HPE Storageworks 81Q Host Bus Adapter

HPE StorageWorks 81Q - Host bus adapter - PCIe 2.0 x4 / PCIe x8 low profile - 8Gb Fibre Channel - for Modular Smart Array 1040; ProLiant DL360p Gen8, DL380 G6, DL385p Gen8, SL210t Gen8

The introduction of the HPE StoreFabric PCIe 8Gb Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapters brings datacenter infrastructure components to a higher level of performance and efficiency with the ability to deliver twice the I/O performance of 4 Gb FC HBAs. An 8 Gb Fibre Channel HBA purchased today is backward compatible with 4 and 2 Gb storage networks and will protect future investments. When using storage intensive applications, such as backup/restore, database transactions, virtualization, and rich media, the increased performance of the 8 Gb infrastructure enables more rapid storage and retrieval of critical information. Finally, PCIe 8Gb FC Host Bus Adapters provide a number of features that work together to reduce power consumption, thus delivering a "green" benefit within the server.