Qlogic QConvergeConsole CLI 2500 Series Quick start guide

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End-to-End SAN Infrastructure

HBAs

Switches

Routers

vFabric™ Virtualization

Building an end-to-end SAN requires you to cope with server connectivity, the switched

fabric connecting servers to storage and the network services that run on the SAN. That’s

why deploying end-to-end SAN infrastructure is the intelligent approach. Only QLogic

delivers this end-to-end SAN infrastructure. Only QLogic provides everything you need to

install, conﬁgure and operate a world-class SAN, from host bus adapters (HBAs) to switches

to intelligent storage routers. Of course, if you enjoy rolling up your sleeves and wading into

complex, costly integration projects, then choosing separate SAN switch, HBA and router

vendors may be your cup of tea. But if you have better things to do with your time and money,

QLogic is for you.

end-to-end

QLogic. The Only Provider of

End-to-End SAN Infrastructure.

- A unified network platform for server connectivity, switched

fabrics and fabric management

- Avoid complex and costly integration projects with single points

of management

- Higher performance, pervasive interoperability, simple

installation and management

End-to-End

End-to-end SAN infrastructure from QLogic. Our Host Bus Adapters

(HBAs) provide server connectivity throughout the SAN, and SANbox

switches provide the switched fabric that connects servers to

storage and converged fabrics. SANbox Intelligent Storage Routers

connect networks, servers and SAN storage, allowing you to replicate

data across WANs. The vFabric™ architecture provides network-

based fabric virtualization to simplify management and provide fault-

tolerant SAN isolation. And QLogic Fabric Management provides

command and control over performance, security and uptime of your

storage and converged networks.

From the heart of the datacenter to the workgroup to the edge of the enterprise — and even in the increasingly

sophisticated networks of small-to-medium businesses — QLogic does more for dynamic businesses

and organizations. We’re ﬁrst in Fibre Channel stackable switches, and no one sells more Fibre Channel and

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QLogic has the solution that’s right for you. At a price that’s right for your budget, too.

SANbox

Switches

SANbox 9000 Stackable FC Director Switch

SANbox 6000 Intelligent Storage Router

SANbox 5000 Stackable FC Switch

SANbox 1000 Fixed-Port FC Switch

1000

. ..........

9000

The new look for powerful,

easy-to-manage fabrics.

Core-to-Edge Switches and

Intelligent Storage Routers

SANbox

As individual components, QLogic SANbox products provide best-in-class

advantages. Working together as integrated solutions, they not only look better,

they make your SAN perform better, too. That’s why the entire QLogic SANbox

line won the Windows IT Pro Readers Choice Award. For your switched fabric,

you can count on QLogic for exactly the right switch... from the core to the

distribution layer to the edge. For server and WAN connectivity, QLogic

Intelligent Storage Routers boost utilization while driving down cost and

complexity. And for the holy grail of virtualization, the QLogic architecture will

offer vFabric™ partitioning and transparent routing in your heterogeneous

SAN. By organizing a SAN into individual virtual fabrics, you greatly simplify

management and provide secure SAN isolation. More importantly, you ensure

an open environment that can accommodate multiple vendors, new solutions

and future ﬂexibility.

SANbox

1000

SANbox

1000

Series

Fixed-Port Fibre Channel Switch

- Plug-and-play installation

- Lowest cost / entry level

- Smallest footprint possible

1000

Though small in size, SANbox 1000 Series switches

deliver big-time capabilities. With ten ports of 4Gb

throughput, the entry-level SANbox Express 1000

Series allows the smallest business to enjoy the high

performance and consolidation beneﬁts of storage

networking. Wizards guide you through installation and

conﬁguration, so you don’t need to hire a SAN expert.

Extensive interoperability testing means it works in

virtually any environment, including yours. If all that

doesn’t get you, the price will. These are the most

affordable SAN switches you can buy.

- Quick Start guide for simple and quick installation

- Auto-sensing, self-conﬁguring ports

- Conﬁguration Wizard to quickly deploy in a few mouse clicks

- Drag and drop device zoning

- Track conﬁguration changes with Fabric Tracker

- Zoning Wizard for simple device security

- In-band, out-of-band, Telnet and SNMP management access

- Non-disruptive software upgrades

- SAN Express™ support

- Guaranteed tape backups and video streaming with RSCN Suppression

Ideal for small businesses who want the

performance advantages of storage area

networking, but without cost or complexity

Conﬁguration Wizard software tool makes

switch installation and fabric scaling simple so

you don’t have to be a SAN expert

Two units ﬁt side by side

in 1U of rack space

BETTER

SANbox

5000

SANbox

5000

Series

5000

Fibre Channel Stackable Switch

- Stack and scale to 120 ports

- Manage the stack as a single switch

- Migrate to 8Gb at your own pace

Includes Installation

and Conﬁguration Wizards

for easy deployment and

administration

High-performance solution—up to 8Gb

with 20Gb ISLs— handles workgroup or

enterprise loads with ease

5000 Series stackable switches support 2Gb, 4Gb and 8Gb

servers and storage. All connected by the world’s fastest

SAN backbone, with inter-switch links (ISLs) that provide

20Gb throughput. SANbox 5000 switches not only deliver

the performance you need today, but also provide a simple

migration path to 8Gb for the infrastructure of tomorrow.

