Specification Sheet

D ATA S H E E T

QLE2462
Dual-Port, 4Gbps Fibre Channel-
to-PCI Express Host Bus Adapter
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.
• Cisco
®
VSANready.Allowsphysicalportstobepart
ofmultiplelogicalnetworks.
• Comprehensiveoperatingsystem(OS)driver
supportincludingWindows
®
,Linux
®
,Solaris
®
,
NetWare
®
,MacOS
®
,Citrix
®
,Oracle
®
,andVMware
®
.
• Universalbootsupportmanagesmultiplehardware
platformsandbootoptions.
EnhancedReliability
• Overlappingprotectiondomainsforcontinuous
protectionofinternaldatapaths.
• T10cyclicredundancycheck(CRC)ensuresend-
to-enddataintegrityacrossstorageareanetworks
(SANs)
• ThreeLEDsperportdisplayreal-timestatusand
linkactivityinformation
QLE2462 Host Bus Adapter.  The QLE2462 is the industry’s first, true
enterpriseclass,4Gbps-to-PCIExpress
®
x4adapter.TheQLE2462delivers
unprecedentedlevelsofperformanceandavailability,aswellasintelligent
networkingfeaturesspecifictoenterpriseclassdatacenters.
EnterpriseClassFeatures.TheQLE2462adapteristhehighestperforming
andmostreliableadapterintheindustry.Itdeliversunmatchedperformance
by leveraging a single ASIC design, combining a unique hardware
architecturetodeliverover300,000IOPS,nearly1.6GBpsthroughput,and
support for PCI Express x4 bus speeds.  More importantly, the QLE2462
adapterprovidesnewintelligentstoragenetworkingfeaturesthatredefine
theenterpriseclassadapter,providingincreaseddataprotection,advanced
framerouting,andenterprise-widemanagementcapabilities.
Simplified Setup.  Point-and-click installation and configuration wizards
simplify the adapter setup process.  Storage administrators can quickly
deployadaptersacrossaSAN using standardadapter managementtools
and device utilities.The QLE2462 is fully compatible with SNIAAPI and
SMI-S,thereby allowingadministrators tomanage QLogicadapters using
third-partysoftwareapplications.
ComprehensiveOSSupport.QLogicoffersthebroadestrangeofsupportfor
allmajoroperatingsystemstoensureOSandhardwareservercompatibility.
Driversareavailableforallmajoroperatingsystemsandhardwareserver
platforms.AsingledriverstrategyperOSallowsstorageadministratorsto
easilydeployandmanageadaptersinheterogeneousSANconfigurations.
Guaranteed Interoperability.  Storage partner certifications, combined with
agencyand regulatorytesting, ensuresallproductsmeetworld compliance
hardwareandsoftwarespecifications.Alladaptersaretestedextensivelywith
third-partyhardware,alongwithmultiplesoftwareapplications,toensurebest-
in-classSANinteroperabilityandcompatibility.Youcanbeconfidentpurchasing
QLogicadapterstomeetyourFibreChannelstoragenetworkingneeds.
InvestmentProtection.Forover15years,QLogichasbeenatechnological
leader with products that address the customer’s current needs.  In
addition,QLogicprovidesstronginvestmentprotectiontosupportemerging
technologies and standards.  QLogic stands alone in the industry with
its product portfolio depth and experience in successfully delivering
technologicalsolutionsthataddresstheneedsoftodayandtomorrow.