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User’s Guide
Fibre Channel Adapter
QLE2660-DEL, QLE2662-DEL,
QME2662-DEL, QLE2690-DEL,
QLE2690L-DEL, QLE2692-DEL,
QLE2692L-DEL, and QME2692-DEL

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Table of Contents
Introduction
Intended Audience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xv
User’s Guide Content. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xv
Related Materials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xvi
Documentation Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xvi
Functionality and Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xviii
Functional Description. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xviii
Key Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xix
Supported Operating Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xix
Microsoft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xix
Red Hat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xx
SuSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xx
VMware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xx
Citrix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xx
1 Hardware Installation
Hardware and Software Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Safety Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Pre-Installation Checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
PCIe Bus Slot Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Installing the Adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Connecting to the SAN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
2 Driver Installation and Configuration
Windows Driver Installation and Configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Running the Dell Update Package in the GUI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Running the Dell Update Package from the Command Line. . . . . . . . 11
Examples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Linux Driver Installation and Configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Installation Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Installing the Linux Fibre Channel Driver. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Building the Driver for RHEL 7.x and 8.x . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Building the Driver for SLES 12 SP3 and SLES 15/15 SP 1 . . . 14

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VMware Driver Installation and Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Installation Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Installing the ESXi 6.7 U2 and 6.5 U3 Fibre Channel Driver. . . . . . . . 16
Updating an Existing Driver or Installing a New Driver for an
Existing ESXi 6.7 U2 and 6.5 U3 Installation with esxcli . . . . . 16
Verifying the Version of the Installed Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Installing the QConvergeConsole VMware vCenter Server Plug-in . . 17
Installation Package Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Installing the QConvergeConsole VMware vCenter Server
Plug-in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Plug-in Unregistration from a Manual Install. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Uninstalling the QConvergeConsole VMware vCenter Server
Plug-in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Installing the QLogic Adapter CIM Provider . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Uninstalling the QLogic Adapter CIM Provider . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Installing the QConvergeConsole VMware vSphere Web Client
Plug-in. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Before You Begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Installing QConvergeConsole VMware vSphere Web Client
Plug-in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Uninstalling the QConvergeConsole VMware vSphere Web
Client Plug-in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Configuring VM-ID. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
3 Fibre Channel Configuration
Updating the Dell Firmware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Running the Firmware Update by Double-Clicking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Running the Firmware Update from the Command Line. . . . . . . . . . . 35
Using Fast!UTIL for Custom Configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Configuration Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Adapter Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Selectable Boot Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Restore Default Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Raw NVRAM Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Advanced Adapter Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Scan Fibre Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Fibre Disk Utility. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Loopback Data Test. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Select Adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Exit Fast!UTIL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

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Setting Fibre Channel Adapter Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Setting Fibre Channel Adapter Parameters with
QConvergeConsole GUI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Setting Fibre Channel Adapter Parameters with Interactive
QConvergeConsole CLI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Setting Fibre Channel Adapter Parameters with Noninteractive
QConvergeConsole CLI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Configuring Target Persistent Binding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Configuring Persistent Binding with QConvergeConsole GUI. . . . . . . 44
Configuring Persistent Binding with Interactive
QConvergeConsole CLI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Configuring Persistent Binding with Noninteractive
QConvergeConsole CLI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Configuring Boot Devices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Configuring Boot Devices with QConvergeConsole GUI. . . . . . . . . . . 45
Configuring Boot Devices with Interactive QConvergeConsole CLI . . 45
Configuring Boot Devices with Noninteractive
QConvergeConsole CLI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Configuring Boot Devices with the BIOS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Configuring Virtual Ports (NPIV). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Configuring NPIV with QConvergeConsole GUI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Configuring NPIV with Interactive QConvergeConsole CLI. . . . . . . . . 47
Configuring NPIV with Noninteractive QConvergeConsole CLI . . . . . 47
Configuring NPIV Quality of Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Setting QoS by Bandwidth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Setting QoS by Priority . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Configuring Fibre Channel Driver Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Configuring Fibre Channel Driver Parameters with
QConvergeConsole GUI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Configuring Fibre Channel Driver Parameters with Interactive
QConvergeConsole CLI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Configuring Fibre Channel Driver Parameters with Noninteractive
QConvergeConsole CLI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Configuring Fibre Channel Driver Parameters with
QConvergeConsole VMware vCenter Server Plug-in. . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Configuring Selective LUNs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Configuring OoOFR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Configuring OoOFR with QCC GUI. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Configuring OoOFR with Interactive QCC CLI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Configuring OoOFR with Noninteractive QCC CLI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Configuring the UEFI Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