The simplicity, scalability and cost-saving advantages of

stackable switches have long been familiar to Ethernet

users – now you can get the same beneﬁts from the com-

pany that pioneered stacking technology for Fibre Channel

SANs. Best of all, conﬁguration wizards and intuitive

software make installation and management a breeze. Why

pay six ﬁgures for a big Director switch you may or may not

eventually grow into? Deploy this pay-as-you grow solu-

tion that never gets ahead of your network or your budget.

Buy only the ports you need to start with,

then add ports and/or stack 6 units to easily

scale up to 120 ports

SANbox 5800 Series

- Stack up to 6 units for 120 available device ports

- 8 to 20 self-conﬁguring ports to support 2Gb, 4Gb and 8Gb servers and storage

- 4-port license for non-disruptive ﬁeld upgrades

- 4 10Gb “always-enabled” stacking ports for high-speed inter-switch links without

sacriﬁcing valuable device ports

- 20Gb “bandwidth on demand” – double the speed of your ISL fabric at the click

of a mouse!

SANbox 5600 Series

- Stack up to 6 units for 96 available device ports

- 8 to 16 self-conﬁguring ports to support 1Gb, 2Gb and 4Gb servers and storage

- 4-port license for non-disruptive, ﬁeld upgrades

- 4 10Gb stacking ports for high-speed inter-switch links without sacriﬁcing valuable

device ports

Optional Enterprise Fabric Suite (EFS), SANdoctor and Fabric Security for advanced

management functionality

Simple migration and scaling with support of 5600 and 5800 Series switches in

the same stack

- Non-disruptive software upgrades

- Conﬁguration, Zoning and Extended Distance Wizards to simplify switch installation

and fabric scaling

- Adaptive Trunking on all ports for maximum performance and fault protection – with

no additional software fees!

Guaranteed tape backups and video streaming using RSCN suppression

20Gb

SANbox

6000

SANbox

6000

Series

Intelligent Storage Router

- iSCSI to Fibre Channel connectivity

- Designed for storage applications that

run across WANs

- Optimized Virtualization Connectivity

with iSCSI

With the SANbox 6140, you can turn Fibre Channel

storage into multi-protocol storage. That means that

all those servers on your IP local area network can now

access the data stored on your SAN. And for less than

$100 per server. Or use the SANbox 6142 to expand,

bridge and connect SANs and servers across wide area

IP networks. Bottom line? You reduce the cost of SAN

connectivity, improve ROI on existing SANs, and capture

the beneﬁts of storage area networking for the entire

enterprise.

SANbox 6140

- Easy SAN connectivity for all servers via iSCSI-to-FC routing

- Low cost connectivity under $100 per server

- Manage storage on the SAN, not on multiple servers

- Migrate easily from DAS to SAN

- Turns FC storage into multi-protocol storage

SANbox 6142

- SmartWrite™ for 60% faster write performance

- Wizards simplify installation and conﬁguration

- Support for 62 direct SAN connections over the WAN

- N & NL FC Ports – Bridge multi-vendor SAN Fabrics

- CHAP Security and Authentication

6140

Two units ﬁt side by side

in 1U of rack space

6142

Ideal for replicating data across a WAN

6140

Connect up to 512 low-cost

servers to Fibre Channel SAN

storage

SANbox

9000

SANbox

9000

Series

Stackable Director Switch

- New class of core switch exclusively for

Open Systems

- Performance, intelligence and

availability of a Director-class switch

- New HyperStack™ architecture, compact

form factor and lowest cost of entry

Finally, there’s a new class of core switch that

represents a sane alternative to quarter million dollar

Director switches. The SANbox 9000 Series is ideal for

cost-sensitive, business-critical, open system environ-

ments that require a high-density, high- availability

switch platform for their datacenter core.

The SANbox 9000 Series pioneers a number of indus-

try ﬁrsts: stackable for simple, cost-effective scalabil-

ity, 4U chassis for smaller footprint and management

tools included at no charge. Best of all, pricing starts

at under $100K.

The SANbox 9000 scales to 256 FC ports in an 8U

dual chassis module HyperStack™ conﬁguration with

absolutely no blocking between the two HyperStac

modules.

