HP AB465-69002 2-Ports Fibre Channel 2Gb/s 1000BASE-T PCI Express Host Bus Network Adapter

Product Description

The HP AB465-69002 is a specialized Host Bus Adapter (HBA) designed to provide high-speed connectivity for servers. It features two Fibre Channel ports, each capable of operating at 2Gb/s, which are essential for connecting to Storage Area Networks (SANs). The inclusion of 1000BASE-T (Gigabit Ethernet) physical connectors on a Fibre Channel HBA is unusual and suggests a unique implementation, possibly for management, out-of-band communication, or a specific converged networking solution where Ethernet is used alongside FC for certain functions. This adapter utilizes the PCI Express interface, ensuring high bandwidth and low latency communication with the server's motherboard. The dual-port design enhances redundancy and performance by allowing connections to multiple SAN fabric switches or storage devices. This is critical for high-availability environments where uninterrupted access to storage is paramount. Given the 1000BASE-T connectors, it's important to verify the exact intended use case, as Fibre Channel typically uses optical (SFP) or copper (SFP) transceivers for FC connections, not RJ45 for the FC data path itself. This might indicate a specific HP proprietary technology or a misunderstanding of the connector type in the title, where RJ45 might be for management or a secondary function. However, based on the description, it's presented as a 2Gb/s FC HBA with these connectors.