Product Description

IBM Part Number 42D0510 New In Box Qlogic FC Dual Port Fibre HBA Adapter Feature Code #3579

The QLogic 8Gb FC Dual-port HBA for IBM System x is a PCI Express 2.0 x8 8Gb Fibre Channel adapter with SFP+ LC-style connectors . The adapters connect to SFP+ Multimode Fiber SR optical modules. These adapters support 8 Gbps per port maximum bidirectional throughput for high-bandwidth storage (SAN). The PCI Express low profile form factor adapter can be used in either a standard PCI Express slot or a low profile PCI Express slot.

• Function at 8/4/2 Gbps (auto-negotiation)
• Persistent binding
• LUN masking
• 2,048 concurrent logins
• PCI Express 2.0 x8 compliance, backwards compatibility with PCI-e 1.0a
• One (for Single-port) and two (for Dual-port) SFP+ with LC-style connectors
• Standard PCI Express card with low profile MD2 form factor
• Support for both standard and low-profile PCI-E slots

Specifications

The QLogic 8Gb FC Dual-port HBAs have the following specifications:

• Data rate: 1600 MBps full duplex per port
• Performance: up to 200,000 IOPS per port
• Boot support: BIOS, FCode, UEFI, EFI
• Protocols: FCP-3-SCSI; FC-Tape (FCP-2)
• Standard supported: Enhanced Authentication (FC-SP), Data Integrity (T10) and Network isolation (NPIV)

Physical specifications

The QLogic 8Gb FC  Dual-port HBAs have the following physical specifications:

• Height: 64 mm (2.5 in)
• Width: 167 mm (6.6 in)
• Depth: 25 mm (1.0 in)
• Weight: 113 g (0.25 lb)

Supported servers

The QLogic 8Gb FC Single-port and Dual-port HBAs for IBM System x are supported in the IBM System x servers listed in Table 2.

Table 2. Supported System x servers (Part 1)

Adapter

Part number

QLogic 8Gb FC Single-port HBA

42D0501

N

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

QLogic 8Gb FC Dual-port HBA

42D0510

N

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Table 2. Supported System x servers (Part 2)

Adapter

QLogic 8Gb FC Single-port HBA

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

N

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

N

Y

Y

Y

QLogic 8Gb FC Dual-port HBA

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

N

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

N

Y

Y

Y