IBM Storwize 2076-ADB3 P/N 01YM333 01YM331 4 port 16gb FC V7000 Gen3 Adapter

IBM Storwize 2076-ADB3 4-Port 16Gb Fibre Channel Adapter

The IBM 2076-ADB3 (Part Numbers: 01YM333 / 01YM331) is a high-density, host interface adapter designed specifically for the IBM Storwize V7000 Generation 3 (Gen3) and IBM FlashSystem series control enclosures (Machine Type 2076-724). Based on the premium Emulex LightPulse LPe31004-M6-EIO series ASIC, this custom form-factor mezzanine card supplies four independent ports of 16 Gbps Fibre Channel (FC) connectivity.

It functions as a vital host interface block, allowing V7000 Gen3 dual active-active controllers to communicate simultaneously with high-speed SAN infrastructures, flash-optimized external fabrics, or multi-tiered host server clusters.

Key Features & Capabilities

• Four-Port Storage Consolidation: Increases port density by packing 4 standalone 16GFC ports into a single interface slot, allowing extensive fan-out and multiple redundant paths to the SAN fabric.

• High-Throughput Performance: Engineered to match the aggressive I/O handling of the V7000 Gen3 storage architecture, helping fully utilize hardware compression and flash storage performance.

• Auto-Sensing Negotiation: Each port operates independently at full-duplex 16 Gbps line-rate speed, but automatically steps down to 8 Gbps or 4 Gbps to maintain seamlessly backward compatibility with older SAN layers.

• Storage Cluster Optimization: Fully optimized for IBM Spectrum Virtualize architectures, handling complex multi-pathing configurations, NVMe-to-Flash tiers, and high-frequency array mirroring tasks.

• Hot-Swappable Enclosure Mechanics: Housed in a custom sliding cannister tray designed to match the tool-less rear expansion bays of IBM 2076 control enclosures.

Technical Specifications