QuickSpecs HPE SN1600 Series 32Gb

Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapter

Overview

HPE SN1600 Series 32Gb Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapter

Family Overview
A Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapter (HBA) is a server peripheral designed to be installed internally into a server and allow its server
to externally transport data to a shared storage device like an HPE storage array. The Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapter is externally
coupled to another Fibre Channel device using a special optical cable and optical connector. Several to dozens to hundreds of servers
with HBAs are usually connected to a Fibre Channel switch or Fibre Channel director which controls the data traffic between the
servers and the connected storage devices. The storage devices are designed to be shared with servers and applications to optimize
performance and availability. These storage devices are split into fault-tolerant, primary storage arrays and secondary storage
devices used for data protection. With a Fibre Channel HBA installed in every participating server connected to a Fibre Channel
switch or Fibre Channel director and each switch or director attached to one or more storage devices, the resulting configuration is
called a Storage Area Network or SAN based on the Fibre Channel (FCP) or FC-NVME protocol.

Compatibility and Investment Protection

All HPE SN1600 Series Host Bus Adapters support the Fibre Channel Protocol (FCP) and NVMe Protocol (FC-NVMe) at an industry-
defined 32Gb/s - bandwidth. This generation of Host Bus Adapters is backwards compatible to 8Gb/s and 16Gb/s Fibre Channel
devices. Additionally, all HPE SN1600 Series Host Bus Adapters are forward compatible to the HPE 64Gb/s Fibre Channel products.
Fibre Channel HBAs and Fibre Channel switches offer connectivity to all HPE’s primary and secondary storage devices including
HPE Alletra, Primera, 3PAR, Nimble, XP8, MSA, StoreOnce, and other storage devices following the FCP and/or the FC-NVMe
protocol. (Check HPE’s Single Point of Configuration Knowledge (SPOCK) for complete compatibility).
The HPE SN1600 Host Bus Adapter family brings datacentre infrastructure components to a higher level of performance and
efficiency with the ability to deliver twice the bandwidth performance of 16Gb HBAs, higher I/Os, and lower latency while maintaining
compatibility. Other generations of Fibre Channel offer similar support as displayed in the table below:

Supported generations of Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapters and Fibre Channel Switches

4Gb Switch1 8Gb Switch1 16Gb Switch 32Gb Switch 64Gb Switch
4Gb HBA 1
Yes Yes Yes No No

8Gb HBA1 Yes Yes Yes Yes No

16Gb HBA Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

32Gb HBA No Yes Yes Yes Yes

64Gb HBA No No Yes Yes Yes

Notes:
− Always check HPE’s Single Point of Configuration Knowledge (SPOCK) for complete compatibility.
− 1Obsolete

The benefit of backward and forward compatibility design is to allow customers the flexibility to select an upgrade path of
components based on time, budget, or functionality. A SN1600 HBA would be compatible with any combination of 8Gb, 16Gb, 32Gb,
and 64Gb switches and storage devices in a SAN.

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Overview

Connectivity
All Fibre Channel components are connected using special optical cables and special optical lasers called SFPs (Small Form Factor
Pluggable). Each HPE Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapter port is shipped with a pre-installed, performance matching SFP. No additional
SFPs are required for the HBA. Each optical cable requires an SFP installed on each end to insure data transport from one Fibre
Channel device to another. This strict cable design is an industry standard and adopted to insure interoperability and quality data
delivery. Two cabling standards exist – shortwave and longwave. Shortwave or (SW) is the most popular and allows for cable lengths
up to 100m (about 328 feet) between servers, switches, and storage. For the shortwave standard, all cables and SFPs must match
and use the shortwave design. The shortwave cabling standard uses a 50micron filament. The shortwave term is also
interchangeable with the term “multi-mode” (mm). Longwave (LW) is standard offering providing longer cable distances ranging
from 1km to 10km (about 6.21 mi) and longer. The Longwave standard has the same requirement that all components must be
longwave to function. You cannot intermix shortwave and longwave cabling and SFPs. Longwave components are less popular and
may require special ordering from HPE. The longwave term is also interchangeable with the term “single-mode” (sm). Cabling choices
highlighted further into Quickspecs.

