QLogic 8300 Series Controller - Manual (Page 2)

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Data Sheet
Unmatched Expertise
QLogic is the undisputed leader in Fibre Channel and Converged Network
adapters, with over 15 years of experience and more than 11 million Fibre
Channel and FCoe ports deployed. QLogic’s Fibre Channel and Converged
Network Controller products have been qualified by all major storage OeMs
to provide native Fibre Channel, iSCSI, and FCoe connectivity from storage
to fabric. QLogic is the only vendor with proven ethernet, Fibre Channel,
FCoe, and iSCSI software.
Superior Performance
the QLogic 8300 Series of Converged Network Controllers, powered by
QLogic FlexOffload™ technology, use minimal CPU resources to drive
Fibre Channel, FCoe, and iSCSI storage traffic at line rate across all ports.
With support for over 500,000 IOPS per port, QLogic controllers deliver the
best-in-class application performance.
Power Optimized
the 8300 Series Controllers use QLogic’s StarPower™ technology to
provide maximum power efficiency. the adapters offer dynamic power
management, which ensures that the PCIe host bus link uses the minimal
number of PCIe lanes, regardless of whether the server supports PCIe Gen2
or Gen3, to meet the required bandwidth.
Support for Multiple Protocols Simultaneously
the QLogic 8300 Series Controllers reduce data center costs by converging
FCoe, tCP/IP, and iSCSI traffic simultaneously on the same hardware. In
addition, the same hardware can be programmed to support native 16Gb Fibre
Channel, thereby minimizing disruptions to enterprise data centers.
Investment Protection
The 8300 Series Controllers are also compatible with the same
10GbE networking, 1/10GbE iSCSI, 4/8Gb Fibre Channel, and 10GbE FCoE
software API that is shipping today on QLogic’s 4000, 2400/2500, and
8100/8200 Series Converged Network Controllers.
• 10Gbe per-port maximum throughput for high bandwidth converged
storage (SaN) and networking traffic, as well as support for line-
rate native 16Gb Fibre Channel traffic on both ports.
• Over 500,000 Fibre Channel/FCoe IOPS per port reduce latency in
high transaction intensive applications and virtualized environments.
• Reduced hardware, cabling, and management costs by enabling
simultaneous tCP/IP, FCoe, and iSCSI on one controller. the same
controller can also support native 16Gb Fibre Channel with full
backward compatibility.
• Decreased power and cooling costs by using the fewest PCI
express
® lanes in PCIe ® Gen3 environments.
• OPD to ensure a high level of reliability as data moves to and from
the PCI bus.
• Complete investment protection for legacy 8Gb and 4Gb Fibre
Channel infrastructure.
• Flexible network port configurations with a rich mix of 16Gbps Fibre
Channel and 10Gbe options.
Highlights