Qlogic Qmc2462 User manual

D ATA S H E E T

SANblade®

QMC2462

Dual Port 4-Gbps Fibre Channel

(FC) Expansion Card for IBM®

BladeCenter®

IBM Part Number: 26R0884

High Performance

300,000 IOPS delivers high I/O transfer rates for

storage applications

Intelligent interleaved DMA (iiDMA) ensures

maximum utilization of data links

Out-of-order Frame Reassembly (OoOFR) reduces

congestion and retransmissions

Superior Scalability

Multi-ID and N_Port virtualization ready. Allows

physical ports to be part of multiple logical

networks

Virtual fabric (VSAN) ready. Allows physical ports to

be part of multiple logical networks

Comprehensive Operating System (OS) driver

support including Windows®, Linux™, Solaris™,

NetWare®, VMware®, and AIX™

Enhanced Reliability

Overlapping protection domains for continuous

protection of internal data paths

Dual-port design protects against “single point

of failure” via BladeCenter midplane routing to

redundant switch modules

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QMC2462 Fibre Channel Expansion Card. The QMC2462 enables 4-Gbps

Fibre Channel in the IBM BladeCenter. The QMC2462 not only delivers

unprecedented levels of performance and availability, but also provides

intelligent networking features specific to enterprise class data centers.

Enterprise Class Features. The QMC2462 delivers unmatched performance

by leveraging a single ASIC design, combining a unique hardware

architecture to deliver over 300,000 IOPS, nearly 1.0 GBps throughput, and

support for the PCI-X 133-MHz bus speed. More importantly, the QMC2462

HBA provides new intelligent storage networking features that redefine the

enterprise class HBA, providing increased data protection, advanced frame

routing, and enterprise wide management capabilities.

Simplified Setup. Point-and-click installation and configuration wizards

simplify the HBA setup process. Storage administrators can quickly deploy

HBAs across a SAN using QLogic SANsurfer HBA management tools and

device utilities. The QMC2462 is also fully compliant with industry standard

Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), including SNIA HBA API and SMI-

S. This compatibility allows administrators to manage QLogic HBAs using

third-party software applications.

Comprehensive Operating System Support. QMC2462 drivers exist for all

major operating systems. A single driver strategy per OS allows storage

administrators to easily deploy and manage HBAs in heterogeneous SAN

configurations. In addition, QLogic’s unique unified driver model, whereby

firmware is bundled with the driver, eliminates any potential interoperability

issues between the driver and firmware and reduces the number of software

components to be managed. QLogic’s comprehensive driver suite includes

support for Intel, AMD, and Power PC based BladeCenter blades.

Guaranteed Interoperability. Storage partner certifications, combined with

agency and regulatory testing, ensures all products meet world compliance

hardware and software specifications. All our HBAs are tested extensively

with third-party hardware, along with multiple software applications, to

ensure best-in-class percent SAN interoperability and compatibility. You can

be confident purchasing QLogic HBAs to meet your FC storage networking

needs.

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D ATA S H E E T

Host Bus Interface Specifications

Bus interface

64-bit, 133-MHz PCI-X

Memory

1-MB SRAM per port

1-MB flash (SPI)

2-KB NVRAM (SPI)

4-KB EEPROM (I2C)

Hardware platforms

IBM HS20

IBM HS40

IBM LS20

IBM LS21

IBM LS41

IBM JS20

Compliance

PCI-X Protocol Addendum to the PCI Local Bus

Specification

, revision 2.0a

PCI Bus Power Management Interface

Specification

, revision 1.1

Fibre Channel Specifications

Data rate

4/2/1 Gbps auto-negotiation

(4.25/2.125/1.0625 Gbps)

Performance

150,000 IOPS per port

Topology

Point-to-point (N_Port)

Arbitrated loop (NL_Port)

Switched fabric (N_Port)

Logins

Support for F_Port and FL_Port login

2,048 concurrent logins and 2,048 active

exchanges per port

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Protocols

FCP (SCSI-FCP)

FC-TAPE (FCP-2)

Compliance

SCSI-3 Fibre Channel Protocol

(SCSI-FCP)

Fibre Channel Physical and Signaling Interface

(FC-PH)

Fibre Channel Physical and Signaling Interface

2nd Generation (FC-PH-2)

Third Generation Fibre Channel Physical and

Signaling Interface (FC-PH-3)

Fibre Channel-Arbitrated Loop (FC-AL-2)

Fibre Channel Fabric Loop Attachment Technical

Report (FC-FLA)

Fibre Channel-Private Loop Direct Attach

Technical Report (FC-PLDA)

Fibre Channel Tape (FC-TAPE) profile

SCSI Fibre Channel Protocol-2 (FCP-2)

Second Generation FC Generic Services (FC-

GS-3)

Third Generation FC Generic Services (FC-GS-3)

Fibre Channel Framing and Signaling (FC-FS)

Physical Specifications

Ports

Dual 4-Gbps FC

Form factor

IBM BladeCenter Expansion Card

Environment and Equipment

Specifications

Airflow

No airflow required

Temperature

Operating: 0°C/32°F to 55°C/131°F

Storage: -40°C/-40°F to 70°C/158°F

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Humidity

Relative (non-condensing): 5% to 95%

Storage: 5% to 95%

Power dissipation

6.7W (maximum)

Tools and Utilities

Management tools

SANsurfer FC HBA Manager

SANsurfer FC HBA Command Line Interface (CLI)

Device utilities

FLASUTIL for updating:

Firmware

Boot code

HBA parameters

Boot support

BIOS

FCode

APIs

SNIA HBA API V2

SMI-S

FDMI

Operating systems

Windows

Linux – Red Hat

Linux – SuSE

NetWare

Solaris

VMware

AIX (IBM supplied driver)

Ordering Information

The QMC2462 is available from IBM

(IBM part number: 26R0884)

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