Qlogic QLA2500 Supplementary Manual

Brand: Qlogic

Model: QLA2500

Category: Networking cards

Type: Supplementary Manual

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FACT SHEET

VMware

Support for

FC and FCoE Adapters

Drivers and Utilities for FC and

FCoE SAN Connectivity

Quick Facts

Fibre Channel (FC) natively supported by ESX and •

ESXi

Unified driver model with integrated firmware •

FC topologies: Point-to-Point, FC-AL, FC-AL2, and •

Switched Fabric

Protocols: FCP-3 SCSI, FC-Tape •

Single driver support for 2/4/8Gb FC HBAs and •

10Gb Enhanced Ethernet (10GbEE) FCoE Converged

Network Adapter (CNA)

N_Port ID Virtualization (NPIV) support for FC •

Adapters

Boot from SAN support •

Support for MSI-X on 4Gb/8Gb FC HBAs and FCoE •

CNAs

Supports all hardware platforms and guest •

operating systems supported by ESX

High Availability

Support for LUN Multipathing Solution •

SCSI Path failover support for Active/Active and •

Active/Passive storage devices

Support for seamless live migration of Virtual •

Machines (VMs) and VM storage using VMotion™

and Storage VMotion™

Manageability

Performance monitoring using VMware Virtual •

Center or VMware

esxtop

tool

Tools to configure and manage QLogic FC HBAs: •

SANsurfer –

FC HBA Manager GUI

SANsurfer FC HBA Command Line Interface –

(CLI) for both interactive and scriptable modes

of operation

Integrated management support through VMware •

Infrastructure Client (VI Client) and VirtualCenter

Hardware and Software Support Specifications

Adapters* 10GbEE FCoE CNA: QLE8042 •

8Gb FC: QLE25 •

4Gb FC: QLA24 •

, QLE24

, QMC24

xx,

QME24

, QMH24

2Gb FC: QLA23 •

Server Hardware

Platforms

x86, x64 •

ESX Versions ESX 3.5, ESXi 3.5, ESX 3.0. •

, ESX 2.5.

Management

Tools

SANsurfer FC HBA Manager (GUI) and CLI •

Integrated HBA management via VMware •

VirtualCenter and VI Client

Fast!

• UTIL BIOS utility for configuring HBA

parameters

Supported

Storage*

EMC •

CLARiiON

, Symmetrix

IBM •

TotalStorage

DS4000/8000

HP •

StorageWorks MSA, EVA, XP

Hitachi •

NetApp •

Diagnostics Loopback tests •

Read/Write buffer tests •

Link statistics •

Boot Support BIOS •

Boot from SAN •

PCI Form Factors PCIe •

, PCI-X

, PCI Express

Module, Mezzanine

adapters

* For the latest list of supported platforms, guest OSs, storage, and I/O devices, refer to

the respective VMware compatibility guides for your ESX version at www.vmware.com.

FACT SHEET

Corporate Headquarters QLogic Corporation 26650 Aliso Viejo Parkway Aliso Viejo, CA 92656 949.389.6000 www.qlogic.com

Europe Headquarters QLogic (UK) LTD. Quatro House Lyon Way, Frimley Camberley Surrey, GU16 7ER UK +44 (0) 1276 804 670

VMware Support for FC and FCoE Adapters Drivers and Utilities for FC and FCoE SAN Connectivity

© 2008 QLogic Corporation. Specifications are subject to change without notice. All rights reserved worldwide. QLogic, the QLogic logo, and SANsurfer are registered trademarks of QLogic Corporation. VMware and the VMware logo are registered trademarks and

VMotion is a trademark of VMware, Inc. EMC, CLARiiON, and Symmetrix are registered trademarks of EMC Corporation. IBM and TotalStorage are registered trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation. PCI-X, PCIe, and PCI Express are registered

trademarks of PCI-SIG Corporation. HP StorageWorks is a registered trademark of Hewlett-Packard Company. Hitachi is a registered trademark of Hitachi, Ltd. and/or its affiliates. NetApp is a registered trademark of Network Appliance, Inc. All other brand and

product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners. Information supplied by QLogic Corporation is believed to be accurate and reliable. QLogic Corporation assumes no responsibility for any errors in this brochure. QLogic Corporation

reserves the right, without notice, to make changes in product design or specifications.

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