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Setting Queue Depth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Changing the Windows Queue Depth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Changing the Linux Queue Depth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Changing the ESXi Queue Depth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Setting an FA-PWWN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Setting the FA-PWWN from the Adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Setting FA-PWWN with QConvergeConsole GUI. . . . . . . . . . . .66
Setting FA-PWWN with QConvergeConsole CLI . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Setting FA-PWWN with QConvergeConsole VMware Plug-ins . 69
Setting the FA-PWWN from the Brocade Switch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Setting the FA-PWWN from the Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Setting the Static FA-PWWN from the Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Configuring and Verifying FA-BLD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Configuring FA-BLD from the Adapter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Enabling Host Bus Adapter Port BIOS and Fabric-assigned
Boot LUN with QConvergeConsole GUI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Configuring the Adapter and Boot Devices with
QConvergeConsole CLI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Configuring a Zone in a Brocade Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Verifying that FA-BLD is Operational. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Adapter Side Restrictions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Using a Fabric-Assigned Boot LUN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Using a Fabric-Assigned Boot LUN in QConvergeConsole GUI. . . . . 77
Using a Fabric-Assigned Boot LUN in Interactive
QConvergeConsole CLI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Using a Fabric-Assigned Boot LUN with Noninteractive
QConvergeConsole CLI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Using a Fabric-Assigned Boot LUN with QConvergeConsole Plug-ins 78
Running Diagnostics—Fibre Channel Ping and Trace Route . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Pinging and Viewing Trace of Routing Using Topology Map . . . . . . . . 79
Running a Fibre Channel CT Ping Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Running a Fibre Channel CT Ping from
QConvergeConsole GUI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Running a Fibre Channel CT Ping from
QConvergeConsole CLI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Running a Fibre Channel CT Ping from
QConvergeConsole VMware Plug-ins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Fibre Channel Trace Route . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

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Configuring CS_CTL QoS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
CS_CTL QoS Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Enabling CS_CTL QoS Mode for the Initiator and Target Ports . . . . . 85
Verifying and Confirming CS_CTL Mode Setup for Each Port . . . . . . 85
Creating a Virtual Port from the Adapter’s Port in
QConvergeConsole GUI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Setting the QoS Priority Level for a Virtual Port in
QConvergeConsole GUI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Configuring End-to-End CS_CTL QoS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Configuring CS_CTL QoS on the Switch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Configuring CS_CTL QoS on the Storage Device. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Changing the QoS Priority Levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Changing the Priority Levels in Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Changing the Priority Levels in VMware ESXi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Configuring FDMI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Brocade Switch FOS CLI. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Fabric Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
FDMI Enhancements Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Enabling QLogic Forward Error Correction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
FEC Process Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Enabling QLogic FEC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Running Extended Link Service Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Link Cable Beacon Extended Link Service Command . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Read Diagnostic Parameters Extended Link Service Command . . . .101
4 NVM Express over Fibre Channel
Hardware and Software Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Adapters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Operating Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Host Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Host Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Setting Up the Host . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Linux Host Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Windows Host Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Verifying the Adapter Firmware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Verifying Adapter Firmware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Verifying the Availability of FC-NVMe Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Verifying in Linux . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Verifying in Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112

