The Emulex 16 Gb Fiber Channel (FC) host bus adapters (HBAs) are an ideal solution for all Lenovo System x servers requiring high-speed data transfer in storage connectivity for virtualized environments, data backup, and mission-critical applications. They are designed to meet the needs of networked storage systems that utilize high-performance and low latency solid state storage drives for caching and persistent storage as well as hard disk drive arrays. Features Maximum performance with up to 1. 6 million input/output operations per second to support larger server virtualization deployments Offer end-to-end Quality of Service application prioritization with Express Lane technology Frame-level multiplexing and out-of-order frame reassembly increases link efficiency and maximizes HBA performance