The 2662 series adapter is QLogic's sixth generation Fiber Channel adapter. It boasts industry-leading native Fiber Channel performance - achieving dual-port, line-rate, 16-gigabit Fiber Channel throughput - at extremely low CPU usage with full hardware offloads. This extreme performance eliminates potential I/O bottlenecks in the powerful multiprocessor, multicore servers. In addition, support for powerful virtualization features makes this adapter ideal for virtualized environments that need excellent I/O performance to service growing numbers of virtual machines (VMs).
Key Selling Points
- 16 Gbps per port maximum throughput for high bandwidth storage (SAN) traffic
- Over 1.2 million IOPS reduces latency in high transaction intensive applications and virtualized environments
- Reduced hardware, cabling, and management costs by enabling more applications (virtual machines) to run on a single server and Fiber Channel port
- Decreased power and cooling costs by using the fewest PCI Express lanes in PCIe Gen3 environments
- Overlapping protection domains (OPDs) to ensure a high level of reliability as data moves to and from the PCI bus and Fiber Channel network
- Complete investment protection for legacy 8 Gb and 4 Gb Fiber Channel infrastructure
Specifications
| General | |
|---|---|
| Device Type | Host bus adapter |
| Form Factor | Plug-in card |
| Networking | |
| Ports | 16Gb Fibre Channel x 2 |
| Connectivity Technology | Wired |
| Data Link Protocol | 16Gb Fibre Channel |
| Data Transfer Rate | 14.025 Gbps |
| Features | vEngine, GreenState, BlockGuard |
| Expansion / Connectivity | |
| Interfaces | 2 x 16Gb Fibre Channel |
| Compatibility Information | |
| Designed For | Dell PowerEdge R520, R530, R620, R630, R715, R720, R720xd, R730, R730xd, R815, R820, R830, R910, R920, R930, T630 ¦ Dell PowerVault MD3800F |