The introduction of the HP StorageWorks PCIe 8Gb Host Bus Adapters brings datacenter infrastructure components to a higher level of performance and efficiency with the ability to deliver twice the I/O performance of 4 Gbps HBAs. An 8 Gbps Fibre Channel HBA purchased today is backward compatible with 4 and 2 Gbps storage networks and will protect future investments. When using storage intensive applications, such as backup/restore, database transactions, virtualization, and rich media, the increased performance of the 8 Gbps infrastructure enables more rapid storage and retrieval of critical information. Finally, PCIe 8Gb Host Bus Adapters provide a number of features that work together to reduce power consumption, thus delivering a "green" benefit within the server.
Features
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Greater performance: The PCI-e 8Gb Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapters deliver twice the I/O performance of 4Gb HBAs.
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Positioned for the future: Moving to 8 Gbps technology provides the infrastructure required for the more powerful servers and data intensive applications of the future.
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Enhanced for storage intensive applications: When using storage intensive applications like backup/restore, database transactions, virtualization and rich media, the improved I/O performance enables faster storage and retrieval of data.
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Powered for virtualized servers: Ideal for the implementation of virtual servers with the power to drive multiple virtual machines.
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N_Port ID Virtualization support: Allows a single port to acquire multiple N Port IDs, eliminating the need for additional physical ports.
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Queue prioritization: Datacenter administrators do not need to concern themselves with multiple requests from the virtualized servers potentially creating conflict.
Reduced overall power consumption: HP 8 Gbps HBAs have unique features in support of ‘green’ server technology.
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