Dell NOB Brocade 825 Dual-Port 8 Gbps FC Host Bus Adapter

• Maximizes bus throughput with a Fibre Channel to PCIe 2.0a Gen2 (x8) bus interface with intelligent lane negotiation
• Enhances security with Fibre Channel-Security Protocol (FC-SP) for device authentication
• Supports virtualized environments with N_Port ID Virtualization (NPIV) for 255 virtual ports
• Uniquely enables end-to-end (server-to-storage) management in Brocade DCF environments
• Offers I/O transfer rates with up to 500,000 IOPS per port at 8 Gbit/sec

Overview

The Brocade® 825 Dual-Port 8 Gbps Host Bus Adapter from Dell™ provides a new level of server connectivity through unmatched hardware capabilities and unique software configurability. This HBA laid the foundation for extending fabric intelligence to servers, virtual machines, applications, and services -enabling end-to-end storage network management. Its Brocade Data Center Fabric (DCF) architecture provides a strategic framework to help simplify data center connectivity, optimize performance and scalability, and reduce cost and risk. This product has been tested and validated on Dell systems. It is supported by Dell Technical Support when used with a Dell system.