Lenovo Flex System FC3172 2-port 8GB Fiber Channel Adapter
High-speed Connectivity
The Flex System™ FC3172 2-port 8GB FC Adapter enables high-speed access for Flex System compute nodes to connect to a Fiber Channel storage area network (SAN). This adapter is based on the proven QLogic 2532 8GB ASIC design and works with the 8GB and 16GB Flex System Fiber Channel switches and pass-thru modules.
Flex System FC3172 2-port 8GB Fiber Channel Adapter
Based on proven QLogic 2532 8GB ASIC design, it works with any of the 8GB or 16GB Flex System Fiber Channel switch modules. Can double throughput speeds for Fiber Channel traffic.
Ample Bandwidth and Fiber Channel Support
- QLogic ISP2532 controller
- PCI Express 2.0 x4 host interface
- Bandwidth: 8GB per second maximum at half-duplex and 16GB per second maximum at full-duplex per port
- 8/4/2 GBps auto-negotiation
- Support for FCP SCSI initiator and target operation
- Support for NPIV
- Support for full-duplex operation
- Support for Fiber Channel protocol SCSI (FCP-SCSI) and Fiber Channel Internet protocol (FCP-IP)
- Support for point-to-point fabric connection (F-port fabric login)
- Support for Fiber Channel Arbitrated Loop (FCAL) public loop profile: Fiber Loop-(FL-Port)-Port Login
- Support for Fiber Channel services class 2 and 3
- Configuration and boot support in UEFI
- APIs supported: SNIA HBA API V2, SMI-S, FDMI
- Support for Fabric Manager
- Power usage: 3.7 W typical
- RoHS 6 compliant
Did You Know?
The performance bottleneck with Fiber Channel storage typically exists in the switching. By moving to 8GB adapters and switches, you can optimize the bottleneck to the storage controller, where it can be managed by expanding the disks attached to storage. When compared to the previous-generation 4GB adapters, the new-generation 8GB adapters double the throughput speeds for Fiber Channel traffic. As a result, you can manage increased amounts of data and possibly benefit from a reduced hardware expense.
The adapter connects to the midplane directly, without having to use cables or small form-factor pluggable (SFP) modules. By eliminating these components for up to 14 servers, the resulting savings alone can cover the investment in the chassis.
Tech Specs
Supported Servers: Flex System FC3172 2-port 8GB FC Adapter
Supported I/O Modules:
- Flex System FC3171 8GB SAN Switch
- Flex System FC3171 8GB SAN Pass-thru
- Flex System FC5022 16GB SAN Scalable Switch
- Flex System FC5022 24-port 16GB SAN Scalable Switch
- Flex System FC5022 24-port 16GB ESB SAN Scalable Switch
Supported Operating Systems:
The FC3172 2-port 8GB FC Adapter supports the following operating systems on the x86 compute nodes:
- Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2
- Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Datacenter x64 Edition
- Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Enterprise x64 Edition
- Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Standard x64 Edition
- Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Web x64 Edition
- Microsoft Windows Server 2012
- Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Server with Xen x64 Edition
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Server x64 Edition
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Server x64 Edition
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 10 for AMD64/EM64T
- SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 11 for AMD64/EM64T
- VMware ESX 4.1
- VMware ESXi 4.1
- VMware vSphere 5.0 (ESXi)
- VMware vSphere 5.1 (ESXi)
- VMware vSphere 5.5 (ESXi)
The FC3172 2-port 8GB FC Adapter supports the following operating systems on the Power Systems compute nodes:
- AIX 5L for POWER Version 5.3
- AIX Version 6.1
- AIX Version 7.1
- IBM i 6.1
- IBM i 7.1
- IBM Virtual I/O Server
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 for IBM POWER
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 for IBM POWER
- SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 11 for IBM POWER
Physical Specifications:
The dimensions and weight of the adapter are as follows:
- Width: 100 mm (3.9 inches)
- Depth: 80 mm (3.1 inches)
- Weight: 13 g (0.3 lb)
Shipping dimensions and weight (approximate):
- Height: 58 mm (2.3 in)
- Width: 229 mm (9.0 in)
- Depth: 208 mm (8.2 in)
- Weight: 0.4 kg (0.89 lb)
