Dell Emulex LPe35002 Dual-Port 32Gb Fibre Channel HBA (04VDY3)

The Dell Emulex LPe35002 (Gen 7) Host Bus Adapter is a dual-port 32GFC (GigaBit Fibre Channel) adapter engineered for demanding, enterprise-class virtualization, cloud, and flash storage deployments. Empowered by PCIe 4.0 support, this adapter delivers exceptionally high IOPS, ultra-low latency, and advanced diagnostic features to maximize storage area network (SAN) performance.

This specific part number (04VDY3 / 4VDY3) is a Dell-validated component optimized for native compatibility and integration with Dell PowerEdge servers.

1. Product Identification

• Dell Part Number (DP/N): 04VDY3 / 4VDY3 (also associated with WMF6K, PD89Y, VMX26, 406-BBTF)

• Emulex/Broadcom Model: LPe35002-M2

• Generation: Gen 7 (32GFC / 64GFC Ready)

• Form Factor / Bracket: Low Profile (LP) MD2 design (pre-installed with Low Profile bracket for dense rack servers)

2. Technical Specifications

Feature	Specification
Interface / Bus Type	PCI Express (PCIe) 4.0 x8 (Backward compatible with PCIe 3.0 slots)
I/O Controller	Emulex XE601 (Engine 601)
Fibre Channel Ports	Dual-Port (2x) SFP+
Link Speed / Data Rate	32 Gb/s (32GFC), 16 Gb/s (16GFC), and 8 Gb/s (8GFC) – Auto-negotiated
Optics	32 Gb/s Shortwave (SW) Lasers with LC-type connectors (included)
Performance Capacity	Up to 5,000,000 IOPS per adapter (dynamic multi-core architecture)
Bandwidth (Full Duplex)	Up to 12,800 MB/s aggregate bandwidth across both ports
Dimensions	Standard MD2 Low-Profile: 6.60” x 2.71” (167.64mm x 68.91mm)

3. Cable & Transceiver Support (Short Wave Multi-Mode)

When utilizing the default, pre-packaged Emulex-approved 32GFC Shortwave SFP+ transceivers:

• Operating at 32 Gbps:

  • Up to 100 meters on OM4 / OM5 Multi-Mode Fiber (MMF)

  • Up to 70 meters on OM3 MMF

  • Up to 20 meters on OM2 MMF

• Operating at 16 Gbps:

  • Up to 125 meters on OM4 MMF

  • Up to 100 meters on OM3 MMF

  • Up to 35 meters on OM2 MMF

• Single-Mode Support: Supports up to 10 km at 32GFC/16GFC using optional Emulex-approved Longwave (LW) optical transceivers (sold separately).

4. Key Performance Features & Technologies

Dynamic Multi-Core Architecture

Features Emulex’s unique Dynamic Multi-Core Architecture containing 8 processing cores and 16 threads. This dynamically scales performance resources to whichever port is handling the heaviest workload, ensuring SLAs are maintained under erratic traffic spikes.

Storage Protocols & NVMe-over-Fibre Channel

• FC-NVMe Support: Ready for concurrent Support of both standard SCSI (FCP) and NVMe over Fibre Channel (FC-NVMe) protocols, allowing seamless transition to ultra-low latency NVMe SSD storage arrays without changing hardware.

• Virtualization Support: Full support for N_Port ID Virtualization (NPIV) allowing multiple virtual machines to share a single physical port while retaining unique SAN identities.

Diagnostics & Management

• Emulex OneCommand® Manager: Unified management GUI and CLI for rapid diagnostic testing, firmware upgrades, and port configuration.

• T10-DIF (Data Integrity Field): End-to-end data protection to prevent silent data corruption.

5. OS & Dell PowerEdge Compatibility

Host Operating Systems

• VMware ESXi / vSphere

• Microsoft Windows Server (with Hyper-V)

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)

• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES)

• Oracle Solaris & Oracle Linux (including UEK)

Dell PowerEdge Server Support

This card is fully validated and supported by Dell Technical Support on Enterprise PowerEdge architectures:

• PowerEdge R-Series: R650, R750, R660, R760, R6615, R6625, R7615, R7625, R860, R960, etc.

• PowerEdge C/HS Series: C6615, C6620, HS5610, HS5620