Emulex Provides HBA for HP

COSTA MESA, Calif. -- Emulex Corporation (NYSE:ELX) today announced that the Emulex LightPulse(r) 4Gb/s LPe1105-HP Fibre Channel host bus adapter (HBA) is now available for use with the new HP BladeSystem c3000 enclosure.

The Emulex LPe1105-HP (HP Part# 403621-B21), which is certified by HP and generally available to customers, provides versatile, seamless connectivity for customers deploying the new HP BladeSystem c3000. With best-in-class quality and reliability, the Emulex SAN connectivity solutions also provide the unique management capabilities to streamline installation and deployment of SANs connecting to HP BladeSystem c-Class. The Emulex LPe1105-HP is already available for use by customers with the currently available HP BladeSystem c7000 blade enclosure.

"As more end users realize the value of deploying server blades within a SAN-attached environment, Emulex continues to work closely with HP to bring streamlined, easily managed solutions to market," said Mike Smith, executive vice president of worldwide marketing, Emulex."Support for Emulex HBAs now spans the entire family of both HP BladeSystem c-Class and p-Class server blades and HP StorageWorks solutions."

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