Workloads
The Fibre Channel and FC-NVMe protocols leverage a block-based design which is best used with data intensive workloads. Those
workloads leverage database deployments like Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP),
Financial Applications, Commercial Reservation Systems, Support Systems, Virtual Server warehouses, Media & Entertainment, Video
Surveillance Systems, traditional backup and restore, and large multi-server workload configurations. Customers that have multiple
workloads on multiple physical or virtual servers are ideal candidates for a Storage Area Network where the data can be stored on a
consolidated storage array instead of each individual server. Each server running these workloads connected to a SAN would require
an HBA installed and connected to the Fibre Channel switch.

Availability
Shared SAN Storage arrays are designed to be highly resilient because customers require high speed, cost-effective capacity to
their servers that host their mission critical and business critical applications. Storage Arrays are commonly rated using a
percentage of “uptime” in form of 99.9999% (“Four Nines”, “Five Nines, “Six Nines”). Each “9” represents a projected hour of
downtime per year. For example, a 99.99% (“four nines”) array is assumed to have no more downtime than 52 minutes a year (and
an uptime of approximately 8,759 hours out of 8,760 per year) whereas a 99.999% (“five nines”) would be less than 6 minutes of
downtime per year. Because storage is designed to be highly fault tolerant, SAN and Fibre Channel need to address high
availability because of the “many servers to one storage” deployment in a data centre. SANs can be designed to support and
complement high availability storage with a highly fault tolerant design building a redundant data path configuration. Redundant,
dual path design is a ‘Best Practices’ design. A highly fault tolerant storage array would require a fault tolerance SAN infrastructure.
Fibre Channel design will guarantee frame delivery (lossless) and deliver in-order. The dual path SAN design is to provide access
to data at the array if a hardware failure occurs on the SAN. Should a SAN failure occur, the SAN reroutes data through the
alternative data path. See the HPE SAN Design Reference Guide for more complete information. Internal and Partners Only)

Models
Dual Port
SN1610E HPE SN1610E 32Gb 2-port Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapter R2J63A
SN1610Q HPE SN1610Q 32Gb 2-port Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapter R2E09A
SN1600E HPE SN1600E 32Gb Dual Port Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapter Q0L12A
SN1600Q HPE SN1600Q 32Gb Dual Port Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapter P9M76A

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Single Port

SN1610E HPE SN1610E 32Gb 1-port Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapter R2J62A
SN1610Q HPE SN1610Q 32Gb 1-port Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapter R2E08A
SN1600E HPE SN1600E 32Gb Single Port Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapter Q0L11A
SN1600Q HPE SN1600E 32Gb Single Port Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapter P9M75A

HPE Premier Flex Cables Product Overview

(Required to connect Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapters to other Fibre Channel devices)

HPE Premier Flex cables are optical cables designed for universal data centre deployments. These deployments include Fibre
Channel and Ethernet designs. The cables, like the SFPs, are designated shortwave and longwave and must match the
accompanying SFP as shortwave or longwave. There can be no intermixing of design. The Premier Flex cables appear thin based
on the 50-micron internal filament, but the cables are designed for rugged datacentre deployment. The fiber optic cable routing
can result in 90° bends when cables get caught in cabinet doors and kink. Data loss and transmission errors resulting from these
common problems are difficult to troubleshoot, expensive, and increase downtime. HPE Premier Flex OM4 fiber optic cables solve
these problems by providing up to 10 times better bend performance than existing fiber cables. These revolutionary cables use a
bendable fiber optic technology that significantly improves bend performance over existing fiber cables. This bendability, combined
with improvements in transmission clarity and bandwidth, allows HPE Premier Flex cables to transmit data over longer distances, at
higher rates, with fewer transmission errors. The flexibility of these cables also enables simple, reliable installation, enhanced
performance, and better signal integrity. Additionally, HPE Premier Flex OM4 Fiber Optic Cables are tested and qualified to provide
maximum performance across HPE's entire Fibre Channel and Ethernet product families. The Fibre Channel feature, Link Cable
Beaconing (LCB), can assist in locating port to port connections and their associated cable simplifying cable, connection, and port
issues.
Notes: “Fibre Channel” is the name for the data transfer protocol (FCP) and “Fiber Optic” is the name of the cabling standard
using a glass filament as the transport. Shortwave (SW) and longwave (LW) components cannot be mixed on the same
connection.

