Users Guide

1–Hardware Installation
Installing the Adapter
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Table 1-2 lists the throughput needed to achieve line rates.
Installing the Adapter
To install the QLE27xx -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.
To install the QME2742-DEL Adapters:
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/po
weredge-m610x_Owner%27s%20Manual_en-us.pdf
Table 1-2. Throughput Requirements to Achieve Line Rate
Number of 32G
FC Ports
Model Number
PCIe Throughput
Required to Achieve
Line Rate
Minimum PCIe Gen and
Slot Configurations
1 QLE2740-DEL,
QLE2740L-DEL
QLE2770-DEL
QLE2770L-DEL
32GFC (132GFC)
PCIe 2.0 x8 and higher
PCIe 3.0 x8 and higher
2 QLE2742-DEL,
QLE2742L-DEL,
QME2742-DEL
QLE2772-DEL
QLE2772L-DEL
64GFC (2
32GFC)
PCIe 3.0 x8 and higher