Emulex Gen7 LPe35000-M2 Fiber Channel HBA Product Introduction
1. Product Overview
Emulex (now a brand under Broadcom) LPe35000-M2 is the seventh generation (Gen7) high-performance fiber channel host bus adapter designed specifically for modern data centers and enterprise storage environments. It supports 32Gbps fiber channel (32GFC) speeds, providing excellent throughput, low latency, and high reliability, suitable for critical business applications, virtualization environments, and high-performance storage networks (SANs).
2. Key characteristics
High speed performance:
Supports 32GFC, compatible with 16GFC/8GFC/4GFC, ensuring backward compatibility and smooth upgrades.
The theoretical bandwidth in full duplex mode reaches 6.4GB/s, meeting the requirements of high-density virtualization and big data transmission.
Low latency and high efficiency:
Adopting the Emulex fifth generation LightPulse architecture, optimizing the I/O processing path and significantly reducing CPU overhead.
Hardware acceleration functions (such as T10 PI data integrity verification) improve data protection efficiency.
High reliability and scalability:
Support NPIV (N_Port ID Virtualization), where a single port can be virtualized into multiple N_Ports, suitable for multi tenant and cloud environments.
Advanced error recovery and link redundancy functions ensure business continuity.
Flexible interface and appearance:
PCIe 3.0 x8 host interface, compatible with mainstream server platforms.
Provide single port (LPe35002-M2) and dual port (LPe35004-M2) models to meet different connection requirements.
Management function:
Supports Emulex OneCommand Manager, Broadcom SAN management tools, and mainstream management frameworks such as VMware vCenter.
Integrated LED diagnostic indicator light for quick troubleshooting.
3. Applicable scenarios
Enterprise level storage network: connects SAN storage arrays (such as EMC, HPE, NetApp, etc.) and supports high bandwidth applications (such as databases, ERP).
Virtualization environment: Provides stable, low latency storage access for platforms such as VMware, Hyper-V, KVM, etc.
Cloud data center: supports multi tenant isolation and resource optimization through NPIV and SRIOV technologies.
Key business applications: Financial transactions, real-time analysis, and other latency sensitive scenarios.
4. Certification and compatibility
Through FC-SB-6 standard certification, ensure interoperability with mainstream storage devices and operating systems.
Compatible with operating systems such as Windows Server, Linux (RHEL/SLES), VMware iPadOS, HP-UX, etc.
5. Summary of Technical Specifications
Project parameters
Fiber Channel speed 32GFC/16GFC/8GFC/4GFC (adaptive)
Host interface PCIe 3.0 x8 (compatible with PCIe 2.0)
Port configuration single port or dual port SFP+
The protocol supports FCP-4 (SCSI) and FC-NVMe (optional)
Power consumption<15W (typical value)
The operating system supports Windows, Linux, VMware, UNIX, etc
6. Market positioning
LPe35000-M2 is the mainstream model in the Emulex Gen7 series, designed for users who need to balance performance and cost. It is particularly suitable for environments upgrading from 16GFC to 32GFC, or for newly built high-performance SAN infrastructure.
