The Brocade 815 (single port) and Brocade 825 (dual ports) HBAs have been created to assist organizations execute end-to-end services across next-generation data centers. These 8 Gbps Fibre Channel to PCIe HBAs deliver intelligent PCIe lane negotiation to maximize bus throughput and parallel I/O engines to support simultaneous I/O transfers.


Both the Brocade 815 and Brocade 825 offer data protection across PCIe and FC (T10 CRC), memory blocks, and ASIC (ECC) and FC-SP security for device authentication.

Brocade 825 Features: 

Fibre Channel Specifications

  • Data Rate per port: 8 Gbit/sec (1600 MB/sec); 4 Gbit/sec (800 MB/sec); 2 Gbit/sec (400 MB/sec)
  • Performance: Up to 500,000 IOPS per port (maximum)
  • Protocols: SCSI-FCP, FCP-2, FC-SP
  • Topology:Point-to-point (N_Port), switched fabric (N_Port)
  • Distance Support: 50 meters at 8 Gbit/sec on 62.5/125 ?m Multi-Mode Fiber (MMF)

Host Specifications 

Server platform:

  • Intel (IA32, IEM64T), AMD (x86, 64), and Sun (x86, SPARC)
  • Intel (IA32, IEM64T), AMD (x86, 64), and Sun (x86, SPARC)
  • Server Chipset: Intel, nVidia, ServerWorks/Broadcom, AMD/ATI, and SPARC
  • Bus Interface: PCI Express Gen 2.0 Compatible (x8), with MSI-X and INTx

For pricing on new or used  Brocade 825 HBAs, please contact Vibrant sales at sales@vibrant.com or call 888-443-8606 or 952-653-1700.