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Advanced-8 8Gb
Fibre Channel HBAs
LightPulse LPe15004
Breakthrough 8GFC performance and advanced features
The Emulex LightPulse® LPe15004 is an Advanced-8™ 8Gb Fibre
Channel (8GFC), quad-port, low-profile Host Bus Adapter (HBA)
featuring a PCI Express (PCIe) 3.0 interface. It delivers breakthrough
8GFC I/O operations per second (IOPS) performance and advanced
features such as T10 Protection Information (T10 PI) data integrity
and GreenState™ power efficiency, in a small low profile design that
provides unique port density for slot-constrained servers.
The LPe15004 delivers 50 percent more IOPS than competitors’ 8GFC
quad-port HBAs, plus lightning fast response times and 75% better
IOPS performance per watt, making it the clear choice for the toughest
virtualized, cloud and mission-critical deployments.
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it is ideally suited for FC connectivity to solid state disks
(SSDs) and new multi-core processors. Its advanced management
functionality can shave days off installing and managing adapters.
Proven design, architecture and interface
Advanced error-checking features ensure the integrity of block data as
it traverses the Storage Area Network (SAN). Emulex’s firmware-based
architecture enables feature and performance upgrades without
costly hardware changes. The unique 4th Generation Service Level
Interface (SLI
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Emulex HBAs on a given operating system (OS) platform. Installation
and management facilities are designed to minimize server reboots
and further simplify deployment.
Powerful management software for maximum data center efficiency
The Emulex OneCommand Manager enterprise-class management
application features a multiprotocol, cross-platform architecture that
provides centralized management of all adapters provided by Emulex.
This enables IT administrators to manage network connectivity with
one tool for maximum efficiency. OneCommand Manager also features:
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Key benefits
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Maximum performance—up to 1.2 million IOPS
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on a single-port to support
larger server virtualization deployments and scalable cloud initiatives, as well
as performance to match new multi-core processors, SSDs and faster PCIe 3.0
server host bus architectures
Ability to meet and ensure Quality of Service (QoS) for prioritized traffic with
Emulex ExpressLane™
Improves IT staff productivity through simplified deployment and management
Reduces the number of cards, cables and PCIe slots required
Exceptional performance per watt and price/performance ratios
Integrates seamlessly into existing SANs
Allows application of SAN best practices, tools and processes with virtual server
deployments
Assures data availability and data integrity
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Key features
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PCIe 3.0 bus
Emulex vScale™ performance and scalability—multi-core ASIC engine with
eight cores supports 255 virtual functions (VFs), 1024 Message Signaled
Interrupts Extended (MSI-X) and 8192 logins/open exchanges for maximum
virtual machine (VM) density—up to 4x more than other adapters
2x management functionality, and takes half the time to manage with
OneCommand Manager
GreenState power efficiency—reduces data center power consumption and
associated operational expenditures (OPEX) by delivering best 8GFC IOPS
performance/watt
Data integrity offload— high performance T10 PI end-to-end data integrity
protects against silent data corruption
Emulex vEngine™ CPU offload—lowers CPU burden on host server, enabling
support for more VMs
Rock-solid reliability and thermal characteristics, essential for mission-critical,
cloud and virtualized applications
Support for MSI-X, improves host utilization and enhances application
performance
Support for 8GFC, 4GFC and 2GFC devices
Comprehensive virtualization capabilities with support for N_Port ID
Virtualization (NPIV) and Windows virtual HBAs
Host-to-fabric Fibre Channel Security Protocol (FC-SP) authentication
Secure management with role-based administration integrated with Light
Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) and Active Directory (AD) services
Common driver model, allows a single driver to support all Emulex HBAs on a
given OS
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Emulex OneCommand Manager plug-in for VMware vCenter
Server—enables
comprehensive control of Fibre Channel HBAs and
network (Fibre Channel over Ethernet [FCoE], iSCSI and TCP/IP NIC)
connectivity solutions provided by Emulex from VMware’s vCenter
Server management console. Emulex OneCommand Manager
plug-in for VMware vCenter Server supports both the new VMware
vSphere 5.1 Web Client and the VMware vCenter Server desktop
client with an identical feature set regardless of the client.
Comparisons based on currently available products and information
on Emulex LPe15004 and QLogic QLE2564 HBA.
