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Green PCB card with dual SFP LC ports and passive heatsink

SMUGDESK

SMUGDESK LPE12002-AP Dual Port 8Gb Fibre Channel HBA

SKU CH-21ZN-ESRAS

Dual-port 8Gb Fibre Channel HBA with PCIe 2.0 x8 interface and SFP LC slots for SAN storage connectivity

  • Dual 8 Gbps Fibre Channel ports connect to SAN storage
  • PCIe 2.0 x8 interface fits x4, x8 or x16 slots
  • Includes full-height and low-profile brackets for any chassis
  • NPIV and Virtual Fabric reduce CPU load in virtualised servers
  • BlockGuard data integrity and FC-SP authentication protect enterprise data

Dual-Port 8 Gb Fibre Channel HBA

The SMUGDESK LPE12002-AP is a dual-port Fibre Channel host bus adapter built around the Emulex LightPulse controller. It provides two independent SFP LC ports that auto-negotiate at 8 Gbps, 4 Gbps or 2 Gbps for direct connection to SAN storage arrays, tape libraries or virtual tape systems. A PCIe 2.0 x8 interface ensures compatibility with x4, x8 and x16 slots, while both full-height and low-profile brackets are included for standard rack or compact chassis installation.

Suited for SAN consolidation.

This adapter targets administrators upgrading existing 8 Gb Fibre Channel fabrics or adding redundant paths to disk arrays and backup libraries in VMware vSphere, Hyper-V, Windows Server, Linux or Solaris environments. Enterprise features such as NPIV, Virtual Fabric, BlockGuard data integrity and FC-SP authentication reduce host CPU overhead during multi-VM storage mapping. Buyers who require more than two physical ports or fabric speeds beyond 8 Gbps should select a different HBA.

PCIe 2.0 x8 slot requirement

The card installs into any PCIe 2.0 x8, x16 or compatible x4 slot and ships with both bracket heights to fit the chosen chassis. Verify that the server has an available slot of at least x4 electrical width and sufficient physical clearance for the selected bracket before purchase.

Highlights

  • Dual 8 Gbps Fibre Channel ports connect to SAN storage
  • PCIe 2.0 x8 interface fits x4, x8 or x16 slots
  • Includes full-height and low-profile brackets for any chassis
  • NPIV and Virtual Fabric reduce CPU load in virtualised servers
  • BlockGuard data integrity and FC-SP authentication protect enterprise data

Specifications

No published specifications for this item yet.

Questions about this item

Will the dual-port Emulex LPE12002-AP fit inside a compact SFF chassis?

Yes, the box includes both a full-height bracket and a low-profile MD2 bracket so the card installs in standard rack servers and small-form-factor enclosures.

What is the critical step when seating this PCIe 2.0 x8 HBA to avoid a link-down error?

Push the card fully into an x8 or x16 slot until the bracket screw holes line up; a partially seated card will train at x4 or fail to initialise the SFP LC ports.

Which part of the LPE12002-AP will need replacement if a fibre link degrades after years of 24/7 operation?

The SFP LC transceivers are hot-pluggable modules; swap only the affected module rather than the whole HBA.

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