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1 Hardware and Software
Components
This chapter provides details about QLogic Fibre Channel and Converged
Network Adapters in VMware ESX/ESXi, including:
Hardware Components
“Software Components” on page 1-3
“Supported QLogic Adapters” on page 1-4
Hardware Components
A typical QLogic Fibre Channel or Converged Network Adapter includes the
following major components:
RISC processor
Static random access memory (SRAM)
Non-volatile memory (Flash)
Non-volatile random access memory (NVRAM) (On 8Gb Fibre Channel
Adapters, NVRAM is built into the Flash.)
Transceivers
LEDs
Figure 1-1 shows the hardware components of a QLogic Fibre Channel or
Converged Network Adapter and Table 1-1 provides additional details of selected
components.
NOTE:
QLE8000 Series Converged Network Adapters might have additional
components not listed in the preceding list. This section is intended only to
provide an overview of the key components on a typical Fibre
Channel/Converged Network Adapter.