The HPE SN1100Q 16Gb Host Bus Adapters deliver twice the I/O performance of 8 Gb Fibre Channel (FC) HBAs. Moving to 16 Gb technology provides the infrastructure required for the more powerful servers and data intensive applications in virtualized environments. Designed to support emerging Non-Volatile Memory Express (NVMe) over Fibre Channel storage network. allow IT departments to do more with less: less hardware, less power, less cooling, less personnel, and less budget. Scale physical resources through consolidation and virtualization.