Key features

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PCI Express (PCIe) 3.0 bus increases interconnect

performance bandwidth by 2x compared to PCIe

2.0; the new encoding scheme reduces overhead

by 20% resulting in more efficient data transfers and

power efficiency

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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

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2x management functionality, and takes half the

time to manage with OneCommand® Manager

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GreenState™ power efficiency—reduces data

center power consumption and associated

operational expenditures (OPEX) by delivering up

to 4x better IOPS performance/watt

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BlockGuard® data integrity offload— high

performance T10 Protection Information (T10 PI)

end-to-end data integrity protects against silent

data corruption with no performance degradation

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vEngine™ CPU offload—lowers CPU burden on host

server, enabling support for more VMs

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Rock-solid reliability and thermal characteristics,

essential for mission-critical, cloud and virtualized

applications

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Support for MSI-X, improves host utilization and

enhances application performance

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Support for Gen 5 Fibre Channel (16GFC), 8GFC and

4GFC devices

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Comprehensive virtualization capabilities with

support for N_Port ID Virtualization (NPIV) and

Windows virtual HBAs

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Secure management with role-based

administration integrated with Light Directory

Access Protocol (LDAP) and Active Directory (AD)

services

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Common driver model, allows a single driver to

support all LightPulse HBAs on a given OS

Proven design, architecture and interface

The LightPulse highly integrated multi-core processor design maximizes host

performance and efficiency. Advanced error-checking features ensure the integrity

of block data as it traverses the storage area network (SAN). LightPulse’s firmware-

based architecture enables feature and performance upgrades without costly

hardware changes.

The unique 4th Generation Service Level Interface (SLI™) allows use of a common

driver across all models of 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 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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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. The 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.