718577-001 HPE Lpe1605 16GB Dual Port PCI-E Fibre Channel Mezzanine Host Bus Adapter

Fibre Channel is a high-speed data transfer technology used to connect servers and storage devices in a storage area network (SAN). It is a dedicated network that provides low latency, high bandwidth, and reliable data transfer between servers and storage devices. Fibre Channel technology is widely used in enterprise data centers for mission-critical applications that require high performance and availability.

A host bus adapter (HBA) is a specialized hardware device that connects servers to storage devices using a storage protocol such as Fibre Channel, iSCSI, or SAS. The HBA is installed in the server’s PCIe slot and provides connectivity to the storage devices through a physical interface such as a fiber optic cable or a copper cable.