- 16 Gbps per port maximum throughput for high bandwidth storage (SAN) traffic
- Up to 1.2 million IOPS reduce latency in high transaction intensive applications and virtualized environments
- Improved reliability and diagnostics
- Enhanced QoS prioritizes SAN traffic for high performance
- Simplified deployment with fabric pre-provisioning
- Future-proof design enables conversion to a 10 Gb Ethernet (GbE) converged network adapter
The 2600 Series 16 Gb Gen 5 Fiber Channel Adapters boast perfect native Fiber Channel performance - achieving dual-port 16 Gb Fiber Channel throughput - at extremely low CPU usage with full hardware offloads. Gen 5 Fiber Channel resolves data center complexities by enabling a storage network infrastructure that supports powerful virtualization features, application-aware services, and simplified management. This achievement provides the optimal storage networking infrastructure capable of supporting demanding virtualized and cloud-enabled environments while fully leveraging the capabilities of high-performance 16 Gb Fiber Channel and solid-state disk storage. These features help reduce cost and complexity while the unmatched 16 Gbps performance eliminates potential I/O bottlenecks in today's powerful multiprocessor servers.