Models
Shortwave (Multi-mode) 50-micron LC/LC OM4 Fibre Optic Cables (length in meters)

Description SKU
HPE Premier Flex LC/LC Multi-mode OM4 2 Fiber 1m Cable QK732A
HPE Premier Flex LC/LC Multi-mode OM4 2 Fiber 2m Cable QK733A
HPE Premier Flex LC/LC Multi-mode OM4 2 Fiber 5m Cable QK734A
HPE Premier Flex LC/LC Multi-mode OM4 2 Fiber 15m Cable QK735A
HPE Premier Flex LC/LC Multi-mode OM4 2 Fiber 30m Cable QK736A
HPE Premier Flex LC/LC Multi-mode OM4 2 Fiber 50m Cable QK737A

Notes: Longwave (Single-mode) 9-micron LC/LC OM4 Fibre Optic Cables and Longwave (single-mode) SFPs special orders.
Contact your HPE representative for details.

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Standard Features

Key Features and Benefits

Performance
Up to two ports of 32Gb FC delivers 12,800MBps bandwidth across two 32GFC ports delivered in Fibre Channel frames. Frame
delivery is lossless and in-order. Enhanced reliability and diagnostics are implemented to reduce retries and identify SAN
congestion.
Each generation of Fibre Channel HBA uses a more powerful chipset increasing I/O performance, follows the industry standard for
bandwidth, and offers lower latency. These HBA improvements generally improve workload performance like data-intensive
deployments like databases.

PCIe 4.0
All HPE SN1600 Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapters are designed using PCIe 4.0 x 8 channels

Support for greater Server Virtualization

Higher bandwidth and ability to virtualize physical ports with QoS in the adapter, make these adapters ideal for high density server
virtualization environments for increased scalability. Enables more applications and VMs to run on a single server and Fibre
Channel port, resulting in reduced cabling and a higher return on IT investment.

Connectivity to HPE Servers and Storage

HPE’s product strategy is to offer an HBA solution for any HPE compute platform – ProLiant, SuperDome, Synergy, and Alletra
Storage Servers. Additionally, the HBA design follows the Fibre Channel (FCP) and FC-NVMe standards to interconnect Fibre
Channel switches and directors to Fibre Channel and FC-NVMe connected storage arrays.
Each HPE supported operating system is tested and qualified. The complete configuration is meticulously documented in HPE
Single Point of Connectivity Knowledge with firmware versions, drivers, and other pertinent information in a searchable online
database for partners and customers. Additionally, the Operating System vendors will publish support for HPE hardware in their
respective Hardware Compatibility Lists.

LUN Prioritization and QoS

HPE 32Gb FC HBAs support Class Specific Control (CS_CTL) which allows prioritization and bandwidth allocation at the LUN level.
In addition, the SN1610Q and SN1610E adapters support Virtual Machine ID (VM-ID) which further enhances prioritization and
monitoring to the virtual machine within the SAN, providing a VM-aware storage network.

FC-NVMe Data Protocol

HPE 32Gb Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapters are NVMe-enabled to support FC-NVM Express (NVMe). This protocol is designed
to optimize data commands to storage devices that are storage memory designed like arrays using solid state disks (SSDs). The
32Gb HBAs can run both SCSI (FCP) protocol and FC-NVME protocol on either HBA port enabling a customer to run different
protocol storage devices on the same SAN.

Active Health System

All HPE 32GFC adapters support HPE ProLiant Active Health System integration. This helps administrators accurately
troubleshoot and resolves problems within the server faster.

