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Dell 3C27H QLE2692 Dual 16Gb FC PCIe 3.0 x8 Low Profile HBA

Name: Dell 3C27H QLE2692 Dual 16Gb FC PCIe 3.0 x8 Low Profile HBA
Brand: Dell
SKU: 3C27H
Price: 112 USD
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MPN: 3C27H·By: Dell

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Product overview

The Dell 3C27H is a QLogic QLE2692 Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapter designed for enterprise and data center environments requiring high-speed storage connectivity. Featuring dual 16Gb/s SFP+ ports and a PCIe 3.0 x8 low-profile form factor (6.6 x 2.731 inches), it supports wire-speed performance for SAN fabrics, virtualization with NPIV and SR-IOV for efficient VM resource management, and reduced CPU overhead. This HBA ensures reliable, low-latency data transfer in demanding applications like high-performance computing, cloud infrastructure, and large-scale databases. Its energy-efficient design minimizes power consumption while maintaining scalability and compatibility with modern servers. Deploy in 1U/2U rack servers for flexible storage networking, enabling seamless integration with Fibre Channel switches and storage arrays for optimized I/O throughput.

Dual 16Gb/s Fibre Channel ports for high-speed SAN access.
PCIe 3.0 x8 interface with INTx and MSI-X interrupts.
Low-profile form factor measures 6.6 x 2.731 inches.
Supports NPIV and SR-IOV for virtualization efficiency.
SFP+ transceivers enable flexible FC fabric connectivity.
Energy-efficient design reduces power in dense servers.

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Featuring

Manufacturer part #	3C27H
Brand	Dell
Condition	Refurbished
Brand	Dell QLogic
Model	QLE2692
Protocol	Fibre Channel (FC)
Use Case	SAN connectivity, enterprise storage networking
Product Type	Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapter (HBA)
Compatibility	Dell PowerEdge servers and enterprise storage systems
Alternate Part Numbers	CK9H1, YH1DK, 0YCVFG, TCK3G, WVT0T

Network & Communication

Total Bandwidth	Up to 32 Gb/s aggregate
Data Transfer Rate	16 Gb/s per port

Physical Characteristics

Weight	≈0.1–0.2 kg
Form Factor	Low Profile (LP) PCIe card
Bracket Type	Low-profile bracket (may vary)

Interface/Ports

Interface	PCI Express 3.0 x8
Port Type	SFP+ (Fibre Channel)
Port Count	2 Ports

Best for

SAN Connectivity
Connects servers to Fibre Channel storage arrays for high-speed block-level access in enterprise SAN environments.
Virtualization
Supports NPIV and SR-IOV for efficient multi-tenant VM storage I/O with reduced host CPU utilization.
High-Performance Computing
Delivers 16Gb/s dual-port bandwidth for low-latency data transfer in HPC clusters and compute-intensive workloads.
Data Centers
Low-profile design fits dense 1U/2U servers for top-of-rack storage networking in scale-out architectures.
Cloud Infrastructure
Enables scalable, reliable FC connectivity for private/hybrid cloud storage fabrics with high throughput.
Database Servers
Provides dedicated high-IOPS paths to storage for transactional databases and analytics applications.

Frequently asked questions

What are the key specifications of the Dell 3C27H HBA?

The Dell 3C27H is a QLogic QLE2692 dual-port 16Gb/s Fibre Channel HBA with PCIe 3.0 x8 bus interface, low-profile form factor (6.6 x 2.731 inches), SFP+ ports, and support for INTx/MSI-X interrupts. It delivers full 16Gb/s wire-speed per port for non-blocking SAN performance.

Is the 3C27H suitable for virtualization environments?

Yes, it supports NPIV for multiple virtual N_PORTs per physical port and SR-IOV for direct VM-to-adapter I/O, reducing hypervisor overhead and improving scalability in VMware, Hyper-V, or KVM deployments with multiple VMs accessing shared storage.

What form factor does the Dell 3C27H use?

Low-profile PCIe card design (6.6 inches long x 2.731 inches high) with LP bracket, compatible with 1U/2U rack servers and dense blade chassis, ensuring flexibility in space-constrained enterprise hardware.

What connectivity does the 3C27H provide?

Dual SFP+ ports support 16Gb/s Fibre Channel over optical links, compatible with standard FC switches and storage arrays. PCIe 3.0 x8 ensures 8GT/s bandwidth for sustained high-throughput without bottlenecks.

What are typical use cases for this HBA?

Ideal for enterprise SAN connectivity, virtualization clusters, HPC workloads, and database servers requiring low-latency, high-IOPS storage access. Excels in data centers with scale-out storage fabrics.

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Manufacturer part #

3C27H

Brand

Dell

Condition

Refurbished

Brand

Dell QLogic

Model

QLE2692

Protocol

Fibre Channel (FC)

Use Case

SAN connectivity, enterprise storage networking

Product Type

Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapter (HBA)

Compatibility

Dell PowerEdge servers and enterprise storage systems

Alternate Part Numbers

CK9H1, YH1DK, 0YCVFG, TCK3G, WVT0T

Total Bandwidth

Up to 32 Gb/s aggregate

Data Transfer Rate

16 Gb/s per port

Weight

≈0.1–0.2 kg

Form Factor

Low Profile (LP) PCIe card

Bracket Type

Low-profile bracket (may vary)

Interface

PCI Express 3.0 x8

Port Type

SFP+ (Fibre Channel)

Port Count

2 Ports