1–Product Overview
Adapter Specifications
SN0054671-00 A 1-3
Flow control
Locally Administered Address (LAA)
Enhanced optimization with MSI, MSI-X, and NetQueue
Supported Operating Systems
The 8200 and 3200 Series adapters support commonly used operating systems:
Windows, Linux, Solaris
®
and ESX
®
.
For a detailed list of the currently supported operating systems, refer to the
adapter’s Readme and Release Notes on the QLogic Web site:
http://driverdownloads.qlogic.com
Adapter Specifications
Physical Characteristics
The 8200 and 3200 Series Adapters are implemented as low-profile PCIe cards.
The adapters ship with a full-height bracket for use in a standard PCIe slot or an
optional spare low-profile bracket for use in a low-profile PCIe slot. Low-profile
slots are typically found in compact servers.
Standards Specifications
The 8200 and 3200 Series adapters support the following standards
specifications:
IEEE: 802.3ae (10 Gb Ethernet)
IEEE: 8021q (VLAN)
IEEE: 802.3ad (Link Aggregation)
IEEE: 802.1p (Priority Encoding)
IEEE: 802.3x (Flow Control)
IEEE: 802.1Qbb (Priority Based Flow Control)
IEEE: 802.1Qaz (Enhanced Transmission Selection)
IPv4 Specification (RFC791)
IPv6 Specification (RFC2460)
TCP/UDP Specification (RFC793/768)
ARP Specification (RFC826)
SCSI-3 Fibre Channel Protocol (SCSI-FCP)
Fibre Channel Tape (FC-TAPE) Profile
SCSI Fibre Channel Protocol-2 (FCP-2)
Second Generation FC Generic Services (FC-GS-2)
Third Generation FC Generic Services (FC-GS-3)
iSCSI (RFC3720)