The introduction of the HP PCIe 8Gb Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapters brings datacenter infrastructure components to a higher level of performance and efficiency with the ability to deliver twice the I/O performance of 4 Gb FC HBAs. An 8 Gb Fibre Channel HBA purchased today is backward compatible with 4 and 2 Gb storage networks and will protect future investments. When using storage intensive applications, such as backup/restore, database transactions, virtualization, and rich media, the increased performance of the 8 Gb infrastructure enables more rapid storage and retrieval of critical information.\n\nFinally, PCIe 8Gb FC Host Bus Adapters provide a number of features that work together to reduce power consumption, thus delivering a "green" benefit within the server.

The Highest Performing Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapters
\n• The PCIe 8Gb Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapters deliver twice the I/O performance of 4Gb FC HBAs.

\nBest Fibre Channel HBAs for Virtualization
\n• Ideal for the implementation of virtual servers with the power to drive multiple virtual machines.

\nLatest Technology Supports Green Initiatives
\n• HP 8 Gb FC HBAs have unique features in support of ‘green’ server technology.\n