HPE QW971A – StoreFabric SN1000Q 16Gb 1-Port Fibre Channel HBA

HPE QW971A – StoreFabric SN1000Q 16Gb 1-Port Fibre Channel HBA

Overview

The HPE QW971A is a Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapter designed to provide high-speed SAN connectivity for HPE ProLiant servers. It enables 16Gb/s Fibre Channel communication between servers and storage arrays in enterprise storage networks.

It is used in environments where low-latency, high-throughput block storage access is required, such as virtualization clusters and database systems. The adapter improves storage performance by offloading Fibre Channel processing from the host CPU.

This PCIe-based card integrates into supported HPE server platforms and connects to Fibre Channel SAN fabrics using optical transceivers. It is commonly deployed in data centers with centralized storage architectures.

It is part of the HPE StoreFabric SN1000Q family and is optimized for enterprise SAN workloads requiring reliable and scalable storage connectivity.

Typical Deployment Scenarios

Used in enterprise SAN environments where HPE ProLiant servers connect to Fibre Channel storage arrays. Common in virtualization infrastructure, mission-critical databases, and high-performance storage networks requiring consistent low-latency data access.

Technical Specifications

Compatibility / Ecosystem

Compatible with HPE ProLiant Gen8 and Gen9 servers and works within Fibre Channel SAN ecosystems using HPE storage arrays and supported optical transceivers. Designed for enterprise storage fabrics requiring high-speed block storage access.