Description
The Broadcom Emulex LPe31000-M6 is a high-performance Gen 6 Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapter (HBA) designed for modern flash-optimized storage environments. Delivering 16GFC throughput with upgradeability to 32GFC, it provides exceptional bandwidth, ultra-low latency, and the reliability demanded by mission-critical enterprise workloads.
Built on the advanced Emulex architecture, the LPe31000-M6 supports NVMe over Fibre Channel, enabling dramatically lower latency and seamless coexistence with traditional SCSI-based FC workloads. It offers robust virtualization performance with extensive on-chip resources for dense VM deployments and supports advanced diagnostics, secure firmware updates, and end-to-end data integrity protections.
Ideal for SAN deployments where performance, uptime, and scalability matter, this single-port short-wave optical HBA is a future-ready solution that integrates effortlessly into existing FC infrastructures.
| Category | Details |
|---|---|
| Model | LPe31000-M6 |
| Port Configuration | 1-Port 16GFC Short-Wave Optical (LC SFP+) |
| Upgradeability | Upgradeable to 32GFC (Broadcom optical kit required) |
| Supported Link Speeds | 16GFC, 8GFC, 4GFC (auto-negotiated) |
| Throughput | 3200 MB/s full-duplex per port |
| NVMe Support | NVMe over Fibre Channel + traditional SCSI FC concurrently |
| Architecture | Emulex Gen 6, Dynamic Multi-core design |
| IOPS | Up to 1.6M IOPS per port |
| Host Interface | PCIe 3.0 x8 |
| Optical Type | Short-Wave Optical, LC |
| Typical Cable Distances | Up to 100m (OM4), 125m (OM4 @16G) |
| Form Factor | Low-profile PCIe (includes standard bracket) |
| Operating Temperature | 0°C to 55°C |
| Management Tools | Emulex HBA Manager, Emulex SAN Manager |
| Advanced Features | ExpressLane QoS, Secure Firmware Update, T10-PI Data Integrity, FEC |
| Supported OS | Windows, RHEL, SLES, Oracle Linux/UEK, Solaris, VMware, Citrix, Ubuntu |
| Use Cases | Flash storage arrays, virtualization clusters, SAN modernization |
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Return Policy (Short Summary)
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- Project scope, timeline & milestone alignment
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- Equipment selection & BOM development
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- Authorized procurement & logistics coordination
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- Commissioning, testing & end-user training
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