QLE2560/QLE2560-E/QLE2560-CK HBA ADAPTER 8GFC-to-PCIe Fibre Channel Adapters

QLogic QLE2560-CK 8Gb Fiber Channel Host Bus Adapter (HBA) Product Introduction

product overview

QLogic QLE2560-CK is a high-performance single port 8Gb fiber channel host bus adapter designed specifically for small and medium-sized enterprise storage networks (SANs) and critical business applications. This adapter uses PCIe 2.0 interface to provide a reliable storage connectivity solution, suitable for virtualization, database, and traditional SAN environments.

core features

High performance 8GFC connection

Supports 8Gb/s fiber channel and provides 800MB/s full duplex bandwidth

Backward compatibility with 4Gb/s and 2Gb/s speeds to protect existing investments

Optimized data transmission efficiency, suitable for medium-sized storage needs

Enterprise level reliability

Support multi-path I/O (MPIO) for fault switching

Hardware level Data Integrity Check (CRC)

Compliant with FC-PI-4 standard and compatible with mainstream storage arrays

Energy Efficiency Optimization Design

Low power ASIC design, with a typical power consumption of only 6.5W

Intelligent power management function

Flexible deployment options

Standard SFP fiber optic interface, supporting multiple optical modules

PCIe 2.0 x4 host interface, compatible with multiple servers

technical specifications

Port configuration: 1 8Gb FC port

Host interface: PCIe 2.0 x4

Protocol support: FC-FS-2, FC-LS2, FCP-3

Maximum power consumption: 6.5W

Working temperature: 0 ° C to 55 ° C

Dimensions: Full height/half height baffle available

Application scenarios

Small and medium-sized enterprise virtualization platform

Traditional database storage connection

Backup and Disaster Recovery System

Video surveillance storage network

Model Description

The suffix 'CK' indicates that the model is a customized version for a specific channel, which may include:

Customized firmware optimization

Specific channel dedicated configuration

Differentiated technical support services

management function

Support QLogic SANsurfer basic management tool

Provide basic performance monitoring functions

Operating system support

Windows Server 2008/2012

Linux (RHEL 5/6, SLES 10/11)

VMware ESXi 5.0/5.5

Solaris 10