Converged network adapters, Fabric adapters – Brocade Network Advisor SAN User Manual v12.3.0 User Manual

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Supported adapters

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Converged Network Adapters

Table 57

describes available Converged Network Adapters (CNAs) for PCIe x 8 host bus interfaces,

hereafter referred to as CNAs. These adapters provide reliable, high-performance host connectivity
for mission-critical SAN environments.

Brocade CNAs combine the functions of a Host Bus Adapter (HBA) and Network Interface Card
(NIC) on one PCIe x 8 card. The CNAs appear as NICs and Fibre Channel adapters to the host.
These CNAs fully support FCoE protocols and allow Fibre Channel traffic to converge onto 10 Gbps
Data Center Bridging (DCB) networks. FCoE and 10 Gbps DCB operations are simultaneous.

The combined high performance and proven reliability of a single-ASIC design makes these CNAs
ideal for connecting host systems on Ethernet networks to SAN fabrics based on Brocade Fabric or
M-Enterprise operating systems.

Fabric Adapters

Table 58

describes the available Fabric Adapter models.

TABLE 57

Supported Fibre Channel CNA models

Model number

Port speed

Number of ports

Adapter type

1741M-k

1,2

10 Gbps maximum

2

Expansion

1020

10 Gbps maximum

2

Stand-up

1010

10 Gbps maximum

1

Stand-up

1007

1,2

10 Gbps maximum

2

Expansion

1

The Brocade 1741M-k and Brocade 1007 are two-port 10 GbE CNAs that mount on a blade server that installs in

a system enclosure. The adapter uses FCoE to converge standard data and storage networking data onto a shared
Ethernet link. Ethernet and Fibre Channel communication are routed through the DCB ports on the adapter to the
blade system enclosure midplane and onto the installed switch modules installed in the enclosure.

2

The Brocade 1741M-k and Brocade 1007 CNAs 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 1741M-k and
Brocade 1007 CNAs function the same as the other Brocade CNAs. For information on installing the Brocade CNAs
on a blade server, refer to the Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Guide.

TABLE 58

Supported Fabric Adapter models

Model number

Port speed

Number of ports

1860-1

1

1860-2

1.

The Brocade 1860 provides dual mode support for the port. You can configure the port mode as a 16
Gbps Fibre Channel (FC) HBA and a 10 Gbps CNA using the Brocade Command Utility (BCU).

16 Gbps FC HBA and 10 Gbps CNA or NIC

1 or 2

1867

16 Gbps FC mezzanine card

2

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