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Standard Features

HPE GreenLake for SAN Fabric Management

A management tool offered in the GreenLake portfolio designed to make SAN and SAN component management more intuitive
and simpler. Component discovery via port paints a graphical, topographical connection for each device. A “pre-flight check” of
component firmware identifies with component are below certified firmware levels (and will not function), which components are
identified as supported but not at the latest firmware level and finally which components have firmware at the latest levels. All
firmware checks are accomplished with integration with HPE certification database – SPOCK – Single Point of All Configuration
Knowledge. This single feature can save hours of research and resolution. The HPE GreenLake for SAN Fabric Management
enables saved templates for repetitive deployments and event logging of every SAN component.

Secure Firmware download

The SN1610Q and SN1610E deliver enhanced security via the new secure firmware update feature which protects and ensures
the authenticity of device firmware. All SN1610 adapters offer non-disruptive firmware upgrades to reduce the number of server
interruptions. Check SPOCK for supported firmware versions.

T10 Protection Information (T10-PI)

HPE 32GFC adapters support T10-PI for enhanced data integrity when connected to T10-PI enabled arrays. Cyclic Redundancy
Check (CRC) and Error Correcting Code (ECC) are used to check Fibre Channel frames. T10-PI checks validates the data which is
not necessarily checked during frame inspection.

Forward error correction (FEC)

FEC is enabled and improved at 32GFC as required by the FC Specification, automatically correcting transmission errors and
improving network performance and resiliency.

Link cable beaconing (LCB)

LED beaconing “blinks” the Fibre Channel port lights where a physical fibre optic cable is connected. The light indicators on both
ends of a physical link simplifies cable identification and management.

D-Port Diagnostics
Quickly run automated diagnostic tests in a single step, across multiple adapters, servers, and fabric components to assess
connectivity. Optics and cable problems are identified and resolved.

Fabric Device Management Interface (FDMI)

FDMI enables the discovery of devices such as Fibre Channel host bus adapters (HBAs). Check connectivity to SAN devices and
query the switch management server for in-depth details on connected devices.

Read Diagnostic Parameters (RDP)

Identify the source of network and media errors like cyclic redundancy check (CRC) and loss of sync (LOS) by remotely accessing
diagnostic information from anywhere in the fabric.

Administrators can preconfigure WWN settings at the switch port allowing Fibre Channel adapter to acquire port WWN address
from the 16Gb, 32Gb, or 64Gb fabric. This allows SAN administrator to configure SAN zoning without need for servers to be
present.

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Standard Features

Firmware Integrity Protection with Hardware Root of Trust

The HPE SN1610Q & SN1610E 32Gb FC HBAs incorporate hardware (RoT) that keeps malicious firmware from hijacking the
adapter. The adapters RoT enables both integrity and authenticity during adapter firmware updates by both validating firmware
embedded signatures with hardware embedded keys to ensure that only bona fide firmware executes, and protecting firmware
updates that are applied over public networks.

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Service and Support

Warranty
3-0-0 Three-year parts exchange warranty. Additional warranty protection can be purchased.

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Service and Support

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Technical Specifications

Family Information
R2E08A R2E09A R2J62A R2J63A
SN1610Q - 1P SN1610Q - 2P SN1610E - 1P SN1610E – 2P
Generation 7
Number of channels Single Dual Single Dual
Port Speed 32GFC 32GFC 32GFC 32GFC
OS Supported Notes: Always refer to the HPE Single Point of Connectivity Knowledge for HPE Storage Products at:
http://www.hpe.com/storage/spock for specific product support information and specific OS
versions supported.
Microsoft Windows 2022 x64 Edition
Server & HyperV 2019 x64 Edition
Red Hat Enterprise 9.x x64 Release
Linux 8.x x64 Release
7.x x64 Release
VMware ESX/ESXi 8.x x64
7.x x64
SUSE Linux 15.x x64
12.x x64
Servers Supported Select HPE ProLiant, Alletra, and SuperDome servers.
Notes: Refer to server Quick Specs for details regarding supported options.
Array Platforms Refer to http://www.hpe.com/storage/spock for specific product support information.
Supported
What's Included in the 32 Gbps HBA with standard 32 Gbps HBA with 32 Gbps HBA with 32 Gbps HBA with
Box? bracket, one 32 Gbps SFP+ standard bracket, two standard bracket, one standard bracket, two 32
transceiver, low-profile 32 Gbps SFP+ 32 Gbps SFP+ Gbps SFP+
transceiver, low-profile transceiver, low-profile transceiver, low-profile
bracket, documentation
bracket, documentation bracket, documentation bracket, documentation
Environmental 32º F to 131º F 32º F to 131º F
Operating Temperature 0º C to 55º C 0º C to 55º C
Environmental Storage -4º F to 158º F -4º F to 185º F
Temperature (-20º C to 70º C) (-20º C to 85º C)
Environmental Relative 10% to 90% RH at 40º C (non-condensing) 5% to 95% (non-condensing)
Humidity Operating
Product Dimensions 6.6 x 0.49 x 2.73 in 6.6 x 0.43 x 2.71 in
(W x D x H) (167.64 x 12.44 x 69.34mm) (167.64 x 10.92 x 68.83mm)

