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Lenovo 01CV840 Fibre Channel Card
Lenovo Emulex 16Gb FC Dual-port PCI-E HBA
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Lenovo 01CV840 Fibre Channel Card-Lenovo Emulex 16Gb FC Dual-port PCI-E HBA is a high-performance expansion card designed specifically for server environments that require rapid and reliable storage connectivity. Engineered as a Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapter (HBA), this card leverages a PCIe x8 interface with PCIe 3.0 support and is built around an Emulex chipset to deliver exceptional 16Gb Fibre Channel performance through its dual SFP+ ports.
Ideal for data centers and SAN setups, the Lenovo 01CV840 offers robust OS compatibility including Windows, Linux, and VMware ESXi while supporting both full height and low-profile bracket configurations. With a passive cooling solution and a design focused on storage expansion and server enhancement, it meets the demanding needs of enterprise environments with efficiency and reliability.
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| Product Type | Expansion Card | Expansion Card | Expansion Card |
| Card Type | Storage Controller | Storage Controller | Storage Controller |
| Interface | PCIe x8 | PCIe x8 | PCIe x8 |
| PCIe Version | PCIe 3.0 | PCIe 3.0 | PCIe 3.0 |
| Chipset / Controller | Emulex 16Gb FC HBA | Emulex HBA Controller | Emulex |
| Port Count | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Cooling | Passive | Passive | Passive |
| Operating System Compatibility | Windows / Linux / VMware ESXi | Windows / Linux / VMware ESXi | Windows / Linux / VMware ESXi |
| Bus Width | 64-bit | 64-bit | 64-bit |
| Power Requirements | 3.3V | 3.3V | 3.3V |
| Use Case | Storage Expansion | Storage Expansion | Storage Expansion |
| Product Name | Lenovo 01CV840 Fibre Channel Card-Lenovo Emulex 16Gb FC Dual-port PCI-E HBA | Lenovo 42D0485 Fibre Channel Card-Lenovo Emulex 8GB FC Single-Port PCI-E HBA | Lenovo 01CV830 Fibre Channel Card-Lenovo Emulex 16GB FC Single-Port PCI-E HBA |
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The Lenovo 01CV840 is a dual-port 16 Gbps Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapter (HBA) based on Emulex technology, designed to provide high-speed SAN connectivity over a PCI-Express interface.
Key features include two independent 16 Gbps Fibre Channel ports, PCIe Gen3 x8 support, advanced offload engines, NPIV/NPV virtualization, low-latency data transfers and broad OS compatibility.
The Lenovo 01CV840 connects to servers via a PCI-Express Gen3 x8 slot, ensuring up to 16 Gbps per port bandwidth and full backward compatibility with Gen2.
This HBA provides two independent 16 Gbps Fibre Channel ports, enabling concurrent dual-path SAN connections for improved redundancy and throughput.
Each port delivers up to 16 Gbps, for an aggregate throughput of 32 Gbps, ensuring low-latency, high-bandwidth SAN performance.
The 01CV840 is certified for Lenovo ThinkSystem and System x servers with PCIe Gen3 slots and is also compatible with select third-party servers supporting PCIe x8 adapters.
Yes, the 01CV840 supports hot-plug functionality when installed in a server backplane or chassis that provides PCIe hot-swap capability.
Yes, it fully supports VMware vSphere (including NPIV), Microsoft Hyper-V, Citrix XenServer and other virtualized environments for multi-tenant SAN connectivity.
Official drivers and firmware updates are available on Lenovo’s Support website under the 01CV840 product page, with packages for Windows, Linux and VMware ESXi.
Power down the server, insert the 01CV840 into an available PCIe Gen3 x8 slot, secure the retention bracket, connect your Fibre Channel cables, power on and install vendor-provided drivers.
Ideal for SAN storage access, database clustering, backup-to-disk, virtualization I/O acceleration and other enterprise applications requiring reliable, high-throughput Fibre Channel connectivity.
Supported OSes include Windows Server (2012–2022), Red Hat Enterprise Linux, SUSE Linux Enterprise, VMware ESXi, Citrix XenServer and Oracle Linux with vendor-certified drivers.
Built with enterprise-grade Emulex silicon, it features advanced RAS (Reliability, Availability, Serviceability) functions, error-correcting offloads and rigorous Lenovo validation for 24×7 operation.
The 01CV840 is backed by Lenovo’s standard 3-year limited warranty, with optional service upgrade plans available for on-site support and extended coverage.
Yes, the 01CV840 supports Fibre Channel multipathing using native OS MPIO solutions or vendor software to ensure path redundancy and load balancing.
By delivering 16 Gbps per port, offloading protocol processing to dedicated engines and reducing CPU overhead, it achieves lower latency and higher IOPS for storage-intensive workloads.