This Celerity FC-161E 16 Gb/s Gen 5 Fibre Channel to PCIe 3.0 Host Bus Adapter from ATTO Technology leverages two next-generation storage technologies – PCIe 3.0 interconnect and 16 Gb/s Fibre Channel to provide an advanced storage connectivity solution with high-performance, intelligence, and scalability. The Celerity FC-161E delivers up to 1600 MB/s in a single PCIe slot solution, allowing original equipment manufacturers and system integrators to design useful data infrastructures. The FC-161E is well-suited for the needs of Linux and Windows platforms operating in high-performance computing, virtualization, and other high IOP environments typically found in enterprise data centers.
ATTO’s Advanced Data Streaming (ADS) technology is included with all ATTO HBAs and offers easy-to-use utilities such as ConfigTool and v ConfigTool which enables management, monitoring, and configuration, which leverages an intuitive GUI. ATTO Celerity HBAs also offer MultiPath Director, a specialized multipathing driver incorporated into ATTO’s Fiber Channel host bus adapters that enables Mac, Windows, or Linux® workstations and/or servers to connect to enterprise-class storage.
- Single-channel 16 Gb/s Gen 5 Fiber Channel HBA
- 3200 MB/s throughput per channel in full-duplex mode
- Includes one 16 Gb/s LC SFP+ transceivers
- PCI Express 3.0 x8 host connection
- Supports initiator and target mode (OEM only)
- Driver support for Windows, Windows Hyper-V, Linux, macOS, VMware, and FreeBSD
- Backward compatible with 8 Gb/s and 4 Gb/s Fibre Channel products
- Support for SNIA HBA API
- Supports NPIV and Virtual Fabric
- Includes high- and low-profile form factor bracket
Flexible Connectivity Solution
This Celerity 16 Gb/s Fibre Channel HBA is an ideal solution for users looking to achieve the highest I/O and data throughput for advanced video and enterprise-class IT applications. This Celerity 16 Gb/s host bus adapter offers driver support for Windows, Linux, Mac OS X, VMware and more, providing a single connectivity solution for customers with heterogeneous operating environments.
Performance Engineered
This Celerity HBA is designed to provide fast, redundant and highly available connectivity to Fibre Channel storage, and is designed to manage latency for real-time applications. ATTO’s exclusive Advanced Data Streaming (ADS) technology providing controlled acceleration of data to deliver reliable data transfers. ATTO pays close attention to detail in board design and signal integrity to minimize transmission errors and data corruption. Specialized Fibre Channel drivers with support for multiple OS platforms and OEM-specific solutions, such as a target mode and multipathing.
Advanced Management Tools
ATTO’s easy-to-use Config Tool features an intuitive GUI that simplifies the installation, management and monitoring of the host bus adapter. With advanced troubleshooting and performance tuning capabilities, Celerity HBAs provide users with sophisticated diagnostics and the flexibility to control settings for specific applications.
Additional Features
- Auto negotiation to 16 Gb, 8 Gb, and 4 Gb devices
- Supports arbitrated loop, point-to-point and direct fabric/switch attach
- ANSI Fiber Channel: FC-FS, FCP, FC-AL, FC-AL2, FC-PLDA, FC-FLA
- Flash ROM for easy field upgrades
- FC Class 3 support
- Buffer credits: 41
- Software RAID support with ATTO’s Power Center software
- Pluggable optical LC SFP+
- Initiator and target mode (OEM) support
- Supports FDMI and WMI
- Supports NPIV and Virtual Fabric
- Supports Thunderbolt