QLogic 8Gb FC Single-port and Dual-port HBAs for IBM System x The QLogic 8Gb FC Single-port and Dual-port HBA for IBM System x are PCI Express 2.0 x8 8Gb Fibre Channel adapters with SFP+ LC-style connectors. The adapters connect to SFP+ Multimode Fiber SR optical modules. These adapters support 8 Gbps per port maximum bidirectional throughput for high-bandwidth storage (SAN). The PCI Express low profile form factor adapter can be used in either a standard PCI Express slot or a low profile PCI Express slot. The QLogic 8Gb FC Single-port and Dual-port HBA for IBM System x are PCI Express 2.0 x8 8Gb Fibre Channel adapters with SFP+ LC-style connectors . The adapters connect to SFP+ Multimode Fiber SR optical modules. These adapters support 8 Gbps per port maximum bidirectional throughput for high-bandwidth storage (SAN). The PCI Express low profile form factor adapter can be used in either a standard PCI Express slot or a low profile PCI Express slot. The QLogic 8Gb FC Single-port and Dual-port HBAs have the following features: Function at 8/4/2 Gbps (auto-negotiation) Persistent binding LUN masking 2,048 concurrent logins PCI Express 2.0 x8 compliance, backwards compatibility with PCI-e 1.0a One (for Single-port) and two (for Dual-port) SFP+ with LC-style connectors Standard PCI Express card with low profile MD2 form factor Support for both standard and low-profile PCI-E slots The QLogic 8Gb FC Single-port and Dual-port HBAs have the following specifications: Data rate: 1600 MBps full duplex per port Performance: up to 200,000 IOPS per port Boot support: BIOS, FCode, UEFI, EFI Protocols: FCP-3-SCSI; FC-Tape (FCP-2) Standard supported: Enhanced Authentication (FC-SP), Data Integrity (T10) and Network isolation (NPIV)