69Y1942 - IBM Flex System FC5172 Dual Port 16Gb Fibre Channel Adapter

SKU 69Y1942

Brand IBM

16Gb/s Fibre Channel (FC) speed.
Host Bus Adapter (HBA) for server-to-SAN connectivity.
Enables high-performance access to storage devices.
Designed for enterprise server environments.
Supports Fibre Channel protocol for reliable data transfer.
Typically uses SFP+ transceivers for optical connections (transceiver not included).

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Key specifications

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SKU: 69Y1942
Product Type: Host Bus Adapter (HBA)
Interface: Fibre Channel (FC)
Speed: 16Gb/s
Brand: IBM
Form Factor: PCIe (likely)

Product details

The IBM 69Y1942 is a 16Gb/s Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapter (HBA). It provides a high-speed connection between servers and storage area networks (SANs), enabling efficient data access and management for enterprise storage environments.

Technical Information

SKU	69Y1942
Product Type	Host Bus Adapter (HBA)
Interface	Fibre Channel (FC)

Additional Specifications

Speed	16Gb/s
Brand	IBM
Form Factor	PCIe (likely)

Description

The IBM 69Y1942 is a high-performance 16Gb/s Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapter (HBA) designed to facilitate robust and efficient connectivity between servers and storage area networks (SANs). In enterprise data centers, HBAs are critical components that allow servers to communicate with shared storage resources over a dedicated Fibre Channel fabric, providing high bandwidth and low latency access to data. Operating at 16Gb/s, this HBA offers substantial throughput, enabling faster data transfers for demanding applications such as databases, virtualization, and high-performance computing. It supports the Fibre Channel protocol, which is known for its reliability, error checking, and lossless data transmission capabilities, making it the standard for mission-critical storage networking. The adapter typically connects to the SAN via optical transceivers (often SFP+ modules, sold separately) that plug into its ports. This IBM HBA is designed for integration into enterprise-grade servers, providing the necessary interface to connect to IBM's storage solutions or other SAN infrastructure. Its role is to offload storage-related processing from the server's main CPU, thereby improving overall system performance and efficiency. The 69Y1942 represents a key component for building scalable and high-performing storage solutions.

Condition: Refurbished