Dell 540-BDHG 1 Port 16GB Host Bus Adapter

The Dell 540-BDHG Emulex LPe31000-M6-D Single Port 16GB Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapter is a high-performance and reliable Fibre Channel adapter, meticulously designed to enhance your enterprise storage infrastructure. Built with advanced technology, this adapter ensures faster data transmission, higher throughput, and superior connectivity for your server and storage environment. Ideal for data centers and enterprises, it offers robust performance, scalability, and reliability to meet modern storage needs efficiently and securely.

Key Features

High-Speed Data Transmission

The Dell 540-BDHG adapter features a 16GB Fibre Channel interface that ensures high-speed and low-latency communication. With 16GB speed, your data transfers are quicker, ensuring your applications run smoothly without interruptions. This speed enables enterprises to handle large workloads and critical data-intensive applications seamlessly.

Efficient Single-Port Configuration

Featuring a single-port configuration, the LPe31000-M6-D offers a compact and cost-effective solution while maintaining high performance. It optimizes your server's internal connections, maximizing available PCIe slots while ensuring that data flows efficiently to your storage arrays. Whether deployed in small or large data centers, it is tailored to deliver consistent and reliable performance.

Advanced Emulex Technology Integration

The adapter leverages the latest Emulex technology to provide a combination of high-performance and robust integration capabilities. Emulex's cutting-edge drivers and tools offer advanced diagnostic capabilities, monitoring features, and performance tuning options. This ensures that your Fibre Channel connectivity remains optimized and issue-free over extended periods.

Compatibility with Dell Enterprise Systems

Designed specifically for Dell enterprise servers and storage arrays, the Dell 540-BDHG adapter guarantees a seamless fit and integration into Dell’s robust ecosystem. It supports a wide range of Dell PowerEdge servers, ensuring that your enterprise infrastructure remains scalable and interoperable. The compatibility enhances your infrastructure's resilience and minimizes downtime, keeping your operations running with the highest efficiency.

Low Power Consumption and Thermal Efficiency

Equipped with energy-efficient technology, the LPe31000-M6-D ensures lower power consumption and minimal heat generation. This not only saves energy but also reduces the operational costs of your data center. The adapter’s design maximizes airflow and dissipates heat effectively, ensuring long-term stability and performance.

Enhanced Scalability and Future-Proof Design

With its future-proof scalability, the LPe31000-M6-D adapter allows you to expand your data center capabilities as your enterprise grows. It offers the flexibility to scale out or upgrade storage networks without disrupting operations. This ensures your infrastructure remains agile, cost-effective, and adaptable to future technologies and workloads.

Benefits

Optimized Data Center Performance

By utilizing the Dell 540-BDHG adapter, enterprises benefit from an optimized data center performance. The combination of high-speed data transmission, low latency, and efficient integration ensures that your servers and storage systems work cohesively, delivering uninterrupted performance across all applications.

Increased Reliability and Redundant Design

The Dell LPe31000-M6-D adapter includes a robust and redundant design that minimizes the risk of failure. With built-in diagnostics and self-check mechanisms, any potential issues are identified and resolved automatically, ensuring data integrity and system stability throughout your infrastructure.

Cost Efficiency and Long-Term Savings

Investing in the Dell 540-BDHG adapter means gaining cost efficiency and long-term savings. With energy-efficient technology, reduced cooling requirements, and minimized downtime, your enterprise benefits from lower operational expenses and enhanced system longevity.

Easy Integration and Maintenance

Designed with simple integration and maintenance in mind, the LPe31000-M6-D adapter includes user-friendly tools and software that facilitate quick setup and configuration. Dell’s comprehensive diagnostic tools and Emulex utilities make monitoring, troubleshooting, and updating firmware effortless, ensuring hassle-free operations.

Technical Specifications

Interface and Connectivity

The adapter features a robust 16GB Fibre Channel interface, offering single-port connectivity to deliver reliable and high-speed communication between your storage and server infrastructure. This ensures that your data transmission remains robust and consistent.

Form Factor and Compatibility

The compact PCIe form factor of the LPe31000-M6-D allows it to fit seamlessly into your server chassis while maximizing available PCIe slots. Designed to integrate with a wide array of Dell PowerEdge servers, it ensures compatibility across Dell enterprise products and configurations.

Energy Efficiency and Cooling

Engineered with energy efficiency in mind, this adapter utilizes power-saving technologies that reduce operational costs. Its design minimizes heat output and optimizes airflow, promoting better cooling efficiency across your data center infrastructure.

Firmware and Driver Support

The Dell 540-BDHG adapter is compatible with the latest Emulex firmware and drivers. It ensures continuous updates and enhancements, maintaining peak performance and security. Regular updates guarantee that your storage solutions remain reliable, scalable, and up-to-date with technological advancements.

Applications

Enterprise Data Centers

In large-scale enterprise data centers, the Dell LPe31000-M6-D adapter ensures robust, high-speed connectivity and efficient storage integration. It supports extensive virtualization, cloud integration, and large-scale storage applications.

High-Performance Computing (HPC) Environments

In HPC environments, where performance and speed are critical, the LPe31000-M6-D provides the connectivity required for high-throughput workloads. It enhances processing speed, reduces latency, and ensures data integrity across complex and distributed computing environments.

Virtualization Platforms

For enterprises using virtualization platforms like VMware vSphere or Microsoft Hyper-V, the Dell LPe31000-M6-D adapter integrates seamlessly, ensuring optimal storage connectivity, improved I/O performance, and reduced latency. This integration enhances virtualization efficiency and stability across all workloads.

Disaster Recovery Solutions

Implementing robust disaster recovery solutions becomes simpler with the Dell 540-BDHG adapter. Its built-in diagnostics and redundancy features ensure high availability and minimal downtime, making your data recovery processes fast and reliable across enterprise environments.

Scalable Cloud Infrastructure

For businesses leveraging a cloud infrastructure, the adapter provides scalable and high-performance Fibre Channel connectivity. It connects storage arrays and servers seamlessly, ensuring rapid scaling and expansion of cloud operations without compromising performance or security.

Choose Dell 540-BDHG Emulex LPe31000-M6-D for Your Infrastructure

Proven Dell Reliability

With Dell’s commitment to enterprise-level reliability, the 540-BDHG adapter offers superior performance and long-term stability. Dell products are known for their high availability and minimal downtime across global data centers.

Continuous Technological Updates

The adapter benefits from Dell and Emulex's commitment to continuous updates and technological improvements. Regular firmware updates and performance enhancements keep your infrastructure future-proof and operationally efficient.

Comprehensive Support and Service

Choosing the Dell 540-BDHG adapter means access to Dell’s comprehensive support services. Whether you require technical assistance, firmware updates, or troubleshooting solutions, Dell’s support team ensures your infrastructure remains in peak condition.

Cost-Effective Enterprise Scalability

Designed with cost-effective scalability, the LPe31000-M6-D adapter allows enterprises to scale operations incrementally. It provides performance enhancements while maintaining cost efficiency, ensuring optimal investment returns over time.