Both the HP StorageWorks FC1143 4Gb PCI-X 2.0 Host Bus Adapter and the HP StorageWorks FC1243 4Gb PCI-X 2.0 Dual Channel Host Bus Adapter (HBA) are Fibre Channel adapters that are certified by HP to work effortlessly and seamlessly in HP environments. These HBAs provide one of the building blocks to a faster, newer SAN infrastructure, minimizing downtime for the SAN and components. With their ability to auto-negotiate the operating environment, anyone can purchase these new HBAs and have them quickly integrated into an existing SAN with one single point of accountability. Priced equal to 2Gb cards, the new 4Gb HBAs are part of a new generation of host bus adapters which offer lower cost and higher performance while remaining completely backward compatible with previous generations.
Features
Value – Certified: Tested and qualified by HP to work effortlessly and seamlessly in HP environments.
Value - 4Gb performance: These 4Gb HBAs provide the customer with one of the building blocks to a faster newer SAN infrastructure.
Value – Single point of accountability: Certified to easily integrate to work effortlessly and seamlessly in HP environments to minimize downtime.
Simplicity – Auto negotiate: Will work automatically in 2Gb or 1Gb environments until other SAN components have not been upgraded to the 4Gb standard.
Agility – Price performance: With a price equal to older 2Gb HBAs, and the ability to auto-negotiate to the speed of the environment, these new HBAs can be quickly and cost effectively integrated into existing environments.
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