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QLE2562 Dual Port 8Gb Fibre Channel to PCI Express Host Bus Adapter
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Dell has tested and certified the QLE256
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QLogic Series HBA with Dell servers and storage systems. Dell specifically disclaims knowledge of the accuracy, completeness or substantiation for all statements and claims made in this document regarding the properties,
capabilities, speeds or qualifications of the QLogic 2500 Series HBA.
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Fibre Channel Specifications
Negotiation
8/4/2Gbps auto-negotiation •
IOPS
200,000 initiator and target IOPS per port •
Class of service
2 and 3 •
Topology
FC-AL, FC-AL2, point-to-point, switched fabric •
Protocols
FCP-3-SCSI •
FC-Tape (FCP-2) •
Cable distances
Multi-Mode Optic
Cable Type and Distance (m)
Rate OM1 OM2 OM3
2Gbps 150 300 500
4Gbps 70 150 380
8Gbps 21 50 150
PCI Express Interface
Compliance
PCI Express Base Specification
• rev. 2.0
PCI Express Card Electromechanical Specification
•
rev. 2.0
PCI Bus Power Management Interface
•
Specification
rev. 1.2
PCI Hot Plug Specification
• rev. 1.0
Physical and electrical
PCIe x8 physical connector •
StarPower link training •
Maximum x4 lanes for Gen2 rate –
Maximum x8 lanes for Gen1 rate –
Connectivity
Ports
Dual 8Gbps Fibre Channel •
SFP+ with LC-style connector •
HBA Specifications
Airflow
No airflow required •
Power consumption
6.2 Watts (typical) •
Form factor
Low-profile PCI Express card (6.6 in. x 2.54 in.) •
Temperature
0 to 55°C (operating) •
-40 to 70°C (non-operating) •
Relative Humidity
10% to 90% (operating, non-condensing) •
5% to 93% (non-operating, non-condensing) •
RoHS compliance
RoHS 6 •
Tools and Utilities
Management tools
SANsurfer •
®
FC HBA Manager
SANsurfer FC HBA CLI •
Device utilities
Utilities for flashing bootcode •
Linux scripting tools •
Boot support
BIOS, FCode, UEFI, EFI •
APIs
SNIA HBA API V2, SMI-S, FDMI •
Platform/Operating System Support
Hardware platforms
IA32 (x86), IA64, Intel •
®
64
AMD™ Opteron64 •
Sun™ SPARC •
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Operating systems
Windows •
®
Server™ 2003, Windows XP Pro x64,
Windows Vista™ (Business and Enterprise),
Windows Server 2008
Solaris™ 10 (x86 and SPARC) •
Red Hat •
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AS 5.
x
, 4.
x
Novell •
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SLES 10, 9
VMware •
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ESX Server 3.5 and 3i (targeted versions)
NetWare •
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6.5
Agency Approvals—EMI and EMC
US/Canada
• FCC Part 15, Subpart B, Class A; ICES-003, Class A
Europe
• EN55022, Class A
New Zealand/Australia
AS/NZS 3548 Class A •
Japan
VCCI V-3/2004.4, Class A •
Korea
MIC •
Taiwan
BSMI (CNS 13438) •
Agency Approvals—Safety
US/Canada
UL, cUL: UL60950, CSA C22.2 No.60950, Class 1 •
Laser Product per DHHS 21CFR J
Europe
73/23/ECC Low Voltage Directive: •
TUV: EN60950-1:2001, EN60825- –
1:1994+A1+A2, EN60825-2:1994+A1
Ordering Information
QLE2562-CK
Ships in an individually packed box with a •
standard size bracket, a spare low-profile bracket,
SANsurfer FC HBAs CD, and Quick Start Guide
QLE2562-BK
Ships in a bulk box in quantities of 20 or 50 with •
standard size brackets