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Apple 661-5056 Quad Fibre Channel PCI Express HF Card for Xserve
- Type: Quad Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapter (HBA)
- Interface: PCI Express
- Ports: 4 x Fibre Channel
- Designed for Apple Xserve servers
- Enables high-speed SAN connectivity
- Supports 2Gbps Fibre Channel speeds
- Hot-pluggable support (system dependent)
- Ideal for storage consolidation and high-availability environments
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Product Overview
The Apple 661-5056 is a Quad Fibre Channel PCI Express Host Bus Adapter (HBA) designed for Apple Xserve servers. It provides four Fibre Channel ports for high-speed storage area network (SAN) connectivity.
Technical Information
| Product Type | Quad Fibre Channel HBA |
| Interface | PCI Express |
| Number of Ports | 4 |
Additional Specifications
| Port Type | Fibre Channel |
| Compatibility | Apple Xserve |
Product Description
This Apple 661-5056 is a specialized Quad Fibre Channel PCI Express Host Bus Adapter (HBA) engineered specifically for integration into Apple Xserve server platforms. It offers four independent Fibre Channel ports, enabling robust and high-bandwidth connectivity to Storage Area Networks (SANs). The card utilizes the PCI Express interface, providing a high-speed connection to the server's motherboard for efficient data throughput. Each of the four Fibre Channel ports typically supports 2Gbps operation, allowing for significant data transfer rates essential for demanding storage applications, such as high-performance databases, video editing, and large-scale virtualization. By providing multiple Fibre Channel connections, the 661-5056 facilitates advanced SAN configurations, including multipathing for redundancy and load balancing, thereby enhancing storage reliability and performance for the Xserve. It is a critical component for organizations leveraging SANs with their Apple server infrastructure.
