HPE SN1700Q 64Gb 2-port Fibre Channel HBA

The HPE SN1700Q 64Gb 2-port Fibre Channel HBA (part number R9B61A) is a high-performance host bus adapter engineered for demanding storage area network environments. Built on Broadcom (Emulex) Gen 7 architecture, it delivers 64Gb per-port Fibre Channel connectivity, doubling the bandwidth of previous-generation 32Gb adapters and enabling throughput-intensive workloads to sustain peak I/O performance without bottlenecks at the host layer. The adapter supports auto-negotiation across 64Gb, 32Gb, and 16Gb link speeds, preserving investment in existing SAN fabric infrastructure while providing a clear path forward.

The SN1700Q is designed as a low-profile PCIe Gen 4 x8 card, making it suitable for deployment in space-constrained rack servers including HPE ProLiant Gen10 Plus and later platforms. It delivers hardware-accelerated features including end-to-end T10-DIF (Data Integrity Field) protection, NVMe over Fibre Channel (NVMe/FC) support, and advanced error detection and correction capabilities that reduce the risk of silent data corruption in mission-critical environments. The adapter integrates with HPE OneView and HPE Smart Storage Administrator for unified server and storage management.

Target workloads include all-flash array connectivity, high-frequency transactional databases, large-scale virtualization platforms, and latency-sensitive analytics pipelines where consistent, low-latency access to shared block storage is essential. The adapter's NVMe/FC capability is particularly relevant for organizations deploying NVMe-based all-flash arrays, enabling end-to-end NVMe I/O paths that eliminate legacy SCSI translation overhead and deliver the full low-latency potential of modern flash storage media.

Ideal for

• All-flash array SAN connectivity requiring maximum host-side bandwidth to fully utilize NVMe-based storage array performance
• Large-scale VMware vSphere or Microsoft Hyper-V environments consolidating many virtual machines with shared Fibre Channel boot-from-SAN configurations
• High-throughput OLTP database deployments on Oracle, SQL Server, or SAP HANA requiring consistent sub-millisecond latency to block storage LUNs
• NVMe over Fibre Channel (NVMe/FC) end-to-end I/O path implementations eliminating SCSI protocol overhead in latency-sensitive workloads
• Data protection and backup infrastructure where high sustained throughput to SAN-attached tape libraries or deduplication appliances is required
• Mission-critical enterprise applications demanding hardware-level T10-DIF end-to-end data integrity verification across the entire storage I/O stack

Technical specifications

Available from Omnixon Global. Submit an RFQ and our team will confirm configuration and availability for your order.