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Limitations and Known Issues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Unloading and Reloading the Linux Driver. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
A Troubleshooting
Fibre Channel Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Fibre Channel Diagnostics Using QConvergeConsole GUI . . . . . . . . 115
Fibre Channel Diagnostics Using Interactive
QConvergeConsole CLI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Fibre Channel Diagnostics Using Noninteractive
QConvergeConsole CLI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Fibre Channel Troubleshooting Diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Troubleshooting with a Diagnostic Port (D_Port) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Configuring D_Port on a Brocade Fibre Channel 16G Switch. . . . . . . 120
Configuring and Running Diagnostics Port on a Cisco
Fibre Channel 16 Switch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Checking D_Port Results from a Brocade Fibre Channel 16G
Switch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Verifying D_Port Mode with QConvergeConsole GUI . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Verifying D_Port Mode with Interactive QConvergeConsole CLI . . . . 123
Verifying D_Port Mode with Noninteractive
QConvergeConsole CLI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Verifying D_Port Mode with QConvergeConsole Plug-ins. . . . . . . . . . 125
B Specifications
Physical Characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Power Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Standards Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Interface Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Environmental Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
C QConvergeConsole GUI
Introduction to QConvergeConsole GUI. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Downloading QConvergeConsole Documentation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Downloading and Installing Management Agents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Installing the Agents from the Marvell Web Site . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Installing the Agents Using the Built-in Agent Installer . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Installing QConvergeConsole GUI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Installing QConvergeConsole in a Windows Environment . . . . . . . . . 132
Installing QConvergeConsole in a Linux Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Installing QConvergeConsole in Silent Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
What Is in the QConvergeConsole Help System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134

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D Regulatory Information
Warranty. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Regulatory and Compliance Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Laser Safety, FDA Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Agency Certification. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
EMI and EMC Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Product Safety Compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
EAdapter LEDs
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Introduction
This introductory chapter provides a list of the covered models, describes the
intended audience and contents of this guide, lists related documents and the
document conventions, describes the product functionality and features, and lists
the supported OSs.
This user’s guide covers the following products:
QLogic
®
QLE2660-DEL single-port, low profile adapter with a full-height
bracket
QLogic QLE2662-DEL dual-port, low profile adapter with a full-height
bracket
QLogic QME2662-DEL dual-port mezzanine adapter
QLogic QLE2690-DEL single-port, low profile adapter with a full-height
bracket
QLogic QLE2690L-DEL single-port, low profile adapter with a low profile
bracket
QLogic QLE2692-DEL dual-port, low profile adapter with a full-height
bracket
QLogic QLE2692L-DEL dual-port, low profile adapter with a low profile
bracket
QLogic QME2692-DEL dual-port mezzanine adapter
This guide provides technical information about the adapters, including how to
install and configure the adapter, as well as detailed descriptions of the adapter’s
various uses and functions.
NOTE
Throughout this document, the term adapter refers to any or all of these
products.

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Intended Audience
This guide is intended for system administrators and other technical staff
members responsible for configuring and managing adapters installed on Dell
®
PowerEdge
®
servers in Windows
®
, Linux
®
, or VMware
®
environments.
User’s Guide Content
This guide provides information in the following chapters and appendices:
Chapter 1 Hardware Installation covers the hardware and software
requirements, safety precautions, a pre-installation checklist, PCI Express
®
(PCIe
®
) slot considerations, and procedures for installing the adapter and
connecting it to the network.
Chapter 2 Driver Installation and Configuration covers the installation of the
drivers included with the adapter on Windows, Linux, and VMware OSs.
Chapter 3 Fibre Channel Configuration provides information about the
multiboot image (Fibre Channel Adapter Function Configuration Utility) and
instructions for setting Fibre Channel Adapter parameters; persistent
binding; configuring the boot device, N_Port ID virtualization (NPIV), and
driver parameters; and reassembling out-of-order frames.
Chapter 4 NVM Express over Fibre Channel provides information on
installing and configuring NVM Express on selected Fibre Channel
Adapters.
Appendix A Troubleshooting provides information about Fibre Channel
diagnostics and a Fibre Channel troubleshooting diagram.
Appendix B Specifications defines the physical characteristics and power
requirements and lists supported standards, interface, and environmental
specifications.
Appendix C QConvergeConsole GUI provides an overview of the
QConvergeConsole
®
Web management interface.
Appendix D Regulatory Information provides warranty, regulatory, and
compliance information.
Appendix E Adapter LEDs describes the adapter port LEDs.
Appendix F Revision History describes the changes made in this revision of
the guide.

