Lenovo 46M6049/46M6051/46M6061/46M6053 Fiber Channel HBA Product Introduction

1. Product Overview

This series is a 32Gbps Fiber Channel (32GFC) adapter developed by Lenovo specifically for ThinkSystem servers, based on Broadcom's (formerly Emulex) seventh generation LightPulse technology, providing enterprise grade high-performance storage connectivity solutions. Includes the following models:

Model, Port Number, Host Interface, Special Design, Key Positioning

46M6049 Single Port PCIe 3.0 x8 Standard Full/Low Block Optional Basic 32PFC Connection

46M6051 dual port PCIe 3.0 x8 standard full high/low bezel optional high availability redundant configuration

46M6061 Dual Port PCIe 3.0 x8 Low Profile Space Constrained Environment Optimization

46M6053 dual port PCIe 3.0 x8 full height+enhanced heat dissipation design for high-density/high-temperature environments

2. Core technical characteristics

Seventh generation LightPulse architecture:

32GFC full duplex (6.4GB/s bandwidth), compatible with 16GFC/8GFC

Delay<800 nanoseconds, suitable for all flash arrays (such as Lenovo DM7100F)

Advanced Data Services:

Hardware level T10 PI data integrity protection

Support FC NVMe protocol (requires storage side cooperation)

Reliability Enhancement:

Dynamic link fault switching (automatic port switching<2 seconds)

Industrial grade capacitor design (MTBF>2 million hours)

3. Comparison of Technical Specifications

Parameter 46M6049 46M6051 46M6061 46M6053

Boundary dimension standard/low baffle standard/low baffle forced short baffle full height enhanced heat dissipation

Power consumption (maximum) 12W 18W 16W 20W

Virtualization supports NPIV (256 virtual ports) SRIV+NPIV SRIV+NPIV

Suitable for servers SR650/SR850 SD650/SR860 SR630/1U rack SR950/high temperature environment

4. Typical application scenarios

Full flash storage acceleration:

Connect Lenovo DM7100F/IBM FlashSystem 9500

Support FC NVMe protocol (storage enabled)

Hyper converged infrastructure:

ThinkAgile VX series (VMware vSAN backend)

SAN Storage for Microsoft Azure Stack HCI

Key business systems:

SAP S/4HANA In Memory Database

Oracle Exadata Storage Expansion

5. Compatibility Matrix

Certified operating system:

RHEL 8.4+/SLES 15 SP3+

Windows Server 2022

VMware ESXi 7.0 U3+

AIX 7.3 (requires special driver package)

Storage system verification:

Lenovo Storage D Series (All Models)

NetApp AFF A400/IBM DS8900F

Lenovo certified SFP+module (46C3447) is required

6. Management function

Unified management interface:

Lenovo XClarity Administrator centralized control

Broadcom SAN Management Suite

Support Redfish API automated configuration