Standard Fibre Channel HBAs


HBA Selection Guide

Max FC data rate Bus Type Max Bus Speed No. Ports Model Number Business Use
8Gb/s

PCI Express 2.0 2.5 GT/s (x8) or 5.0 GT/s (x4) 1 LPe12000 Enterprise
PCI Express 2.0 2.5 GT/s (x8) or 5.0 GT/s (x4) 2 LPe12002 Enterprise
PCI Express 2.0 2.5 GT/s (x8) or 5.0 GT/s (x4) 1 LPe1250 Midrange

4Gb/s

PCI Express 1.0 a 2.5 GT/s lane (x4) 1 LPe11000 Enterprise
PCI Express 1.0 a 2.5 GT/s lane (x4) 2 LPe11002 Enterprise
PCI Express 1.0 a 2.5 GT/s lane (x8) 4 LPe11004 Enterprise
PCI Express 1.0 a 2.5 GT/s lane (x4) 1 LPe1150 Midrange
PCI Express 1.0 a 2.5 GT/s lane (x4) 1 LPe111 SMB

PCI-X 2.0 266 MHz 1 LP11000 Enterprise
PCI-X 2.0 266 MHz 2 LP11002 Enterprise
PCI-X 2.0 266 MHz 1 LP1150 Midrange

2Gb/s

PCI Express 1.0 a 2.5 GT/s (x4) 2 LP10000ExDC Enterprise
PCI Express 1.0 a 2.5 GT/s (x4) 1 LP1050Ex Midrange

PCI-X 1.0 133 MHz 1 LP10000 Enterprise
PCI-X 1.0 133 MHz 2 LP10000DC Enterprise
PCI-X 1.0 133 MHz 1 LP1050 Midrange
PCI-X 1.0 133 MHz 2 LP1050DC Midrange
PCI-X 1.0 133 MHz 1 LP101 SMB
PCI-X 1.0 133 MHz 1 LP9802 Enterprise

PCI 66 MHz 1 LP9002L Enterprise
PCI 66 MHz 2 LP9002DC Enterprise

Note:
  • PCIe 2.0 HBAs are backwards compatible with PCIe 1.x
  • PCI-X 2.0 HBAs are backwards compatible with PCI-X 1.0 (66/100/133 MHz) and PCI 2.2 (33/66MHz) systems
  • PCI-X 1.0 HBAs are backwards compatible with in PCI (33/66) MHz systems
  • 8Gb/s HBAs auto negotiate link speed with 4Gb/s and 2Gb/s devices
  • 4Gb/s HBAs auto negotiate link speed with 2Gb/s and 1Gb/s devices
  • 2Gb/s HBAs auto negotiate link speed with 1Gb/s devices