Description: Brocade PCI-e 10GB Dual Port Converged Network Adapter (CNA)
Part Number(s)
IBM Part# 42C1823
IBM Option Part# 42C1820
Overview:
The Brocade 10Gb CNA for IBM System x is a PCI Express 2.0 x8 10Gb converged network adapter with two SFP+ cages. The adapter can support either an SFP+ Multimode Fiber SR optical module or an SFP+ active copper cable.
This adapter supports 10Gbps per port maximum bidirectional throughput for high-bandwidth storage (SAN) and networking (LAN) traffic - with full hardware offload for Fiber Channel (FC) over Ethernet protocol processing. Convergence of SAN and LAN traffic on a single adapter and wire helps lower the total cost of ownership (TCO) by reducing the hardware - power - cooling - management - and maintenance costs. It offers investment protection by providing seamless compatibility with existing FC storage - Ethernet networks - driver software - and management applications. The PCI Express low profile form factor adapter can be used in either a standard PCI-E slot or a low profile PCI-E slot. This adapter is supported for all IBM System x modular rack servers - including the PCI Express 2.0 Generation 2 servers.