3 MMF 125 m at 16 Gbps on 50 125 um OM4 MMF e Management software e Brocade Host Connectivity Manager HCM e Brocade Configuration Utility BCU Command Line Interface CLI e Brocade Network Advisor Supported servers The Brocade 16Gb FC Single port and Dual port HBAs are supported on the IBM System x servers that are listed in the following table Table 2 Supported System x servers Part 1 Part Product description number Brocade 16Gb FC Single port HBA 81Y1668 Brocade 16Gb FC Dual port HBA 81Y16 5 Table 2 Supported System x servers Part 2 ER x3100 M4 2582 ER x3250 M4 2583 ER x3300 M4 7382 ER x3500 M4 7
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10. r existing previous generation 8 Gbps optics Fabric Assigned World Wide Name FA WWN FA WWN virtualizes host WWNs to simplify server deployment by enabling pre provisioning prior to initial install and to eliminate time consuming fabric reconfigurations when replacing adapters and servers Boot From SAN Automate SAN Boot LUN discovery to simplify boot from SAN and reduce image management complexity and support for Direct Attached Storage DAS point to point topology Brocade Server Application Optimization SAO Quality of Service QoS levels assignable to VM applications and support for N_Port Trunking of 2x16 Gbps links into a single logical 32 Gbps link to improve application performance and availability Direct I O This enables native direct I O performance by allowing VMs to bypass the hypervisor and communicate directly with the adapter Brocade Network Advisor This simplifies and unifies the management of Brocade adapter SAN and LAN resources through a single pane of glass Brocade Diagnostics D Port This improves detection and isolation of 16 Gbps optics problems between adapters and switches LUN Masking Initiator based LUN masking for storage traffic isolation Target Rate Limiting TRL This throttles data traffic when accessing slower speed storage targets to avoid back pressure problems Technical specifications The Brocade 16Gb FC Single port and Dual port HBAs have the following specifications
11. siness Server 2008 Premium Edition Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2008 Standard Edition Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Server Edition Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Server with Xen x64 Edition Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Server x64 Edition Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Server Edition Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Server x64 Edition SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 10 for AMD64 EM64T SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 10 for x86 SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 10 with Xen for AMD64 EM64T SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 11 for AMD64 EM64T SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 11 for x86 SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 11 with Xen for AMD64 EM64T VMware ESX 4 1 VMware ESXi 4 1 VMware vSphere 5 VMware vSphere 5 1 See the IBM ServerProven website for the latest information about the specific versions and service packs supported http ibm com servers eserver serverproven compat us Click System x servers and then click Shared storage adapters to see the support matrix Click the check mark associated with the System x server in question to see the operating system support details Physical specifications The Brocade 16Gb FC Single port and Dual port HBAs have the following physical specifications Dimensions and weight approximate Height 69 mm 2 7 in Width 168 mm 6 6 in Depth 18 mm 0 7 in Weight 127 g 0 28 Ib Brocade 16Gb FC Single port and Dual port HBAs for System x Shipping dimensions and weight approximate Height 48 mm 1 9 in Wid
12. th 217 mm 8 5 in Depth 140 mm 5 5 in Weight 450 g 1 0 Ib Operating environment The adapters are supported in the following environment e Temperature Operating 0 55 C 32 131 F e Storage 43 73 C 40 163 F e Relative humidity e Operating 5 93 relative non condensing e Non operating 5 95 relative non condensing Warranty One year limited warranty When installed in a System x server these cards assume the system s base warranty and any IBM ServicePac upgrade Agency approvals The adapter conforms to the following standards United States Bi Nat UL CSA 60950 1 2nd Ed ANSI C63 4 cCSAus FCC Class B Canada Bi Nat UL CSA 60950 1 2nd Ed ICES 003 Class B cCSAus Japan CISPR22 Class B and JEIDA Harmonics VCCI B European Union EN60950 1 EN55022 Class B and EN55024 TUVBauart CE Mark Australia New Zealand EN55022 and CISPR22 Class B or AS NZS CISPR22 C Tick Russia IEC60950 1 51318 22 99 and 24 99 GOST Mark Korea KN22 and KN24 KC Mark Class B Taiwan CNS 13438 95 Class A BSMI Mark Brocade 16Gb FC Single port and Dual port HBAs for System x Popular configurations This section illustrates how the Brocade 16Gb FC Single port and Dual port HBAs can be used in configurations For a list of IBM supported configurations that include Brocade 16Gb HBAs fabric switches and storage targets see IBM System Storage Interoperation Center located at http ibm com systems
13. tl Ti o Redbooks Brocade 16Gb FC Single port and Dual port HBAs for System x IBM Redbooks Product Guide The Brocade 16 Gb Fibre Channel FC host bus adapters HBAs for IBM System x are part of a family of high performance FC HBA solutions These HBAs deliver exceptional performance enabling small and medium businesses to experience unsurpassed robustness and reliability for a wide spectrum of servers storage and SANs Figure 1 shows the single port adapter SFP is not present Figure 1 Brocade 16Gb FC Single port for IBM System x with 3U bracket attached SFP is not present Did You Know Brocade 16Gb FC HBAs enhance availability via a unified driver with integrated firmware and simplified broadcast of driver updates across the fabric including a proactive driver firmware check of version levels to ensure synchronization Fabric boot LUN discovery allows a server to boot from SAN simplifying startup and reducing image management complexity Fabric Assigned World Wide Name FA WWN auto assigns the switch port WWN upon install simplifying server deployment and ongoing management Diagnostic Ports D_Ports are a new port type supported by the Brocade 16Gb HBAs that enables administrators to quickly identify and isolate 16 Gbps optics port and cable problems reducing fabric deployment and diagnostic times If the optical media is found to be the source of the problem it can be transparently replaced as 16
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