System x QLogic 8Gb Fibre Channel Expansion Card (CIOv) for BladeCenter - HS22, HS23

The new QLogic 8Gb Fibre Channel Expansion Card (CIOv) for IBM 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 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
Configuration and boot support in BIOS and UEFI
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