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Related Materials
For additional information, refer to the following QLogic documents:
QConvergeConsole Help, available after installing QConvergeConsole GUI,
provides help topics on configuring and managing host servers and adapters
using QConvergeConsole GUI.
Installation Guide—QConvergeConsole GUI (part number SN0051105-00)
contains instructions for installing and starting QConvergeConsole GUI.
User’s Guide—QConvergeConsole CLI (part number SN0054667-00)
provides specific command line use in both interactive and noninteractive
modes.
User’s Guide—QConvergeConsole Plug-ins for VMware vSphere (part
number SN0054677-00) provides reference material on using the
QConvergeConsole VMware vCenter Server Plug-in and the
QConvergeConsole VMware vSphere Web Client Plug-in.
Documentation Conventions
This guide uses the following documentation conventions:
 provides additional information.
 without an alert symbol indicates the presence of a hazard
that could cause damage to equipment or loss of data.
 indicates the presence of a hazard that could cause serious
injury or death.
Text in blue font indicates a hyperlink (jump) to a figure, table, or section in
this guide, and links to Web sites are shown in underlined blue. For
example:
Table 9-2 lists problems related to the user interface and remote agent.
See “Installation Checklist” on page 3-6.
For more information, visit www.marvell.com.
NOTE
To access QLogic product documents, visit the Marvell Web site,
www.marvell.com.
NOTE
CAUTION
!
WARNING

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Text in bold font indicates user interface elements such as a menu items,
buttons, check boxes, or column headings. For example:
Click Start, point to Programs, point to Accessories, and then click
Command Prompt.
Under Notification Options, select the Warning Alarms check box.
Text in Courier font indicates a file name, directory path, or command line
text. For example:
To return to the root directory from anywhere in the file structure, type
cd /root , and then press the ENTER key.
Issue the following command: # sh ./install.bin
Key names and key strokes are indicated with UPPERCASE:
Press the CTRL+P keys.
Press the UP ARROW key
Text in italics indicates terms, emphasis, variables, or document titles. For
example:
For a complete listing of license agreements, refer to the QLogic
Software End User License Agreement.
What are shortcut keys?
To enter the date, type mm/dd/yyyy (where mm is the month, dd is the
day, and yyyy is the year).
Topic titles between quotation marks identify related topics either within this
manual or in the online help, which is also referred to as QConvergeConsole
Help throughout this document.
QConvergeConsole CLI non-interactive command syntax conventions
include the following:
Plain text indicates items that you must type as shown. For example:
qaucli -pr nic -ei
<>(angle brackets) indicate a variable whose value you must
specify. For example:
<hba instance>
NOTE
For CLI commands only, variable names are always indicated
using angle brackets instead of italics.

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[](square brackets) indicate an optional parameter. For example:
[<file_name>] means specify a file name, or omit it to select
the default file name.
| (vertical bar) indicates mutually exclusive options; select one option
only. For example:
on|off
1|2|3|4
... (ellipsis) indicates that the preceding item may be repeated. For
example:
x... means one or more instances of x.
[x...] means zero or more instances of x.
()(parentheses) and {}(braces) are used to avoid logical
ambiguity. For example:
a|b c is ambiguous
{(a|b) c} means a or b, followed by c
{a|(b c)} means either a, or b c
Functionality and Features
This section provides the following information:
Functional Description
Key Features
Supported Operating Systems
Functional Description
Functional descriptions for the adapters are as follows:
QLE2660-DEL: A low profile, Gen 5 16Gb, single-port Fibre Channel PCIe
adapter.
QLE2662-DEL: A low profile, Gen 5 16Gb, dual-port Fibre Channel PCIe
adapter.
QME2662-DEL: A Gen 5 16Gb, dual-port Fibre Channel mezzanine adapter
for the blade server environment.
QLE2690-DEL: A low profile, Enhanced Gen 5 16Gb, single-port Fibre
Channel-to-PCIe adapter with a full-height bracket installed.
QLE2690L-DEL: A low profile, Enhanced Gen 5 16Gb, single-port Fibre
Channel-to-PCIe adapter with a low profile bracket installed.

