HP 2G

Introduction
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Introduction
This article highlights the superb performance and high availability demonstrated when you
install HP’s new PCI-X multi-function 2 Gbit/s Fibre Channel and Gigabit Ethernet adapters
in HP’s award-winning midrange rp8400 servers with Server Expansion Units (SEU). The
new A9782A adapter (with fiber-based GigE) and the A9784A adapter (with copper-based
GigE) provide the following benefits:
• A single adapter combining 2 Gbit/s Fibre Channel mass storage connectivity and
1000Base-SX or Base-T Gigabit Ethernet networking connectivity.
• Higher port density for I/O slot–constrained systems.
• Higher levels of failover protection, because two multi-function adapters have no single
point of failure. The same level of failover protection would require four single-port I/O
adapters (2 Fibre Channel and 2 Gigabit Ethernet) that would consume twice the
number of I/O slots.
The adapters also fully support HP Serviceguard and PCI-X/PCI online addition and
replacement (OLAR).
• PCI-X I/O adapters that are fully backward compatible with PCI 2.2 I/O slots.
• Flexibility for implementing Virtual Partition (vPars) configurations.
Figure 1
HP PCI-X 2 Gbit/s Fibre Channel and Gigabit Ethernet
Multi-Function Adapter (A9782A shown)