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8/4 Gbps FC SAN Module for Single Config (FI), 12 Ports with 2x 8Gbps SFP+ Seamlessly integrate your M-series blade servers

Get enterprise-class performance, improved scalability and easy deployment with the Dell™ 8/4 Gbps FC SAN Module — a flexible, standards-based platform that works seamlessly with your blade servers.

- NPIV standards-based solution ensures connectivity into the SAN infrastructure of your choice.
- Port aggregation capabilities reduce the cost and complexity of deploying M-series blades into existing storage area networks (SANs).
- Support for 8/4/2 Gbps Fibre Channel (FC) SANs provides investment protection for current and future SANs.

Simplified networking for your data center

Connect to the Fibre Channel (FC) storage area network (SAN) of your choice while still providing failover and port aggregation benefits that high-density, high-performance data centers require.

The Dell™ 8/4 Gbps FC SAN Module — when combined with an N_port ID Virtualization (NPIV)-enabled FC SAN and any of the Fibre Channel HBA mezzanine cards available for M-Series blades — leverages your SAN fabric management infrastructure and simplifies blade deployment.

Connect without the headaches

- Experience plug-and-play simplicity with enterprise-class FC port aggregation.
- Minimize the number of touches required by storage and networking administrators in blade deployments.
- Integrate Dell M-Series blades into any NPIV-enabled FC SAN infrastructure easily.
- Get the best of all worlds with simplified I/O (input/output) management and beneficial port aggregation.

Simple and scalable

- Scale as needed from 12 to 24 ports to meet the changing demands of your data center.
- Enable multiple fabric support for you to isolate servers with special bandwidth requirements and connect to several fabrics using a single module.
- Enjoy peace of mind with automatic failover and failback.
- Ensure data security by employing device-based authorization and policy-based control of SAN connections all the way to individual servers and virtual machines.