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QLE2692-DEL: A low profile, Enhanced Gen 5 16Gb, dual-port Fibre
Channel-to-PCIe adapter with a full-height bracket installed.
QLE2692L-DEL: A low profile, Enhanced Gen 5 16Gb, dual-port Fibre
Channel-to-PCIe adapter with a low profile bracket installed.
QME2692-DEL: A Gen 5 16Gb, dual-port, Fibre Channel mezzanine
adapter for the blade server environment
Key Features
Key features of the adapters include:
Centralized device management for SAN
Connectivity to 16Gb/8Gb/4Gb
1
Fibre Channel networks
PCIe 3.0 x8 and PCIe 2.0 x8
Full hardware offload for the Fibre Channel protocol
Message-signaled interrupts (MSI-X) and legacy interrupts (INT-X)
NPIV
Boot from SAN
Several advanced management features for 2600 Series Adapters:
QConvergeConsole (GUI and CLI) is available if you are running
Windows or Linux.
QConvergeConsole VMware vCenter Server Plug-in is available if you
are running VMware ESXi.
Supported Operating Systems
The adapter supports the following operating systems. To view the most complete
and current list, refer to the product release notes.
Microsoft
Windows Server
®
2019
Windows Server 2016
Windows Server 2012 R2
1
4Gb does not apply to the QME2662-DEL and QME2692-DEL; 8Gb does not apply to
QME2692-DEL.
NOTE
Because the Dell Update Packages Version xx.xx.xxx User’s Guide is not
updated in the same cycle as this Fibre Channel adapter user’s guide,
consider the operating systems listed in this section as the more current.

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Red Hat
Red Hat
®
Enterprise Linux (RHEL
®
) 8.0
RHEL 7.6
RHEL 7.5
SuSE
SuSE
®
Linux Enterprise Server (SLES
®
) 15 SP1
SLES 15
SLES 12 SP3
VMware
vSphere
®
: VMware ESXi 6.7 U2
vSphere
:
VMware ESXi 6.5 U3
Citrix
Citrix
®
XenServer
®
7.1 CU2
NOTE
For the most current versions of the OS and drivers supported by the
adapter, refer to the release notes file (release.txt).

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1Hardware Installation
This chapter provides the hardware and software requirements, safety
precautions, a pre-installation checklist, PCIe slot considerations, and procedures
for installing the adapter and connecting it to the network.
Hardware and Software Requirements
Before you install the adapter, verify that the system meets the following hardware
and software requirements.
Hardware:
For QLE2660-DEL, QLE2662-DEL, QLE2690-DEL, QLE2690L-DEL,
QLE2692-DEL, and QLE2692L-DEL adapter port and slot
assignments, refer to the “Expansion Cards” section of the Hardware
Owner’s Manual for your Dell PowerEdge server.
For QME2662-DEL and QME2692-DEL adapter port and slot
assignments, refer to the blade and M1000e chassis diagram in the
Dell PowerEdge M1000e Systems Configuration Guide.
Software: For information on the supported operating systems, firmware
versions, adapter drivers, and utilities, refer to the product release notes.
Safety Precautions
For your safety, follow these precautions:
Remove any metallic objects or jewelry from your hands and wrists.
Make sure to use only insulated or nonconducting tools.
! WARNING
The adapter is being installed in a system that operates with voltages that
can be lethal. Before you open the case of your system, observe the
following precautions to protect yourself and to prevent damage to the
system components.

