QLogic QLE8242
Dual-Port 10Gbps Enhanced Ethernet-to-PCIe Converged Network Adapter

Overview:

The 8200 Series Converged Network Adapters support concurrent LAN (TCP/IP) and SAN (FCoE, iSCSI) traffic over a shared 10Gb Ethernet link. The adapters showcase industry-leading LAN networking performance, full hardware offload for FCoE and iSCSI protocol processing, and an extensive set of features that enhance system virtualization. In addition, the 8200 Series Adapters leverage QLogic's existing Fibre Channel and iSCSI drivers, making the adapters the most dependable and battle-hardened Converged Network Adapters on the market.

The 8200 Series Converged Network Adapters come in single- and dual-port models with support for SFP+ direct attach copper cables and SR (short reach) optical transceivers.

• PCI Express Gen2 x8
• Industry-leading 10Gbps networking performance
• Full hardware offload for FCoE and iSCSI protocol processing
• Support for three concurrent protocols: TCP/IP, FCoE, and iSCSI
• VLAN, teaming, jumbo frame, and stateless offload support
• SR-IOV for faster networking performance in virtualized environments
• QLogic's NIC Partitioning (NPAR) that works with any 10Gb Ethernet switch
• Managed by QConvergeConsole and native OS-based management tools
• Bullet-proof FCoE and iSCSI drivers that are common across all QLogic adapters
• Compatible with existing Fibre Channel and iSCSI storage
• PXE, UEFI, and iBFT boot support
• Low-profile PCIe Express form factor

8200 Series.
The 8200 Series of Converged Network Adapters support simultaneous LAN (TCP/IP) and SAN (FCoE, iSCSI) traffic at line-rate, 10Gbps Ethernet speed. These adapters interface to the host server with a PCIe® Gen2 x8 bus, ensuring no internal performance bottlenecks.

FCoE and iSCSI Hardware Offload.
The 8200 Series adapters support full hardware offload for FCoE and iSCSI protocol processing. QLogic's FlexOffload reduces server CPU utilization for I/O operations, which leads to faster application performance and higher levels of consolidation in virtualized systems.

Convergence.
The 8200 Series adapters reduce 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.

VMflex.
With QLogic's new VMflex technology, 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 virtual adapter. This unique feature can be switch dependent or switch agnostic— it is not necessary to pair an 8200 Series adapter with any specific 10GbE switch model to enable partitioning.

Common Drivers.
The 8200 Series adapters are compatible with the same Fibre Channel and iSCSI software driver 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). QCC provides single pane-of-glass management for QLogic's broad product line of storage and networking adapters.

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.