Lenovo ThinkSystem QLogic QML2692 16Gb Enhanced Gen5 Fiber Channel Adapter

High Performance for Virtualization and Cloud

The ThinkSystem QLogic QML2692 Mezz 16Gb 2-Port Fiber Channel Adapter is an Enhanced Generation 5 (Gen 5) 16 Gb FC adapter for ThinkSystem blade servers. The adapter, based on Cavium technology, offers industry leading native FC performance with extremely low CPU usage with full hardware offloads. Enhanced Gen 5 FC technology provides advanced storage networking features capable of supporting the most demanding virtualized and private cloud environments while fully leveraging the capabilities of high-performance 16 Gb FC (16GFC) and all-flash arrays (AFAs).

ThinkSystem QLogic QML2692 16Gb Enhanced Gen5 Fiber Channel Adapter

Enables the highest FC speed access to an external storage area network (SAN) with advanced storage networking features capable of supporting the most demanding virtualized and private cloud environments.

Easy to Deploy and Manage

• Maximum performance with up to 1.3 million input/output operations per second (IOPS) to support larger server virtualization deployments and scalable cloud initiatives, and performance to match new multicore processors, SSDs/flash storage, and faster server host bus architectures.
• Independent function, transmit and receive buffers, an on-chip CPU, DMA channels, and a firmware image for each port enable complete port-level isolation, prevent errors and firmware crashes from propagating across all ports, and provide predictable and scalable performance across all ports.
• Support forward error correction (FEC) to enhance reliability of transmission and thereby performance.
• Industry-standard class-specific control (CS_CTL)-based frame prioritization Quality of Service (QoS) helps alleviate network congestion by prioritizing traffic for time-sensitive mission-critical workloads for optimized performance.
• T10-PI data integrity with high-performance offload provides end-to-end data corruption protection.
• Support for Message Signaled Interrupts eXtended (MSI-X) improves host utilization and enhances application performance.
• Fabric-assigned port worldwide name (FA-WWN) and fabric-based boot LUN discovery (F-BLD) pre-provisioning services allow servers to be quickly deployed, replaced, and moved across the SAN; the creation of zones, LUNs, and other services can be completed before the servers arrive on site.
• Using the Brocade ClearLink diagnostic port (D_Port) available on the Brocade Gen 5 switches, administrators can quickly run automated diagnostic tests to assess the health of links and fabric components.
• Read diagnostic parameters (RDP) feature provides detailed port, media, and optics diagnostics to easily discover and diagnose link-related errors and degrading conditions on any N_Port-to-F_Port link.
• Single-pane-of-glass management across generations of QLogic FC adapters with QLogic QConvergeConsole (QCC).
• Deployment flexibility and integration with third-party management tools, including the VMware vCenter and Brocade Network Advisor.
• Support for 16 Gb, 8 Gb, and 4 Gb FC devices.
• Comprehensive virtualization capabilities with support for N Port ID Virtualization (NPIV).
• A common driver model allows a single driver to support all QLogic HBAs on a given OS.
• Exceptional performance per watt and price/performance ratios.
• Backward compatibility with existing 4Gb and 8Gb FC infrastructure, leveraging existing SAN investments.
• Allow application of SAN best practices, tools, and processes with virtual server deployments.
• Ensure data availability and data integrity.
• Boot from SAN capability reduces the system management costs and increases uptime.

Did You Know?

The Cavium StorFusion architecture delivers ultimate reliability to meet the needs of mission-critical enterprise applications with lower power and fewer CPU cycles, all while maintaining peak performance.

The QLogic 16Gb Enhanced Gen 5 mezz adapter is based on a 32 Gbps ASIC, which delivers higher IOPS and performance with lower power consumption compared to previous generation.

QLogic QConvergeConsole provides unified, single-pane-of-glass management across generations of QLogic FC adapters.

Tech Specs

Adapter:

• Host interface: PCIe 3.0 x8
• Ports: Dual-port adapter
• Link speed: Support for 16 Gb, 8 Gb and 4 Gb FC link speeds, which are automatically negotiated
• Data rate: 14.025 Gbps (1600 MBps), 8.5 Gbps (800 MBps), and 4.25 Gbps (400 MBps) autosensing (per port), with full duplex
• Performance: Up to 1,300,000 IOPS (up to 650,000 IOPS per port)
• Fiber Channel standards: FC-PI-5, FC-GS-2, FC-GS-3, SCSI-FCP, FCP-2, FC-TAPE
• Topology: Point-to-point and switched fabric
• Management software:
• The QLogic unified management application, QLogic QConvergeConsole (QCC), provides single-pane-of-glass management across generations of QLogic FC adapters.
• QLogic supports all major APIs for deployment flexibility and integration with third-party management tools, including the VMware vCenter and Brocade Network Advisor.

I/O Module Support:

• Flex System FC3171 8Gb SAN Switch
• Flex System FC3171 8Gb SAN Pass-thru
• Flex System FC5022 16Gb SAN Scalable Switch 
• Flex System FC5022 24-port 16Gb SAN Scalable Switch 
• Flex System FC5022 24-port 16Gb ESB SAN Scalable Switch

Operating Systems:

• Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2
• Microsoft Windows Server 2016
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Server x64 Edition
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
• SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 11 for AMD64/EM64T
• SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 11 with Xen for AMD64/EM64T
• SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 12
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 with XEN
• VMware vSphere 6.0 (ESXi)
• VMware vSphere 6.5 (ESXi)

Warranty: The adapter carries a one-year limited warranty. When installed in a supported server, the adapter assumes the server's base warranty and any Lenovo Services warranty upgrade.

Operating Environment:

• Temperature:
• Operating: 0 - 55 °C (32 - 131 °F)
• Storage: -20 - 70 °C (-4 - 185 °F)
• Relative humidity:
• Operating: 10 - 90% (non-condensing)
• Storage: 5 - 95% (non-condensing)