QLE-2562

HBA

Key Features

Fibre Channel Specifications
Negotiation	8/4/2Gbps auto-negotiation
IOPS	Up to 200,000 initiator and target IOPS per port
Class of Service	2 and 3
Topology	FC-AL, FC-AL2, point-to-point, and switched fabric
Protocols	FC-AL, FC-AL2, point-to-point, and switched fabric

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 & Electrical	PCIe x8 physical connector • StarPower link training: - Maximum x4 lanes for 2.0 rate - Maximum x8 lanes for Gen1 rate

Connectivity

Ports

QLE2560: single 8Gbps Fibre Channel

QLE2562: dual 8Gbps Fibre Channel

QLE2564 and QLE2564L: quad 8Gbps Fibre Channel

Host Bus Adapter Specifications
Airflow	No airflow required
Power Consumption	• QLE2560: 5.5 watts (typical) • QLE2562: 6.2 watts (typical) •QLE2564 and QLE2564L: 13 watts (typical)
Form Factor	QLE2560, QLE2562, and QLE2564L - Low-profile PCIe cards (6.6in.×2.54in.) QLE2564 - Full-height PCIe card (6.6in.×4.376in.)
Temperature	Operating: 0°C to 55°C (32°F to 131°F) Non-operating: –40°C to 70°C (-40°F to 158°F))
Relative Humidity	Operating, non-condensing: 10% to 90% Non-operating, non-condensing: 5% to 93%
RoHS Compliance	• RoHS 6

Tools and Utilities
Management Tools	• QConvergeConsole: Unified management tool (GUI and CLI) for adapter configuration and management
Device Utilities	Utilities for flashing boot code • Linux SuperInstaller: Driver and management tool installer and Linux tools
Boot Support	BIOS, FCode, and extensible firmware interface (EFI)
APIs	SNIA HBA API V2, SMI-S, and FDMI

Platform and OS Support
Hardware Platforms	Intel IA32 (x86), IA64, and EM64T AMDOpteron64 Sun® SPARC®
Operating Systems	• For the latest applicable operating system information, see http://driverdownloads.qlogic.com

Fibre Channel Specifications
Negotiation	8/4/2Gbps auto-negotiation
IOPS	Up to 200,000 initiator and target IOPS per port
Class of Service	2 and 3
Topology	FC-AL, FC-AL2, point-to-point, and switched fabric
Protocols	FC-AL, FC-AL2, point-to-point, and switched fabric

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 & Electrical	PCIe x8 physical connector • StarPower link training: - Maximum x4 lanes for 2.0 rate - Maximum x8 lanes for Gen1 rate

Connectivity

Ports

QLE2560: single 8Gbps Fibre Channel

QLE2562: dual 8Gbps Fibre Channel

QLE2564 and QLE2564L: quad 8Gbps Fibre Channel

Host Bus Adapter Specifications
Airflow	No airflow required
Power Consumption	• QLE2560: 5.5 watts (typical) • QLE2562: 6.2 watts (typical) •QLE2564 and QLE2564L: 13 watts (typical)
Form Factor	QLE2560, QLE2562, and QLE2564L - Low-profile PCIe cards (6.6in.×2.54in.) QLE2564 - Full-height PCIe card (6.6in.×4.376in.)
Temperature	Operating: 0°C to 55°C (32°F to 131°F) Non-operating: –40°C to 70°C (-40°F to 158°F))
Relative Humidity	Operating, non-condensing: 10% to 90% Non-operating, non-condensing: 5% to 93%
RoHS Compliance	• RoHS 6

Tools and Utilities
Management Tools	• QConvergeConsole: Unified management tool (GUI and CLI) for adapter configuration and management
Device Utilities	Utilities for flashing boot code • Linux SuperInstaller: Driver and management tool installer and Linux tools
Boot Support	BIOS, FCode, and extensible firmware interface (EFI)
APIs	SNIA HBA API V2, SMI-S, and FDMI

Platform and OS Support
Hardware Platforms	Intel IA32 (x86), IA64, and EM64T AMDOpteron64 Sun® SPARC®
Operating Systems	• For the latest applicable operating system information, see http://driverdownloads.qlogic.com

IDEAS FOR PEOPLE WHO WANT MORE