L3000 HP Server and 4Gb Fibre Cards

[Pete Kelly]

Hi There Everyone,

I've got an L3000/8x server connected to our SAN via 2 Tachyon XL2 Fibre cards (Running at 2Gb/s). Our SAN team have requested that I look into the possibility of upgrading these Fibre cards to 4Gb/s. Does anyone have any idea if this request is feasible? I've had a look on partsurfer... but can't find any reference to 4Gb cards for an L3000 server.

Many Thanks

[spex · Accepted solution]

Hi Pete,

At present, it does not appear that 4Gb/s HBAs are supported on this server. As support for the rp5470 (formerly L3000) has an end-of-life of Jan. 31, 2010, it's conceivable that such hardware will be added in the future.

Here's a current HBA compatibility matrix:
http://docs.hp.com/en/FCI-SM/FCI-SM.htm

PCS

[Sandy Chen]

Hi,

There is no 4 GB Fibre Channel card supported for L Class, check the link for support matrix.

http://docs.hp.com/en/FCI-SM/FCI-SM.htm

regards,
Sandy

[Pete Kelly]

Many thanks for the updates - I expected as much. I'll be assigning points very shortly

[Pete Kelly]

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