The Emulex LightPulse LPe1500 is an 8Gb Fiber Channel Host Bus adapter that features a PCI Express 3.0 interface. It delivers breakthrough I/O operations per second performance and advanced features such as T10 Protection Information (T10 PI) data integrity and Emulex ExpressLane quality of service (QoS). The LPe1500 HBAs deliver more IOPS and better IOPS performance per watt, making it the clear choice for the tough virtualized, cloud and mission-critical deployments. The Emulex LightPulse highly integrated multicore processor minimizes onboard components to improve host performance and efficiency. Advanced error-checking features ensure the integrity of block data as it traverses the storage area network (SAN). This firmware-based architecture enables feature and performance upgrades without costly hardware changes.
