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Why are LightPulse LPe16000 series HBAs the best 16Gb Fibre Channel (16GFC) adapter for today’s network and storage-based environments?

Emulex LightPulse LPe16000 series 16GFC HBAs (available in single and dual ports) are designed to exceed the needs for new, robust industry software applications and take advantage of the new Intel® Xeon® E5 I/O capabilities in network and storage-based environments 

Environment/ApplicationWhy 16GFC for These Environments and Applications?Why Emulex 16GFC?
Virtualization applications

(VMware, Microsoft
Hyper-V, KVM)
  • Increases VM density (the number of VMs you can support)
  • More mission critical applications are being moved to virtualized environments, making VM density increasingly important
  • 2x the VMs greater density (compared to 8GFC) with industry leading 1 million IOPS and 8192 exchanges (up to 4x more than other 16GFC)
  • Massive capacity and QoS to finally virtualize databases and other mission-critical apps
  • Time-saving management with vCenter Plug-In—single pane-of-glass administration of HBAs in VMware environments (other adapters havepoorly functioning plug-in)
Database applications

(Oracle Database, MS SQL, SAP)
  • Faster IO response times and IOPS enable increased transactions per second
  • Provides peak workload headroom
  • More IOPS needed for database performance demanded by Oracle12C and new Intel processors
  • Reduces response times by 50% in an 8GFC environment and 75% in an 16GFC environment to speed up database transactions
  • Best in class performance with over 1 million IOPS to handle increased database transactions (4x more for 4K block size transactions, 3x more for 8K block sizes)
  • Exclusive BlockGuard data integrity—Emulex T10-PI support safe-guards data assets from silent data corruption, 2nd gen design (other HBAs are yet to support 1st gen); 40% better performance due to offload
Backup and recovery
  • Shorter Backup and Recovery Windows (When large blocks of data need to transferred between arrays and sites, a faster link can accomplish the same job in less time)
  • Growth of SSDs in external arrays demand lower latency
  • 2x throughput (1600MB/s) vs. 8GFC to speed up and shorten backup and recovery windows
  • Reduces latency (response times by 50% in 8GFC environments, 75% in 16GFC), important for SSD arrays
Private cloud deployments
  • Maximum system performance for highspeed storage environments such as the cloud
  • QoS—Faster IO response times and IOPS enable increased transactions per second
  • Super-fast response times speed-up access to stored data via the cloud for increased customer satisfaction
  • Supports larger cloud deployments through increased VM support (more vPorts)
  • Easy administration of HBAs over the cloud with OneCommand® Manager’s robust, scalable, remote management capability
  • Cost savings: port/link/cable/fabric consolidation savings
Consolidation benefits for all data centers
  • OPEX and CAPEX savings
  • Reduced number of cards, cables, ISL links with 16GFC technology—results in power savings and reduced complexity
  • Industry-leading 1 million IOPS enables more workload per card (high performing cards reduce the number of cards that need to be purchased)
  • GreenState™ power efficiency—3x better IOPS performance/watt (use less power per IOPS than 8GFC adapters so you can get more work done with less power)

Why Emulex for Fibre Channel?

When people think of the Fibre Channel, one word comes to mind—Emulex. As the technology leader in Fibre Channel, Emulex:

  • Has sold over 12 million Fibre Channel HBA ports shipped worldwide
  • Is the leading pioneer in T10-PI technology
  • Co-developed NPIV (N-Port ID Virtualization) Technology, creating a fabric switch to register several WWPPs on the same physical port.
  • Is the first to ship 16GFC & mult-fabric controllers
  • Is the number one choice of top OEMs such as IBM, HP, Dell, EMC and more!

Are your customers not ready to upgrade to a 16GFC ecosystem? Find out how Emulex 16GFC HBAs can double the speed of an existing 8GFC network? »