Media Shortwave Optic (SFP+) (pre-installed) Shortwave Optic (SFP+) (pre-installed)

Connector Fiber Optic cable with LC type connector Fiber optic cable with LC type connector
PCIe Connections PCIe 4.0 x8 PCIe 4.0 x8
Auto-negotiation 32/16/8 Gbps 32/16/8 Gbps

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Technical Specifications

P9M75A P9M76A Q0L11A Q0L12A

SN1600Q - 1P SN1600Q - 2P SN1600E - 1P SN1600E – 2P
Generation 6
Number of channels Single Dual Single Dual
Port Speed 32GFC 32GFC 32GFC 32GFC
OS Supported Notes: Always refer to the HPE Single Point of Connectivity Knowledge for HPE Storage Products at:
http://www.hpe.com/storage/spock for specific product support information and specific OS
versions supported.
Microsoft Windows 2022 x64 Edition
Server & HyperV 2019 x64 Edition
Red Hat Enterprise 9.x x64 Release
Linux 8.x x64 Release
7.x x64 Release
VMware ESX/ESXi 8.x x64
7.x x64
SUSE Linux 15.x x64
12.x x64
Servers Supported Select HPE ProLiant, Alletra, and SuperDome servers.
Notes: Refer to server Quick Specs for details regarding supported options.
Array Platforms Refer to http://www.hpe.com/storage/spock for specific product support information.
Supported
What's Included in the 32 Gbps HBA with standard 32 Gbps HBA with 32 Gbps HBA with 32 Gbps HBA with
Box? bracket, one 32 Gbps SFP+ standard bracket, two standard bracket, one standard bracket, two
transceiver, low-profile 32 Gbps SFP+ 32 Gbps SFP+ 32 Gbps SFP+
transceiver, low-profile transceiver, low-profile transceiver, low-profile
bracket, documentation
bracket, documentation bracket, documentation bracket, documentation
Environmental 32º F to 131º F 32º F to 131º F
Operating Temperature 0º C to 55º C 0º C to 55º C
Environmental Storage -4º F to 158º F -4º F to 185º F
Temperature (-20º C to 70º C) (-20º C to 85º C)
Environmental Relative 10% to 90% RH at 40º C (non-condensing) 5% to 95% (non-condensing)
Humidity Operating
Product Dimensions 6.6 x 0.49 x 2.73 in 6.6 x 0.43 x 2.71 in
(W x D x H) (167.64 x 12.44 x 69.34mm) (167.64 x 10.92 x 68.83mm)

Media Shortwave Optic (SFP+) (pre-installed) Shortwave Optic (SFP+) (pre-installed)

Connector Fiber Optic cable with LC type connector Fiber optic cable with LC type connector
PCIe Connections PCIe 4.0 x8 PCIe 4.0 x8
Auto-negotiation 32/16/8 Gbps 32/16/8 Gbps

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HPE Premier Flex LC/LC multi-mode OM4 2 Fiber Cable - Family Information
Fiber optic multimode OM4 50/125um duplex cable assembly with LC/LC duplex connectors Available in 1m to 50m cable lengths

Physical Core diameter: 50um ±3um

Cladding diameter: 125um ±2um
Bandwidth: 4700 MHz-km @ 850nm (laser)
Jacket color: Blue
Jacket material: OFNR (optical fiber nonconductive riser) LSZH
(low smoke zero halogen) thermoplastic

