Lenovo 46M6049/46M6051/46M6061/46M6053 Fiber Channel HBA Product Introduction

1. Product Overview

           This series is a 32Gbps Fiber Channel (32GFC) adapter developed by Lenovo specifically for ThinkSystem servers, based on Broadcom's (formerly Emulex) seventh generation LightPulse technology, providing enterprise grade high-performance storage connectivity solutions. Includes the following models:

          Model, Port Number, Host Interface, Special Design, Key Positioning

          46M6049 Single Port PCIe 3.0 x8 Standard Full/Low Block Optional Basic 32PFC Connection

          46M6051 dual port PCIe 3.0 x8 standard full high/low bezel optional high availability redundant configuration

         46M6061 Dual Port PCIe 3.0 x8 Low Profile Space Constrained Environment Optimization

        46M6053 dual port PCIe 3.0 x8 full height+enhanced heat dissipation design for high-density/high-temperature environments

2. Core technical characteristics

        Seventh generation LightPulse architecture:

       32GFC full duplex (6.4GB/s bandwidth), compatible with 16GFC/8GFC

        Delay<800 nanoseconds, suitable for all flash arrays (such as Lenovo DM7100F)

Advanced Data Services:

        Hardware level T10 PI data integrity protection

        Support FC NVMe protocol (requires storage side cooperation)

Reliability Enhancement:

        Dynamic link fault switching (automatic port switching<2 seconds)

        Industrial grade capacitor design (MTBF>2 million hours)

3. Comparison of Technical Specifications

        Parameter 46M6049 46M6051 46M6061 46M6053

        Boundary dimension standard/low baffle standard/low baffle forced short baffle full height enhanced heat dissipation

        Power consumption (maximum) 12W 18W 16W 20W

        Virtualization supports NPIV (256 virtual ports) SRIV+NPIV SRIV+NPIV

        Suitable for servers SR650/SR850 SD650/SR860 SR630/1U rack SR950/high         temperature environment

4. Typical application scenarios

         Full flash storage acceleration:

        Connect Lenovo DM7100F/IBM FlashSystem 9500

        Support FC NVMe protocol (storage enabled)

        Hyper converged infrastructure:

       ThinkAgile VX series (VMware vSAN backend)

       SAN Storage for Microsoft Azure Stack HCI

       Key business systems:

       SAP S/4HANA In Memory Database

       Oracle Exadata Storage Expansion

5. Compatibility Matrix

        Certified operating system:

        RHEL 8.4+/SLES 15 SP3+

         Windows Server 2022

         VMware ESXi 7.0 U3+

         AIX 7.3 (requires special driver package)

Storage system verification:

        Lenovo Storage D Series (All Models)

        NetApp AFF A400/IBM DS8900F

         Lenovo certified SFP+module (46C3447) is required

6. Management function

         Unified management interface:

         Lenovo XClarity Administrator centralized control

         Broadcom SAN Management Suite

         Support Redfish API automated configuration