The Intel X520 DP 10 Gb DA/SFP+ server adapter from Dell is a high performance adapter designed for the high-speed PCI Express bus architecture. It offers increased bandwidth, reliability and enhanced functionality. The dedicated input/output (I/O) bandwidth of PCIe ensures priority performance on the port - without bus sharing - for Gigabit Ethernet connectivity.

The Intel Ethernet i350 QP 1Gb Server Adapter from Dell is a high performance adapter designed for the high-speed PCI Express Bus Architecture. It offers increased bandwidth, reliability and enhanced functionality. The dedicated input/output (I/O) bandwidth of PCIe ensures priority performance on the port - without bus sharing - for Gigabit Ethernet connectivity.

The Emulex Virtual Fabric Adapter 5 Generation 2 (VFA5.2) Network Adapter Family for System x builds on the foundation of the previous generation of Emulex VFA5 adapters by delivering performance enhancements, including RoCE v2 support and management enhancements with improved support for Lenovo XClarity. This product guide provides essential presales information to understand the VFA 5.2 adapters and their key features, specifications, and compatibility. This guide is intended for technical specialists, sales specialists, sales engineers, IT architects, and other IT professionals who want to learn more about VFA 5.2 adapters and consider their use in IT solutions. The Emulex Virtual Fabric Adapter 5 Generation 2 (VFA5.2) Network Adapter Family for System x builds on the foundation of the previous generation of Emulex VFA5 adapters by delivering performance enhancements, including RoCE v2 support and management enhancements with improved support for Lenovo XClarity. These new features help reduce complexity, reduce cost, and improve performance with Lenovo servers.

The Emulex VFA5.2 adapters support three methods to virtualize I/O, out of the box: Virtual Fabric Mode (vNIC1), Switch Independent mode (vNIC2) and Unified Fabric Port (UFP) mode. With Virtual Fabric, up to eight virtual network ports (vNICs) can be created with a single two-port 10 GbE network adapter.On System x adapters, storage protocols such as iSCSI and FCoE are also supported by Features on Demand upgrades. Using a common hardware infrastructure for Ethernet and SAN and by virtualizing your network adapter, you can reduce your infrastructure capital expense.Part number informationThe part numbers to order these adapters are listed in the following table. The FCoE/iSCSI upgrade licenses are a Features on Demand field upgrade that enables full hardware offloaded converged networking capabilities of the adapters. Adapters 00AG580 and 01CV770 already includes the FCoE/iSCSI license.

The Intel X550 10GBASE-T Adapter is a low cost, low power 10 GbE performance adapter suitable for all data center applications. With support for standard CAT 6a cabling with RJ45 connectors, the X550 offers a low barrier of entry to 10 Gb Ethernet networking.This product guide provides essential presales information to understand the Intel X550 offerings and their key features, specifications, and compatibility. This guide is intended for technical specialists, sales specialists, sales engineers, IT architects, and other IT professionals who want to learn more about Intel X550 adapters and consider their use in IT solutions.

The QLogic StorFusion architecture delivers ultimate reliability to meet the needs of mission-critical enterprise applications with lower power and fewer CPU cycles, all while maintaining peak performance.The QLogic Enhanced 16 Gb FC HBAs are based on our 32 Gbps Architecture, which delivers higher IOPS and performance with lower power consumption compared to previous generation.QLogic QConvergeConsole provides unified, single-pane-of-glass management across generations of QLogic FC adapters

The QLogic StorFusion architecture delivers ultimate reliability to meet the needs of mission-critical enterprise applications with lower power and fewer CPU cycles, all while maintaining peak performance.The QLogic Enhanced 16 Gb FC HBAs are based on our 32 Gbps Architecture, which delivers higher IOPS and performance with lower power consumption compared to previous generation.QLogic QConvergeConsole provides unified, single-pane-of-glass management across generations of QLogic FC adapters

The Emulex 16 Gb (Generation 6) Fibre Channel (FC) host bus adapters (HBAs) are an ideal solution for all Lenovo System x servers requiring high-speed data transfer in storage connectivity for virtualized environments, data backup, and mission-critical applications. They are designed to meet the needs of modern networked storage systems that utilize high performance and low latency solid state storage drives for caching and persistent storage as well as hard disk drive arrays.The Emulex 16 Gb Gen 6 FC HBAs feature ExpressLane™, which prioritizes mission-critical traffic in congested networks ensuring maximum application performance on flash storage arrays. They also seamlessly support Brocade ClearLink™ diagnostics through Emulex OneCommand® Manager, ensuring the reliability and management of storage network when connected to Brocade Gen 5 FC SAN fabrics.