Qlogic Qme8262-k User manual

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Overview

The Dell QME8262-k Mezzanine Converged Network Adapter supports simultaneous LAN (TCP/IP) and SAN (Fibre Channel over Ethernet

(FCoE), iSCSI) traffic at line-rate, 10Gbps Ethernet speed. Convergence of traffic lowers data center costs by eliminating the need for

separate LAN and SAN infrastructure. Data centers now need fewer adapters, cables, and switches, which also means reduced power

and cooling costs. In addition, these adapters are fully compatible with existing Fibre Channel and iSCSI storage, providing investment

protection for existing infrastructure.

QME8262-k

Dual-Port, 10Gbps Ethernet-to-PCIe®Adapter for

PowerEdge®Blade Servers

Dell®Part Number RX8GJ (Factory)

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FCoE and iSCSI Hardware Offload

The QME8262-k adapter supports full hardware offload for FCoE and iSCSI

protocol processing. Reduced server CPU utilization for I/O operations

leads to faster application performance and higher levels of consolidation

in virtualized systems.

Convergence

The QME8262-k adapter reduces data center costs by converging data and

storage networking. This convergence results in buying fewer adapters,

cables, and switches. In addition, convergence offers lower power

consumption, reduced cooling, and easier LAN and SAN management.

Switch Independent Partitioning

One Converged Network Adapter is viewed by the server operating system

(OS) as a flexible mix (up to four per physical port) of standalone NICs,

FCoE adapters, and iSCSI adapters, with the ability to allocate guaranteed

bandwidth to each partition. Because the Switch Independent Partitioning

feature is switch-agnostic, it functions independently of any fabric. It also

provides faster networking performance in virtualized environments.

Enterprise Class Reliability

The QME8262-k adapter is compatible with the same Fibre Channel and

iSCSI software stacks that have been deployed and battle-hardened in

millions of previous installations. Networking, FCoE, and iSCSI functionality

can be controlled with QLogic’s new, unified management application,

QConvergeConsole®(QCC); VMware®’s vCenter Plug-in; Dell’s Unified

Server Configurator (USC); or the Windows®Networking Properties page.

These tools provide single pane-of-glass management for QLogic’s broad

product line of storage and networking adapters.

1 Based on QLogic VMflex™ technology

Investment Protection

FCoE is a converged networking technology that provides a unified storage

and data network over loss-less Ethernet, while preserving the investment

in existing Fibre Channel infrastructure and storage. The QME8262-k

adapters:

•Work seamlessly with existing Fibre Channel and iSCSI storage

•Communicate using Ethernet, the most common networking technology

in the world

•Are compatible with existing Fibre Channel and iSCSI drivers, and

management applications that are currently deployed in millions of

systems

Unmatched Expertise

QLogic has an unparalleled advantage in delivering this new Converged

Network Adapter technology. QLogic is the undisputed leader in both

Fibre Channel and iSCSI adapters, with years of experience providing Fibre

Channel and Ethernet-based products.

iSCSI over DCBX

The QME8262-k supports iSCSI over data center bridging exchange protocol

(DCBX) when used with a Converged Enhanced Ethernet (CEE) switch. This

support allows users to configure iSCSI virtual local area networks (VLANs)

with priority flow control (PFC) and user-specified bandwidth shaping to

deliver an enterprise-ready iSCSI solution.

High Performance

•10Gbps per-port maximum throughput for high bandwidth storage

(SAN) and networking (LAN) traffic.

•Full hardware offload for FCoE and iSCSI protocol processing. This

offloading preserves CPU cycles, making the Converged Network

Adapter ideal for virtualized environments.

•Full support for TCP/IP and Ethernet performance enhancements

such as Priority-Based Flow Control (802.1Qbb), jumbo frames,

checksum offloads, and segmentation offloads.

Lower Total Cost of Ownership (TCO)

•Simultaneous multi-protocol enables reduction of hardware,cabling,

power, cooling, and management costs through convergence of

data and storage networking.

•Create virtual adapters with guaranteed bandwidth allocations

using unique Switch Independent Partitioning1feature.

•Manage networking, FCoE, and iSCSI with a single, unified

management application (GUI and CLI).

Highlights

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Host Bus Interface Specifications

Bus Interface

•PCI Express®Gen2 x8

Host Interrupts

•INTx, MSI, and MSI-X

I/O Virtualization

•Switch Independent Partitioning technology1

Compliance

•PCI Express Base Specification, rev. 2.0, PCI Bus

Power Management Interface specification, rev. 1.2

Ethernet Specifications

Throughput

•10Gbps full-duplex line rate per-port

Ethernet Frame

•1500 byte or 9600 byte (jumbo frame)

Stateless Offload

•IP, TCP, and UDP checksum offloads

•Large and giant send offload (LSO, GSO)

•Large receive offload (LRO)

•Receive side scaling (RSS)

•Interrupt coalescing

•VMware®NetQueue and Microsoft®VMQ

Compliance

•IEEE: 802.3ae (10Gb Ethernet), 802.1q (VLAN),

802.3ad (Link Aggregation), 802.1p (Priority

Encoding), 802.3x (Flow Control), IPv4 (RFQ 791), IPv6

(RFC 2460), 802.1Qbb (Priority-Based Flow Control),

802.1Qaz (DCBX/Enhanced Transmission Selection),

802.1Qau (Congestion Notification)

1. Based on QLogic VMflex technology

FCoE Specifications

Logins

•Support for 2,048 concurrent logins and 2,048 active

exchanges

Port Virtualization

•N_Port ID virtualization (NPIV)

Compliance

•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),

FCoE & FIP (FC-BB-5)

iSCSI Specifications

Compliance

•RFC 3720 (iSCSI), RFC 3347 (iSCSI Requirements and

Design Considerations), CHAP, iSNS, SLP

•iSCSI over DCBX

Tools and Utilities

Management Tools and Device Utilities

•QConvergeConsole: a unified management tool

(GUI and CLI) for Fibre Channel/FCoE, iSCSI, and

networking

•Dell USC

•VMware vCenter Plug-in

•Native OS management tools for networking

Boot Support

•LAN and SAN boot (PXE, BIOS, UEFI)

APIs

•SNIA HBA API V2, SMI-S

Platform/Operating System Support

Hardware Platforms

•Dell PowerEdge Blade Servers: M420, M520, M620,

M820, M910, M915

Operating Systems

•RHEL®5.5/5.6/5.7/5.8, RHEL 6.1/6.2,

SLES®10 SP3/SP4, SLES 11 SP1/SP2,

Citrix®XenServer®6.0,

Citrix XenServer 5.6/5.6 FP1/5.6 SP2,

VMware ESX®/ESXi 4.x, VMware ESXi 5.0,

Windows 2008 SP2/2008 R2 SP1

Physical Specifications

Ports

•Dual 10Gbps Ethernet

Form Factor

•Dell custom mezzanine for PowerEdge blade servers

Environment and Equipment Specifications

Temperature

•Operating: 0°C/32°F to 55°C/131°F

•Storage: –20°C/–4°F to 70°C/158°F

Humidity

•Relative (non-condensing): 10% to 90%

•Storage: 5% to 95%

Agency Approvals

Safety

•US, Canada, Europe

EMI and EMC (Class A)

•US, Canada, Europe, Australia/New Zealand, Japan,

Korea

Ordering Information

QME8262-k

•The QME8262-k is available from Dell.

Part number: RX8GJ (Factory)

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