Broadcom Emulex LPe38000-Series Gen 7 64G Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapter
Brand: Broadcom | Category: Storage Systems
SKU: BROA-LPE38002M64 | Part #: LPe38002-M64 | MPN: LPe38002-M64
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About the Broadcom Emulex LPe38000-Series Gen 7 64G Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapter
The Broadcom Emulex LPe38000-Series represents the seventh generation of Fibre Channel HBA technology, operating at 64 Gbps per port with full backward compatibility down to 8 Gbps FC speeds. Built on Broadcom's advanced LightPulse ASIC architecture, the adapter integrates hardware-accelerated I/O processing, deep queue depths, and intelligent traffic management to sustain enterprise-grade storage performance under the most demanding workloads. The dual-port design enables flexible fabric connectivity with redundancy options essential for continuous availability in production SAN environments.
Ideal for
- High-performance Oracle and SQL Server OLTP database deployments requiring consistent sub-microsecond storage latency across all-flash SAN arrays
- AI and machine learning training clusters accessing large NVMe-oF over Fibre Channel storage pools at 64GFC line rate without CPU overhead
- VMware vSphere and Microsoft Hyper-V hypervisor hosts utilizing NPIV to present dedicated virtual FC HBAs to hundreds of virtual machines simultaneously
- Mission-critical ERP and financial transaction processing systems demanding redundant dual-fabric SAN connectivity with automatic failover
- NVMe-oF FC adoption projects requiring simultaneous FCP and FC-NVMe protocol support during phased migration from legacy SCSI LUN architectures
- High-density blade server and rack server deployments in enterprise data centers requiring PCIe Gen 4 HBAs to eliminate host-side I/O bottlenecks at extreme queue depths
Technical specifications
| Manufacturer | Broadcom |
| Product Series | Emulex LPe38000-Series |
| Generation | Gen 7 Fibre Channel |
| FC Port Speed | 64 Gbps per port (auto-negotiates 8 / 16 / 32 / 64 Gbps) |
| Number of Ports | 2 x 64GFC (dual-port) |
| Supported Protocols | FCP (SCSI over FC), FC-NVMe, NPIV |
| Host Interface | PCIe 4.0 x8 |
| PCIe Lanes | 8 lanes (PCIe Gen 4.0) |
| Host Interface Bandwidth | Up to 16 GT/s per lane (128 Gbps bidirectional aggregate) |
| Connector Type | 2 x LC SFP+ / SFP28 / QSFP optical connectors (64GFC SFP) |
| Transceiver Support | Short-wave optical (SWL) and long-wave optical (LWL) 64GFC transceivers |
| Queue Depth | Up to 4096 I/O queue depth per port |
| IOPS Performance | Optimized for multi-million IOPS aggregate across dual ports |
| Latency | Sub-microsecond end-to-end FC frame processing latency |
| FC Fabric Topology | Point-to-Point, FC-AL, Switched Fabric (N_Port, NL_Port, F_Port) |
| NPIV Support | Yes — up to 255 virtual ports per physical port |
| Operating System Support | Windows Server, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, SUSE Linux Enterprise, VMware vSphere ESXi, Oracle Linux, Ubuntu Server |
| Form Factor | Low-profile PCIe with standard bracket included |
| Power Consumption | Approximately 11W typical dual-port operation |
| Operating Temperature | 0°C to 55°C |
| Regulatory Compliance | FCC Class A, CE, RoHS, UL, TAA compliant |
| Management | Broadcom OneCommand Manager, IOCTL driver interface, CLI utilities |
| Launch Generation | 2025-Q3 |
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Technical Specifications
| Brand | Broadcom |
| Category | Storage Systems |
| SKU | BROA-LPE38002M64 |
| Part Number | LPe38002-M64 |
| Condition | New |
| Product Series | Emulex LPe38000-Series |
| Generation | Gen 7 Fibre Channel |
| FC Port Speed | 64 Gbps per port (auto-negotiates 8 / 16 / 32 / 64 Gbps) |
| Number of Ports | 2 x 64GFC (dual-port) |
| Supported Protocols | FCP (SCSI over FC), FC-NVMe, NPIV |
| Host Interface | PCIe 4.0 x8 |
| PCIe Lanes | 8 lanes (PCIe Gen 4.0) |
| Host Interface Bandwidth | Up to 16 GT/s per lane (128 Gbps bidirectional aggregate) |
| Connector Type | 2 x LC SFP+ / SFP28 / QSFP optical connectors (64GFC SFP) |
| Transceiver Support | Short-wave optical (SWL) and long-wave optical (LWL) 64GFC transceivers |
| Queue Depth | Up to 4096 I/O queue depth per port |
| IOPS Performance | Optimized for multi-million IOPS aggregate across dual ports |
| Latency | Sub-microsecond end-to-end FC frame processing latency |
| FC Fabric Topology | Point-to-Point, FC-AL, Switched Fabric (N_Port, NL_Port, F_Port) |
| NPIV Support | Yes — up to 255 virtual ports per physical port |
| Operating System Support | Windows Server, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, SUSE Linux Enterprise, VMware vSphere ESXi, Oracle Linux, Ubuntu Server |
| Form Factor | Low-profile PCIe with standard bracket included |
| Power Consumption | Approximately 11W typical dual-port operation |
| Operating Temperature | 0°C to 55°C |
| Regulatory Compliance | FCC Class A, CE, RoHS, UL, TAA compliant |
| Management | Broadcom OneCommand Manager, IOCTL driver interface, CLI utilities |
| Launch Generation | 2025-Q3 |
Frequently Asked Questions about Broadcom Emulex LPe38000-Series Gen 7 64G Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapter
What does the Broadcom Emulex LPe38000-Series Gen 7 64G Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapter do?
the Broadcom Emulex LPe38000-Series Gen 7 64G Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapter suits enterprise data-center storage tiers — all-flash arrays, hyperconverged storage pools (vSAN, Ceph), database backends, and high-throughput backup repositories. It is supported by major server platforms.
What are the headline specs of the Broadcom Emulex LPe38000-Series Gen 7 64G Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapter?
Key specifications for the Broadcom Emulex LPe38000-Series Gen 7 64G Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapter: new condition; manufacturer Broadcom; product series Emulex LPe38000-Series; generation Gen 7 Fibre Channel; fc port speed 64 Gbps per port (auto-negotiates 8 / 16 / 32 / 64 Gbps); number of ports 2 x 64GFC (dual-port); supported protocols FCP (SCSI over FC), FC-NVMe, NPIV. Manufacturer part number LPe38002-M64. For the full datasheet with electrical, environmental, and compliance details, contact our pre-sales engineering team.