New LeCroy SierraFC M8-4 Protocol Analyzer
LeCroy Introduces SierraFC M8-4 8G Fibre Channel Protocol Analysis Platform

LeCroy Corporation, a worldwide leader in serial data test solutions, has expanded its presence in the storage system and SAN development tools markets with the introduction of the SierraFC M8-4, a Fibre Channel 8 Gb/s protocol analyzer.
The SierraFC M8-4 is the latest addition to LeCroy’s industry-leading Sierra family of powerful storage protocol analyzer products. Highly portable as stand-alone test systems, the flexible family of Sierra products can also be linked together in cascade configurations to provide additional recording channel capacity or to enable simultaneous capture of mixed protocol streams.
Operating at 1, 2, 4 and 8 Gb/s FC signaling rates, available with 4 or 8 GB of recording memory, and either 2 or 4 recording channels, SierraFC offers world-class protocol analysis capability at price points that are within reach of every budget.
Key Features
- 8 Gb/s FC protocol analysis system
- Lower cost 4Gb/s version also available
- Highly flexible architecture
- Cascade up to 32 FC ports
- Sync with other Sierra family analyzers to support mixed protocols
- Available rack-mount adapter kit
- Sophisticated 24 level triggering
- Hardware filtering
- Automatic error detection
- Comprehensive decoding of FCP & SCSI operations FC-SW-5, FCAL, SBC, basic and extended link services, GS-6 transactions, and more
- Logical & chronological traffic displays
- Statistical reporting
- Trace memory up to 8 GB
- GbE/USB 2.0 host interfaces