Universal HBA Overview
The Sun Storage 16 Gb FC ExpressModule Universal HBA, Emulex (marketing part number 7101690) is a standalone PCI Express ExpressModule host bus adapter (HBA). This HBA is a reconfigurable board that changes its operating protocol mode from a two-port 16 Gb FC HBA to a two-port 10 GbE CNA, based on the optical transcievers and optical cables that you insert and attach to the board at boot time.
The board interfaces an eight-lane PCI Express bus, with eight lanes supporting two Fibre Channel (FC) or two Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) optical media ports. Each independent FC port operates at 16 Gb/sec and features 16/8/4 autonegotiation. Each FCoE port operates at 10 Gb/sec. You can configure the following three options:
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10 GbE FCoE option - The version of the card that provides twin-ax (or copper) 10 GbE FCoE ExpressModule Converged Network Adapter functionality. No optic modules are installed in this Converged Network Adapter.
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16 Gb FC optics option - The version of the card that has 16 Gb FC optics installed (optics marketing part number 7101686) in the SFP+ connecter of the card, providing short-wave 16 Gb Fibre Channel ExpressModule Host Bus Adapter functionality.
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10 GbE FCoE optics option - The version of the card that has 10 GbE optics installed (optics marketing part number 7101688) in the SFP+ connector of the card, providing short-range 10 GbE FCoE ExpressModule Converged Network Adapter functionality.
The following image shows the Sun Storage 16 Gb FC ExpressModule Universal HBA, Emulex:
