The HPE C8R38A SN1100E 16Gb Fibre Channel HBA is a PCIe 3.0 x8 adapter that provides high-speed Fibre Channel connectivity between servers and storage arrays. Configured for HPE ProLiant Gen8/Gen9 servers, it features a single port and a low-profile bracket that supports full-height installations, delivering 16 Gb/s FC with backward compatibility to 16/8/4 Gb FC. Used in SAN environments within data center infrastructures, virtualization platforms, databases, backups, and cloud workloads, it enables low-latency, high-throughput storage access.
