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Emulex LPe32002-AP
Broadcom
The Broadcom Emulex LPE32002-AP/M2 is a dual-port Gen 6 Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapter designed for server connectivity to storage area networks. This PCIe Gen3 x8 adapter provides 32GFC line-rate connectivity with support for NVMe over Fibre Channel and SCSI protocols, targeted at enterprise storage deployments, virtualized environments, and cloud infrastructure. Commercial procurement teams select this adapter for mission-critical storage connectivity where consistent I/O performance and broad operating system compatibility are required for business operations.
Parameter | Value |
Model Number | LPE32002-AP/M2 |
Controller | Broadcom XE501 ASIC |
Ports | 2 × Fibre Channel ports |
Host Interface | PCI Express 3.0 ×8 |
Connector Type | LC duplex SFP+ optical |
Supported Data Rates | 32/16/8/4 Gbps auto-negotiation |
Maximum Throughput per Port | 3,200 MB/s full duplex |
IOPS Performance | Up to 1.6 million IOPS per adapter |
Supported Protocols | FCP-4 (SCSI), NVMe/FC, FC-TAPE |
Topology Support | Point-to-point, arbitrated loop, switched fabric |
Form Factor | Half-height, half-length (with full-height bracket included) |
Dimensions | 167.6 mm × 68.9 mm |
Typical Power Consumption | 8.5 W |
Maximum Power Consumption | 11 W |
Operating Temperature | 0°C to 55°C |
Storage Temperature | -40°C to 70°C |
Operating Humidity | 10%-90% non-condensing |
MTBF | Greater than 10 million hours |
Regulatory Approvals | FCC, CE, VCCI, C-Tick, BSMI, KCC |
Environmental Compliance | RoHS compliant |
The adapter implements an 8-core ASIC with dynamic resource allocation, which can assign all processing resources to a single port when the second port operates in standby mode. This architecture provides consistent performance for active-passive multipath configurations common in enterprise SAN deployments.
The LPE32002 supports NVMe/FC protocol alongside traditional SCSI traffic on the same ports, allowing connection to both legacy SAS storage arrays and modern NVMe flash storage systems without hardware replacement. This provides investment protection for storage infrastructure upgrades.
ExpressLane technology prioritizes latency-sensitive storage traffic, including NVMe commands, over bulk data transfers. This reduces I/O latency for critical applications during periods of high network utilization, supporting mixed-workload virtualization hosts.
The adapter implements T10-PI data protection with full hardware offload, providing end-to-end data corruption protection between server applications and storage arrays. Forward Error Correction (FEC) operates automatically on 32GFC links to reduce bit error rates on long cable runs.
The 32GFC bandwidth and 1.6 million IOPS capacity matches the performance requirements of modern all-flash storage arrays, removing the HBA as a performance bottleneck for high-transaction database and virtual desktop workloads.
The adapter supports 255 virtual functions with NPIV, providing dedicated storage connectivity for virtual machines in VMware vSphere, Microsoft Hyper-V, and KVM environments. The common driver model reduces driver management overhead across multiple server generations.
For large-scale backup deployments, the dual-port configuration provides redundant connectivity to SAN fabrics with full multipath support. The high throughput reduces backup window duration for large dataset protection.
The LPE32002-AP/M2 includes drivers for major enterprise operating systems: Microsoft Windows Server, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server, VMware ESXi, Citrix Hypervisor, and Oracle Solaris. The adapter operates with Brocade and Cisco Gen 5/Gen 6 Fibre Channel switches and supports Brocade ClearLink diagnostics for cable and optical signal validation. Both standard full-height and low-profile brackets are included for compatibility with 1U, 2U, and tower server form factors. The adapter ships with two 32GFC shortwave SFP+ transceivers installed.
The included shortwave SFP+ transceivers support distances up to 100 meters on OM4 multimode fiber and 70 meters on OM3 multimode fiber at 32GFC speeds. Longwave transceivers are available separately for single-mode fiber deployments up to 10 kilometers.
Yes, the adapter provides universal boot capability with BIOS and UEFI drivers, supporting boot from SAN configurations for both SCSI and NVMe storage targets. This reduces server management overhead in diskless server deployments.
The adapter is backward compatible with PCIe 2.0 slots, though performance will be limited by the slot bandwidth. Full 32GFC performance requires a PCIe 3.0 ×8 or larger slot.
Yes, the adapter auto-negotiates to 16GFC, 8GFC, and 4GFC speeds when connected to previous-generation Fibre Channel switches, allowing gradual infrastructure upgrades without forklift replacement.
