Lenovo 00MJ095 8Gb FC 4-Port HIC expansion card

Lenovo 8Gb FC 4-Port HIC expansion card

The Lenovo 00MJ095 adds four 8 Gb/s Fibre Channel ports to a compatible host system. It is built for administrators who need to connect storage arrays or SAN fabrics directly from a server or workstation. The low-profile form factor fits standard expansion slots without blocking adjacent cards. This controller targets environments that rely on native Fibre Channel connectivity rather than converged Ethernet alternatives.

Sustained throughput on Fibre Channel fabrics

Each port operates at 8 Gb/s line rate, delivering consistent bandwidth for block-level storage traffic. The four-port design allows multipath configurations that maintain throughput during path failover or maintenance windows. Workloads such as database logs, virtual machine disks and backup streams benefit from the deterministic latency of native Fibre Channel. The card offloads protocol processing from the host CPU, preserving compute cycles for applications.

Thermals and power profile

The unit weighs 0.8 kg and draws power solely from the host slot, requiring no auxiliary connectors. Passive cooling relies on chassis airflow, so acoustics remain unchanged in a properly ventilated rack or tower. Under typical SAN workloads the controller stays within its thermal envelope without throttling. No external power brick or fan module is included or required.