Description
Product Overview of the Lenovo SN37A28328
Lenovo SN37A28328 Emulex Lpe3500 32GB 2-port Pci Fibre Channel Adapter For Thinksystem is a hardware component manufactured by Lenovo. It is designed to enhance the performance and connectivity of Thinksystem servers. This adapter is built with the Emulex Lpe3500 chipset, which provides high-speed 32 GBps connectivity over 2 ports through a PCI interface. In this article, we will discuss the features and benefits of this adapter in detail.
What is a Fibre Channel Adapter
A Fibre Channel Adapter is a hardware component that allows a server to connect to a Fibre Channel network. Fibre Channel is a high-speed network technology that is commonly used in enterprise storage environments. Fibre Channel Adapters typically connect to a Fibre Channel switch, which in turn connects to storage devices such as hard drives, solid-state drives, and tape drives. Fibre Channel Adapters can provide high-speed data transfer rates and low latency, making them ideal for high-performance storage applications.
Features
The Lenovo SN37A28328 Emulex Lpe3500 32GB 2-port Pci Fibre Channel Adapter is designed to provide high-speed, low-latency connectivity to Fibre Channel networks. It features the Emulex Lpe3500 chipset, which provides advanced features such as virtualization, Quality of Service (QoS), and data integrity. The adapter has two Fibre Channel ports, each of which can provide up to 32 GBps of bandwidth, making it ideal for high-performance storage applications.
Virtualization
The Emulex Lpe3500 chipset provides advanced virtualization features, including N_Port ID Virtualization (NPIV) and Virtual Fabric. NPIV allows multiple Fibre Channel devices to share a single physical port on the adapter, providing more efficient use of resources and reducing the number of adapters required. Virtual Fabric allows the adapter to be partitioned into multiple virtual adapters, each with its own set of resources and QoS policies. This allows multiple virtual servers to share a single physical adapter while maintaining isolation and QoS guarantees.
Quality of Service (QoS)
The Emulex Lpe3500 chipset provides advanced QoS features, including Class of Service (CoS) and bandwidth throttling. CoS allows administrators to assign different priority levels to different types of traffic, ensuring that critical data is prioritized over less important traffic. Bandwidth throttling allows administrators to limit the amount of bandwidth that a particular device or application can use, preventing network congestion and ensuring that critical applications have the resources they need.
Data Integrity
The Emulex Lpe3500 chipset provides advanced data integrity features, including T10 Protection Information (T10 PI) and Data Integrity Field (DIF). T10 PI ensures that data is protected from corruption during transmission by adding checksums to each block of data. DIF ensures that data is protected from corruption on disk by adding checksums to each block of data as it is written. These features help to ensure that data is protected from corruption at all times, providing greater reliability and data integrity.
Main Information about the Lenovo SN37A28328
- Manufacturer: Lenovo
- Part Number or SKU#: SN37A28328
- Device Type: Fibre Channel Adapte
Detail overview
- LENOVO SN37A28328 Emulex Lpe3500 32GB 2-port Pci Fibre Channel Adapter For Thinksystem.
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