Bend/Loss (approx.) 35.7mm (2 turns) <0.05 decibels (db)

15mm (2 turns) <0.1 decibels (db)
7.5mm (2 turns) <0.2 decibels (db)

Reach 10GbE 380m

(max no bends) 16GFC 125m
32GFC, 25GbE 100m
64GFC 100m
Notes: “LC” represents “Little Connector” or “Lucent Connector”

HPE Fiber Optical Transceiver (XCVR) - Family Information

All HPE Host Bus Adapters (HBAs) are shipped with the appropriate number of Small Form Factor Pluggable (SFP) transceivers
(XCVR). Dual Port HBAs (2P) are shipped with two SFP transceivers. Single Ports HBAs (1P) are shipped with a single SFP. The
SPF transceivers (XCVR) match the bandwidth of the HBA. For example, the SN1610Q - HPE SN1610Q 32Gb 2-port Fibre
Channel Host Bus Adapter would ship with two (dual port) 32Gb/s SPFs pre-loaded in the adapter. No ordering of SFPs is needed
on the HBA. All SFP Transceivers are multi-mode or shortwave (SW). For longwave (LW) or single-mode fiber connections an
alternative SFP (LW) and longwave (LW) or single-mode cable must be ordered. Shortwave (SW) and longwave (LW) components
cannot be mixed on the same connection.

SFPs may be required for Fibre Channel Switches and Directors. Check the Quickspecs of those products for SFP requirements –
some HPE Fibre Channel Switches have SFPs pre-installed, and some Fibre Channel Switches and Directors do not have SKUs pre-
installed and must be ordered separately.
Description Connector Temp (C) Wavelength Speed Wattage (w)
(not orderable for HBAs) Type Low High (nm) (Gb/s) Avg. Max
HPE 64Gb SFP56 SW 100m 1pk XCVR LC 0 70 850 57.8 1.7 2
HPE 32Gb SFP28 SW 1-pack Com Temp XCVR LC 0 70 850 28.05 1 1.5
HPE 32Gb SFP28 SW E Temp 1-pack PT XCVR LC 0 85 850 28.05 1 1.5
HPE 32GB SFP28 LW 10km 1-PACK XCVR LC 0 70 1310 28.05 1.5 2
HPE 16Gb SW Extended Temp SFP+ Transceiver LC 0 85 850 14.025 1 1.5
HPE 16Gb SW C Temp (0-70 C) SFP+ Transceiver LC 0 70 850 14.025 1 1.5
HPE 16Gb SFP+ SW E Temp 1-pack PT XCVR LC 0 85 850 14.025 1 1.5

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Summary of Changes

Date Version History Action Description of Change

13-Nov-2023 Version 17 Changed HPE Services Rebranding
05-Sep-2023 Version 16 Changed Overview, Standard Features and Technical Specifications sections were
updated.
10-Jan-2022 Version 15 Changed Standard Features section was updated
07-Sep-2021 Version 14 Changed Removed some of the deprecated features
04-May-2021 Version 13 Changed Added FC-NVMe OS support
03-Aug-2020 Version 12 Changed Added SN1610E details
15-Jun-2020 Version 11 Changed Overview and Technical Specifications sections were updated.
02-Dec-2019 Version 10 Changed Standard Features section was updated.
21-Oct-2019 Version 9 Changed Standard Features section was updated.
07-Oct-2019 Version 8 Changed SN1610Q adapters
07-Jan-2019 Version 7 Changed Feature information edited with latest information
Overview and Service and Support sections were updated
18-Dec-2017 Version 6 Changed Overview section was revised.
07-Aug-2017 Version 5 Changed Added Gen10 server support
08-May-2017 Version 4 Changed Changes made throughout the document
24-Feb-2017 Version 3 Changed Feature and table of specifications are cleaned up with latest information
28-Nov-2016 Version 2 Changed 32Gb SN1600E Single Port and Dual Port adapters added
26-Sep-2016 Version 1 New New QuickSpecs

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