Brocade 825 8Gbit/sec FC HBA (dual port)
Device Driver / Host Bus Adapter
Brocade Communication Systems, Inc.
08 Jun 2009
125917

YES CERTIFIED with the following products:
Operating Systems:
  SUSE® LINUX Enterprise Server 10 for x86 with XEN     Service Pack 2 for SUSE® SLES 10
  SUSE® LINUX Enterprise Server 10 for x86

Other Products:
  Novell® Open Enterprise Server 2 Support Pack 1 

Product Description
The Brocade 825 (dual port) 8 Gbit/sec Fibre Channel to PCIe Host Bus Adapter (HBA) provides a new level of server connectivity through unmatched hardware and unique software capabilities. Brocade 825 is designed to manage true end-to-end SAN services and enhanced server virtualization across next generation data centers. Brocade 825 maximizes bus throughput with a PCIe 2.0a Gen2 (x8) bus interface with intelligent lane negotiation, delivers up to 500,000 IOPs and 1600 MB/sec throughput in full-duplex mode per port.

Primary Driver File(s):
File Name: bfa.koFile Version: 2.0.0.0
File Date: 04-Jun-2009File Size: 1025309
Checksum: 55ed29eafba4cc830bdad29ff7e8443e
File URL:

Driver Support File(s)

Host Bus Adapter(s)
Product NameBrocade 825 8Gbit/sec FC HBA (dual port)
Version:01
Interface:FibreChannel
Bus Type:PCI Express X8
Chipset:1657
BIOS:N/A
Firmware:2.0
Channels:8

Tested Configuration:
Hard Disk Drive:HP  HSV200
Test Kit:DiskKit 5.01.30 - 2009-05-04

Config Notes


The term YES CERTIFIED applies only to the exact configuration documented in this bulletin. For more information regarding the specific test configuration, please contact:

Brocade Communication Systems, Inc.
1745 Technology Drive
San Jose , CA   95110
Voice: 408.333-8000
Fax: 408.333-8101
Website: http://www.brocade.com