Brocade Network Advisor SAN User Manual v12.3.0 - Manual (Page 622)

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The Management application, in conjunction with HCM, provides end-to-end management
capability. For information about configuring, monitoring, and managing individual adapters using
the HCM GUI or the Brocade Command Utility (BCU), refer to the Adapters Administrator’s Guide.
Supported adapters
The following sections describe the supported adapter types:
• “Host Bus Adapters”
• “Converged Network Adapters”
• “Fabric Adapters”
Host Bus Adapters
Table 56 describes the Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapters (HBAs) that provide reliable,
high-performance host connectivity for mission-critical SAN environments. The supported HBAs are
listed in
Table 56 .
Using Brocade or Emulex HBAs, you can connect your server (host system) to devices on the Fibre
Channel SAN. The combined high performance and proven reliability of a single-ASIC design makes
these HBAs ideal for connecting hosts to SAN fabrics based on Brocade Fabric or M-Enterprise
operating systems.
TABLE 56 Supported Fibre Channel HBA models
Model number Description Number of ports
825 Dual-port stand-up HBA with a per-port maximum of 8 Gbps using an 8 Gbps
SFP.
1
2
815 Single-port stand-up HBA with a maximum of 8 Gbps using an 8 Gbps SFP. 1 1
804 2 Dual-port mezzanine HBA with a per-port maximum of 8 Gbps. This HBA
installs in server blades that install in
supported blade system enclosures. 2
425 Dual-port stand-up HBA with a per-port maximum of 4 Gbps using a 4 Gbps
SFP.
3
2
415 Single-port stand-up HBA with a maximum of 4 Gbps using a 4 Gbps SFP. 3 1
Emulex 4 Single or Dual-channel stand-up HBA (depending on the model). Refer to the
Emulex model data sheets for the maximum Gbps. 1 or 2
(depending on
the model)
1 A 4 Gbps SFP installed in Brocade 815 or 825 HBAs allows 4, 2, or 1 Gbps speed only.
2 Brocade 804 mezzanine cards connect to the embedded switch modules or embedded interconnect modules on
the blade system chassis by way of an internal backplane and, therefore, no optical modules (SFP transceivers) are
involved. With the exception of no SFP transceivers, the Brocade 804 mezzanine FC HBA card functions the same
as the other Brocade HBAs.
3 An 8 Gbps SFP installed in Brocade 425 or 415 HBAs allows 4 or 2 Gbps speed only.
4 The Emulex adapter model must support CIMOM (Common Information Model Object Manager) or WMI (Windows
Management Instrumentation) based discovery.