Brocade BR-1020-1010 10Gbps network card

10Gbps dual-port CNA

The Brocade BR-1020-1010 is a 10Gbps converged network adapter that combines Fibre Channel over Ethernet with standard Ethernet on one low-profile PCIe card. Two ports provide 10Gbps links for storage and data traffic in the same slot. The adapter targets servers that need unified fabric connectivity without adding multiple cards. It is suited for dense racks where half-height brackets are required.

Suits unified-fabric deployments.

This card fits environments consolidating storage and LAN traffic onto a single 10Gbps Ethernet fabric using FCoE. IT teams running separate Fibre Channel and Ethernet infrastructures gain no advantage from the converged feature set. Buyers who only need plain 10GbE connectivity should look at a standard dual-port Ethernet adapter instead. Shops without FCoE switching infrastructure will not use the converged capability.

Dual-port 10Gbps low-profile PCIe

The defining specification is the pair of 10Gbps ports on a low-profile PCIe bracket. That combination decides whether the card fits the chassis and delivers the throughput the fabric design calls for. If the slot space or the port count does not match the deployment plan, the card cannot serve its purpose. No other single figure in the data sheet overrides this constraint.