QLogic 2500 Series DataSheet - Manual (Page 2)

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Data Sheet
• Fibre Channel 8Gb to PCI express
• 1600MBps (full-duplex) per port
• 200,000 initiator and target IOPS per port
• StarPower™ technology
• Virtualization optimized
• Power optimized
• Reliability, availability, serviceability (RaS) optimized
• Security optimized
• Management optimized. Deployments managed through
QConvergeConsole
® management applications (GUI and CLI)
Highlights
Virtualization Optimized
the 2500 Series adapters deliver enhanced security, quality of service
(QoS), and enable dynamic provisioning. the 2500 Series adapters also
allow multiple logical (virtual) connections to share the same physical
port. each logical connection has its own resources and the ability to be
managed independently.
Power Optimized
the 2500 Series adapters take advantage of QLogic StarPower technology,
ensuring power efficiency. QLogic StarPower technology offers dynamic
and adaptive power management features such as power and bandwidth
optimized intelligent PCI express link training, low-power switching power
supplies, and thermally efficient layout requiring lower airflows.
RAS Optimized
the 2500 Series adapters provide the highest data integrity by ensuring
overlapping protection domains (OPDs) on both the control and data paths.
In addition, the 2500 Series adapters use enhanced hardware assist
firmware tracing (ehaFt), allowing more comprehensive debugging with
standard drivers.
Security Optimized
the 2500 Series adapters support SaN-level authentication (FC-SP) fabric-
level isolation (NPIV), and are capable of end-to-end data integrity (t10).
Management Optimized
the 2500 Series adapters are backward compatible with 4Gb and 2Gb
speeds. a single common driver per operating system for three generations
of Fibre Channel adapters (8Gb, 4Gb, and 2Gb) simplifies deployment.
QLogic’s unified driver model (firmware embedded in the driver) eliminates
potential interoperability issues between firmware and driver versions. the
2500 Series adapters’ aPI compatibility with 4Gb products accelerates
deployment while ensuring application compatibility.
Simplified Setup
Point-and-click installation and configuration wizards simplify the adapter
setup process. Storage administrators can quickly deploy adapters across
a SaN using standard adapter management tools and device utilities. the
2500 Series adapters are also fully compatible with industry standard aPIs,
including SNIa hBa aPI and SMI-S, thereby allowing administrators to
manage QLogic adapters using third-party software applications.
Comprehensive OS Support
QLogic offers the broadest range of support for all major operating systems
to ensure OS and hardware server compatibility. Drivers are fully tested
and available for all major operating systems, including Windows
® , Linux ® ,
Solaris ® , VMware ® eSX ® . a single driver strategy per OS allows storage
administrators to easily deploy and manage adapters in heterogeneous
SaN configurations. QLogic’s driver suite supports all major hardware
server platforms, including 32/64-bit computing platforms from Intel
®
(Ia32, Ia64, IeM64t) and aMD ® (Opteron64).
Investment Protection
For over 15 years, QLogic has been a technological leader with products
that address the current needs of customers, yet provide strong investment
protection to support emerging technologies and standards. QLogic stands
alone in the industry with its product portfolio depth and experience in
successfully delivering technological solutions that address the needs of
today and tomorrow.