In addition to offering the highest performance, the QLE2564 Adapters provide the the lowest possible power consumption with QLogic's unique Dynamic Power Management technology. Plus, the series is optimized for virtualization, RAS (reliablility, availablity, serviceability), security, and management, transforming server connectivity into a competitive advantage.

• Dynamic Power Management ensures lowest possible power consumption
• Reliability, Availability, Serviceability (RAS) optimized
• Optimized for virtualization
• 200,000 IOPS per port
• Overlapping Protection Domains (OPD)
• RoHS compliant

QLE2564 Host Bus Adapter.
The QLE2564 is a PCI Express, quad port, Fibre Channel (FC) adapter. The QLE2564 is part of the QLE2500 8Gb adapter product family that offers next generation 8Gb FC technology, meeting the business requirements of the enterprise data center.

Virtualization Optimized.
The QLE2564 delivers enhanced security, Quality of Service (QoS), and enables dynamic provisioning. The QLE2564 allows multiple logical (virtual) connections to share the same physical port. Each logical connection has its own resources and the ability to be managed independently.

Power Optimized.
The QLE2564 takes advantage of QLogic StarPower technology, ensuring power efficiency. QLogic StarPower technology offers dynamic and adaptive power management features such as power and bandwidth optimized intelligent PCI Express link training, low-power switching power supplies, and thermally efficient layout requiring lower airflows.

Form-Factor Enhancement.
The QLE2564 has been designed with a length of 6.6 inches (167.6 mm), allowing additional support for dense 1U Gen2 rack servers and increasing connectivity, which was not available with the standard 8.0-inch (203.2 mm) length of the 4Gb adapter product.

RAS Optimized.
The QLE2564 provides the highest data integrity by ensuring Overlapping Protection Domains (OPD) on both the control and data paths.

Security Optimized.
The QLE2564 enables SAN-level authentication (FCSP), fabric-level isolation (NPIV), and is capable of end-to-end data integrity (T10).

Management Optimized.
The QLE2564 is backward compatible with 4Gb and 2Gb speeds. A single common driver per operating system for three generations of FC adapters (8Gb, 4Gb, and 2Gb) simplifies deployment. QLogic's unified driver model (firmware embedded in the driver) eliminates potential interoperability issues between firmware and driver versions. The QLE2564's API compatibility with 4Gb products accelerates deployment while ensuring application compatibility.

Investment Protection.
For over 15 years, QLogic has been a technological leader with products that address the current needs of customers, yet provide strong investment protection to support emerging technologies and standards. QLogic stands alone in the industry with its product portfolio depth and experience in successfully delivering technological solutions that address the needs of today and tomorrow.

Features and Benefits:

Benefits

• Virtualization optimized with dynamic provisioning and quality of service (QoS) of virtual I/O ports
• Power optimized with dynamic, PCI Express® link training while preserving storage performance
• Reliability, availability, serviceability (RAS) optimized
• Security optimized with standards based fabric isolation and end-to-end data protection (T10)
• Management optimized with unified firmware and driver. Deployments managed through QConvergeConsole management applications (GUI and CLI)

Features

• Fibre Channel 8Gb to PCI Express x8
• 1600MBps (full-duplex) per port
• 200,000 initiator and target IOPS per port
• Increased connectivity in 1U servers