This adapter is a recommended solution that has been selected by HPE experts to provide the right technology for a range of workloads and market segments offering the best combination of performance, value and availability. The Emulex LPe1605-HPE dual port Fiber Channel HBA provides reliable, high-performance connectivity at 8Gb/s and 16Gb/s. In addition to providing greater bandwidth, the HPE LPe1605 also provides features such as data integrity, security and virtualization which are all complimentary to initiatives important to the enterprise data center. For greater system up time, the HPE LPe1605 dual port design is the ideal Fiber Channel connectivity solution for applications that rely on high-availability for business continuity. The HPE LPe1605 leverages several generations of Fiber Channel design to provide great level of performance, scalability and manageability. Emulex's exclusive firmware architecture allows firmware to be upgraded without taking the server off-line or rebooting, and without the need to upgrade the driver. This provides hardware investment protection and ensures maximizes system uptime. As with all Emulex LightPulse Fiber Channel HBAs, the HPE LPe1605 is managed with Emulex OneCommand Manager (OCM) HBA management application. OCM provides a secure, centralized administration console to discover, and manage Emulex Fiber Channel HBAs on local and remote hosts. Powerful diagnostic tools and flexible interface options (GUI, CLI and Browser) provide greate level of manageability. Fiber Channel is the de-facto standard for virtual server storage connectivity and Emulex HBAs are fully qualified for virtual server environments.