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FCoE Network Deployment
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Table 1-2 describes the QLogic 8100 series Converged Network Adapters for
standard servers.
FCoE Network Deployment
The FCoE network consists of several hardware components in addition to the
Converged Network Adapters. FCoE switches (converged networking switches)
are an important component that provide switching for both standard data
networking (LAN) and storage networking (SAN) traffic. Figure 1-3 shows that the
Converged Network Adapter passes both data networking traffic, typically as
TCP/IP, and storage networking traffic, in this case FCoE, to the switch. The FCoE
switch routes data networking traffic to the existing Ethernet networking cloud of
switches and routers. The FCoE switch can also connect the FCoE adapter to
existing native Fibre Channel infrastructure because the FCoE switches are
capable of translating between FCoE and native Fibre Channel interfaces.
Table 1-2. 8100 Series Converged Network Adapters
Model Ports Media Bus Speed Bus Width Bus Type I/O Rate
PCIe
Gen2
PCIe
Gen1
PCIe
Gen2
PCIe
Gen1
QLE8150 Single Copper 5.0GHz 2.5GHz x4 x8 PCIe 10Gb
QLE8152 Dual Copper 5.0GHz 2.5GHz x4 x8 PCIe 10Gb
QLE8140 Single Optical 5.0GHz 2.5GHz x4 x8 PCIe 10Gb
QLE8142 Dual Optical 5.0GHz 2.5GHz x4 x8 PCIe 10Gb