Qlogic QLE2462

Descripción

True enterprise class 4-Gbps dual port Channel Fibre Channel to x4 PCI Express host bus adapter, multi-mode optic.

High Performance
300,000 IOPS delivers high I/O transfer rates for storage applications.
• Intelligent interleaved DMA (iiDMA) ensures maximum utilization of data links.
• Out-of-order frame reassembly (OoOFR) reduces congestion and retransmissions.

Superior Scalability
Multi-ID and N_Port virtualization ready. Allows physical ports to be part of multiple logical networks.
• Cisco VSAN ready. Allows physical ports to be part of multiple logical networks.
• Comprehensive operating system (OS) driver support including Windows®, Linux™, Solaris™, and Mac OS®.
• Universal boot support manages multiple hardware platforms and boot options.

Host Bus Interface Specifications
Bus interface PCI Express x4
Memory 1MB SRAM per port, 1MB Flash (serial peripheral interface (SPI)), and 2KB NVRAM (SPI)
HW platforms* IA32 (x86), IA64, IEM64T, AMD Opteron64, Sun SPARC, Apple G5 (Power Mac)

Compliance
PCI Express Base Specification rev. 1.0a, PCI Express Card Electromechanical Specification rev. 1.0, PCI Bus Power Management Interface Specification revision. 1.1

Fibre Channel Specifications
Data rate 4/2/1 Gbps auto-negotiation (4.2480/2.1240/1.0625 Gbps)
Performance 150,000 IOPS per port
Topology Point-to-point (N_Port), arbitrated loop (NL_Port), and switched fabric (N_Port)
Logins Support for F_Port and FL_Port login. 2,048 concurrent logins and 2,048 active exchanges per port
Class of service Class 2 and 3
Protocols FCP (SCSI-FCP), IP (FC-IP), FC-TAPE (FCP-2)

Compliance
SCSI-3 Fibre Channel Protocol (SCSI-FCP), Fibre Channel Physical and Signaling Interface (FC-PH), Fibre Channel 2nd Generation (FC-PH-2), Third Generation Fibre Channel Physical
and Signaling Interface (FC-PH-3), Fibre Channel—Arbitrated Loop (FC-AL-2), Fibre Channel Fabric Loop Attachment Technical Report (FC-FLA), Fibre Channel—Private Loop Direct
Attach Technical Report (FC-PLDA), Fibre Channel Tape (FC-TAPE) profile, SCSI Fibre Channel Protocol-2 (FCP-2), Second Generation FC Generic Services (FC-GS-3), Third Generation
FC Generic Services (FC-GS-3), Fibre Channel Framing and Signaling (FC-FS)

Physical Specifications
Ports Dual 4-Gbps FC
Connections Small form factor fixed (SFF) multimode optic with LC-style connector
Form factor Low-profile PCI Express Card: 16.765 cm × 6.89 cm (6.6 in. × 2.713 in.)
Bracket size Standard: 1.84 cm × 12.08 cm (.73 in. × 4.76 in.); Low-profile: 1.84 cm × 8.01 cm (.73 in. × 3.15 in.)