Based on Emulex Labs testing, January 2014
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SPECIFICATIONS
Standards
General specifications
· The LPe15004 series is powered by the Emulex
Engine™ (XE)201 (Lancer™) I/O Controller
(IOC) and consists of an eight-lane (x8) PCIe
3.0 bus (backward compatibility to to PCIe 2.0
supported)
Industry standards
· Current ANSI/IETF Standards: FC-PI-4; FC-PI-5;
FC-FS-2 with amendment 1; FC-AL-2 with
amendments 1 and 2; FC-LS-2; FC-GS-6; FC-DA;
FCP-4; FC-MJS; FC-SB-4; SPC-4; SBC-3; SSC-3
· Legacy ANSI/IETF standards: FC-PH; FC-PH-2;
FC-PH-3; FC-PI; FC-PI-2; FC-FS; FC-AL; FC-GS-2/3/4/5;
FCP; FCP-2; FC-SB-2; FC-FLA; FC-HBA; FC-PLDA;
FC-TAPE; FC-MI; SPC-3; SBC-2; SSC-2
· PCIe base spec 3.0
· PCIe card electromechanical spec 3.0
· Fibre Channel class 2 and 3
· PHP hot plug-hot swap
Physical dimensions
· Short, low profile MD2 form factor card
· 167.64mm x 68.91mm (6.60” x 2.71”)
· Low profile bracket installed
(standard, full height bracket available)
Power and environmental requirements
Power supply 1.8V, 1.2V, 0.9V
· Volts: +3.3, +12
· Operating temperature: 0° to 55° C
(32° to 131° F)
· Storage temperature: -40° to 70° C
(-40° to 158° F)
· Relative humidity: 5% to 95% non-condensing
· 23° C wet bulb
Data protection features
· End-to-end data protection with hardware parity,
CRC, ECC and other advanced error checking and
correcting algorithms ensure data is safe from
corruption.
· Enhanced silent data corruption protection
provided by T10 PI with high-performance
offload. T10 PI provides additional protection
against corruption in Oracle Unbreakable Linux
environments.
Deployment and management features
· Universal boot capability allows the appropriate
boot environment to be automatically selected for
any given hardware.
· Boot from SAN capability reduces system
management costs and increases uptime.
· Detailed, real-time event logging and tracing
enables quick diagnosis of SAN problems.
· Beaconing feature flashes the HBA LEDs, simplifying
their identification within server racks.
· Environmental monitoring feature helps optimize
SAN availability.
Agency and safety approvals
North America
· FCC Class A
· UL/CSA Recognized
Europe
· CE Mark
· EU RoHS compliant
· TUV Bauart Certified
Japan
· VCCI Class A
Taiwan
· BSMI Class A
Korea
· MSIP (formally KCC/MIC) Class A
China
· China RoHS Compliant
(Please refer to the product page on
www.emulex.com
for further details)
Architecture
· Quad-port Advanced-8 Fibre Channel
(running at 8GFC) HBA
· Supports 8GFC, 4GFC and 2GFC link speeds,
automatically negotiated
· Supports up to 4 FC ports at 8GFC max
· Integrated data buffer and code space memory
Management features
· The Emulex OneCommand Manager application
enables centralized discovery, monitoring,
reporting, and administration of adapters provided
by Emulex on local and remote hosts. Powerful
automation capabilities facilitate remote driver
parameter, firmware and boot code upgrades.
· Advanced diagnostic features, such as adapter port
beaconing and adapter statistics, help optimize
management and network performance, while the
environmental monitoring feature helps to maintain
optimum host-to-fabric connections. In addition
to the GUI interface, management functions can
also be performed via a scriptable Command Line
Interface (CLI), as well as a web browser.
· OneCommand Manager supports role-based
management to facilitate administration of adapters
throughout the data center without compromising
security. Management privileges can be assigned
based on LDAP and AD group memberships.
· Meet SLAs and QoS with ExpressLane application
prioritization on hosts. ExpressLane is fully
compatible with majority of switches offering QoS
features.
· Emulex management instrumentation complies to
open management standards, such as SMI-S and
common HBA API support, which enables seamless
upward integration into enterprise storage and
server management solutions.
Comprehensive OS and hypervisor support
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Windows Server
Linux
Solaris
VMware vSphere
Windows Hyper-V
Additional support is available from OEMs
and partners
Hardware environments
· PowerPC, SPARC, x86, x64 and Intel Itanium
64-bit processor family
Ordering information
· LPe15004-M8
- 4 Ports 8GFC Short Wave Optical – LC SFP+
Optical
· 8.5 Gbps (800Mbps); 4.25 Gbps (400 Mbps);
2.125 Gbps (200Mbps) (auto-detected)
· Optics: Short wave lasers with LC type connector
· Cable: Operating at 8Gb
- 50/125μm (500MHz*km BW)-up to 50m
- 50/125μm (2000MHz*km BW)-up to 150m
Added features
Performance features
· Doubling the maximum FC link rate from 4GFC
to 8GFC and enhanced virtualization capabilities,
help support IT “green” initiatives.
· Frame-level multiplexing and out-of-order
frame reassembly increases link efficiency and
maximizes HBA performance.
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