QLogic Fibre Channel Expansion Card 44X1947

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QLogic Fibre Channel Expansion Card 44X1947

QLogic Expansion Card  \  44X1947 FC   \   QLogic 2532

QLogic 8Gb Fibre Channel Card (CIOv) for BladeCenter.

The QLogic 8Gb Fibre Channel Card (CIOv) for BladeCenter enables high-speed access for IBM blade servers to connect to a Fibre Channel storage area network (SAN).

When compared to the previous-generation 4 Gb adapters, the new adapter doubles the throughput speeds for Fibre Channel traffic.

As a result, you can manage increased amounts of data and possibly benefit from a reduced hardware expense.

For example, in bandwidth constrained Microsoft Exchange environments, by using 8 Gb adapters and switches, you can deploy 68% less adapter and switch hardware to support the same number of users as 4 Gb adapters.

The QLogic 2532 8Gb Fibre Channel Expansion Card (CIOv) has the following features:

• CIOv form factor
• QLogic 2532 8Gb ASIC
• PCI Express 2.0 host interface
• Support for two full-duplex Fibre Channel ports at 8 Gbps maximum per channel
• Support for Fibre Channel Protocol Small Computer System Interface (FCP-SCSI) and Fibre Channel Internet Protocol (FC-IP)
• Support for Fibre Channel service (class 3)
• Support for switched fabric, point-to-point, and Fibre Channel Arbitrated Loop (FC-AL) connections
• Support for NPIV when installed in the JS23/JS43
• Configuration and boot support in BIOS and UEFI

QLogic 2532 Operating environment

The expansion card is supported in the following environment:

• Temperature: 10°C to 35°C (50°F to 95°F)
• Relative humidity: 8% to 80% non-condensing

QLogic 2532 Supported servers and I/O modules

The QLogic Expansion Card is installed in the PCI Express CIOv slot of a supported blade server.

It provides connections to Fibre Channel-compatible modules in bays 3 and 4 of the supported BladeCenter chassis.

A maximum of one CIOv is supported per single-wide (30 mm) blade server.

Table 2 lists the BladeCenter servers that support the QLogic 8Gb Fibre Channel Expansion Card (CIOv).

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