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Before you touch internal components, verify that the system is powered
OFF and is unplugged.
Install or remove adapters in a static-free environment. The use of a properly
grounded wrist strap or other personal anti-static devices and an anti-static
mat is strongly recommended.
Pre-Installation Checklist
1. Verify that your system meets the hardware and software requirements
listed in “Hardware and Software Requirements” on page 1.
2. Verify that your system is using the latest BIOS.
3. Check the adapter for visible signs of damage. Never attempt to install a
damaged adapter.
PCIe Bus Slot Considerations
The size of the PCIe bus slot in which you install the adapter will affect the speed
throughput. Table 1-1 lists the approximate speed throughput for each bus slot
size.
NOTE
If you acquired the adapter software on a disk or from the Dell support
Web site (http://support.dell.com), verify the path to the adapter driver
files.
Table 1-1. Approximate Speed Throughput per Bus Slot Size
Slot Size
PCIe Generation (Speed) Throughput
PCIe Gen1 (2.5 GT/s) PCIe 2.0 (5 GT/s) PCIe 3.0 (8 GT/s)
x8 slot ~20GFC (2.5
 8) ~40GFC (5  8) ~64GFC (8  8)
x16 slot ~40GFC (2.5
 16) ~80GFC (5  16) ~128GFC (8  16)
x32 slot ~80GFC (2.5
 32) ~160GFC (5  32) ~256GFC (8  32)

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Table 1-2 lists the throughput needed to achieve line rates.
Installing the Adapter
Follow the instructions for your adapter model number.
QLE2660-DEL, QLE2662-DEL, QLE2690-DEL, QLE2690L-DEL,
QLE2692-DEL, and QLE2692L-DEL
To install the QLE26xx-DEL and QLE26xxL-DEL Adapters:
1. Power off the computer and all attached devices such as monitors, printers,
and external components.
2. Disconnect the power cable.
3. Remove the computer cover and find an empty PCIe bus slot. For more
information about selecting a bus slot, see “PCIe Bus Slot Considerations”
on page 2.
4. Pull out the slot cover (if any).
5. Grasp the adapter by the top edge and seat it firmly into the appropriate slot.
6. Refasten the adapter’s retaining bracket.
7. Close the computer cover.
8. Plug the Fibre Channel cable into the adapter.
9. Plug in the power cable and turn on the computer.
For more detailed information, refer to the Hardware Owner’s Manual for your Dell
PowerEdge server.
Table 1-2. Throughput Requirements to Achieve Line Rate
Number of 16G
FC Ports Model Number
PCIe Throughput
Required to Achieve
Line Rate
Minimum PCIe Gen and
Slot Configurations
1QLE2660_DEL,
QLE2690-DEL,
QLE2690L-DEL
16GFC (1  16GFC) PCIe 2.0 x8 and higher
PCIe 3.0 x8 and higher
2 QLE2662-DEL,
QLE2692-DEL,
QLE2692L-DEL,
QME2692-DEL
32GFC (2
 16GFC) PCIe 2.0 x8 and higher
PCIe 3.0 x8 and higher

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QME2662-DEL and QME2692-DEL
For installation instructions, refer to the “I/O Module Mezzanine Cards” and
“Guidelines for Installing I/O Modules” sections of the Dell PowerEdge Modular
Systems Hardware Owner’s Manual:
ftp://ftp.dell.com/Manuals/all-products/esuprt_ser_stor_net/esuprt_poweredge/
poweredge-m610x_Owner%27s%20Manual_en-us.pdf
Connecting to the SAN
Follow the instructions for your adapter model number.
QLE2660-DEL, QLE2662-DEL, QLE2690-DEL, QLE2690L-DEL,
QLE2692-DEL, and QLE2692L-DEL
To connect to the SAN, refer to the Hardware Owner’s Manual for your Dell
PowerEdge server.
QME2662-DEL and QME2692-DEL
To connect to the SAN, refer to the “Guidelines for Installing I/O Modules” section
of the Dell PowerEdge Modular Systems Hardware Owner’s Manual:
ftp://ftp.dell.com/Manuals/all-products/esuprt_ser_stor_net/esuprt_poweredge/
poweredge-m610x_Owner%27s%20Manual_en-us.pdf