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Fabric Adapters
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Supported FCoE protocols and
features
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VMware VM direct path I/O support
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LKA (Link Keep Alive) protocol
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Look ahead split
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preFIP, FIP 1.03, and FIP 2.0 (FC-BB5 rev. 2
compliant)
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FIP discovery protocol for dynamic FCF
discovery and FCoE link management.
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FPMA and SPMA type FIP fabric login.
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FCoE protocols
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FC-SP
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FC-LS
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FC-GS
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FC-FS2
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FC-FDMI
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FC-CT
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FCP
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FCP-2
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FCP-3
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FC-BB-5
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FCoE checksum offload
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SCSI SBC-3
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NPIV
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IP-over-FC (IPoFC)
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Target rate limiting
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Boot Over SAN (including direct-attached)
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Fabric-Based Boot LUN Discovery
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Persistent binding
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I/O interrupt coalescing and moderation
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Class 3, Class 2 control frames
Fibre Channel Protocols and
features
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SCSI over FC (FCP)
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FCP2
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FCP3
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FC-SP Authentication
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NPIV
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Quality of Service (QoS)
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Target Rate Limiting
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Boot Over SAN
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Fabric-Based Boot LUN Discovery
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I/O Interrupt Coalescing
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T10 Data CRC
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Multiple Priority (VC_RDY)
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Frame-Level Load Balancing
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Persistent Binding
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Fabric-Based Configuration
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vHBA
Other adapter features
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ASIC Flip-flops Parity Protected
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T10 Data CRC
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ECC Memory Parity Protected
TABLE 13 Fabric Adapter hardware specifications (continued)
Feature Description