Intelligent storage routing

and storage virtualization

to pool heterogeneous

storage and replicate data

across WANs

Industry’s ﬁrst stackable Director

switch for unprecedented, modular

capacity + performance scalability

New class of ultra-high density,

blazing performance, 99.999%

availability core switch for

business-critical applications

- Industry’s only Director core switch with a compact, 4U chassis module

- HyperStack™ technology uniquely scales performance with capacity

- Up to 256 ports in a dual, stacked 9200 chassis module conﬁguration

- 8 slots for SANbox 9000 I/O blades:

- 8Gb or 4Gb FC I/O blades for maximum port density

- 10Gb FC I/O blades for high-performance ISL trunks

- 6140 iSCSI Intelligent Storage Router modules for iSCSI-FC connectivity

- 6142 FCIP Intelligent Storage Router modules for data replication over WANs

- Deploy in any combination to match your requirements

- Comprehensive suite of enterprise-class management tools included at no

extra charge

- vFabric™ “ready” for future virtual fabric partitioning/transparent routing

Designed to the Core

™

Do you relish complex, time-consuming integration

projects that swallow your days, then keep you up nights

trying to resolve tricky device driver conﬂicts? No? Then

QLogic is your choice. Other storage area networking

vendors build one or two of the components that make

up your overall SAN infrastructure. Integrating these

disparate elements into a cohesive system can be

challenging. But QLogic provides everything you need to

create a world-class SAN. So every component works

seamlessly and ﬂawlessly together, right out of the box.

interop

QLogic has more types of

SAN solutions validated by

more OEMs.

Virtually every storage and network vendor on

the face of the planet validates QLogic for their

solutions. If you use hardware, software, platforms,

OS’s and/or systems from the list below, you can

be conﬁdent QLogic solutions will work ﬂawlessly

in your environment:

- Apple

- Brocade

- Cisco

- Computer Associates

- Dell

- EMC

- Emulex

- HDS

- HP

- IBM

- LSI

- Microsoft

- Quantum

- Red Hat

- Sun

- Symantec

- And many others

Interoperability

Interoperability.

IBM

EMC

Dell

Sun

IBM

Sun

IBM

Cisco

Apple

IBM

QLogic

Adapters

When it comes to best-in-class interoperability, performance, power optimized, reliability and ease-of use,

the top storage area networking companies in the world rely on QLogic adapters. If they trust QLogic to power their

SAN solutions, shouldn’t you? QLogic HBAs consistently win top honors and industry awards year after year. They

comprise the broadest product portfolio, supporting every major platform, OS, protocol and network environment.

And only QLogic backs its HBAs with the industry’s best warranty: an unprecedented 5 years on select models. Bot-

tom line? Whatever your environment, QLogic offers the best adapter possible for your exact requirements. Specify

the adapter that Dell, EMC, HP, IBM, Sun and other leaders choose to ship all over the world. Specify QLogic.

QLogic 8000 Series 10Gb CNA

10Gb Converged Network Adapter

QLogic 4000 Series 1Gb iSCSI HBA

1Gb iSCSI Host Bus Adapter

QLogic 2500 Series 8Gb FC HBA

8Gb Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapter

2500

. ..........

8000

Fibre Channel and iSCSI Host Bus Adapters,

10Gb Converged Network Adapters

QLogic

Adapters

Why settle for anything less than

the #1 selling Fibre Channel and iSCSI HBAs?

QLogic 2400 Series 4Gb FC HBA

4Gb Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapter

QLogic 2500

Series

8Gb FC HBAs

The QLogic 2500 Series is a family of 8Gb Fibre

Channel-to-PCIe Gen2 HBAs designed for next generation

virtualized datacenters with powerful multi-processor,

multi-core servers. QLogic 2500 Series HBAs are

optimized for virtualization, power, RAS (reliability,

availability, serviceability), security and management to

transform server connectivity into competitive advantage.

The 2500 Series HBAs provides complete investment

protection by maintaining backward compatibility with

previous Fibre Channel network and PCIe host bus speeds,

and are set apart from all other 8Gb Fibre Channel HBAs

thanks to two breakthrough innovations: Dynamic Power

Management and Cool HBA

™

technologies.

8Gb Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapter

- 400,000 IOPS Performance

- StarPower

and Cool HBA™ technology

- Optimized for virtualization

2500

[ PCI Express x8 ]

[ PCIe Gen2 QLE2560 ]

(1 )Sources: IDC, Dell’Oro Group, Gartner

QLogic 2500 Series HBA offers

next generation 8Gb FC technology,

meeting the business requirements

of the enterprise datacenter.

Cool HBA Technology™

No additional airﬂow / fans

required

The QLogic 2500 Series HBA provides

strong Investment protection to support

emerging technologies and standards.

[ PCIe Gen2 QLE2562 ]

- 8/4/2 Gbps (auto-negotiation)

- Dynamic power management: the unique ability of the QLogic

2500 to sense the type of PCI Express

bus that is present and consume only the amount of power

necessary to run at full speed.

- Cool HBA technology is the ability of QLogic products like

2500 HBAs to operate without any air ﬂow (fans).

- HBA information, topology, maps, statistics, and graphs

- Virtualization Optimized delivers enhanced security,

Quality-of-Service and enables dynamic provisioning.

- Overlapping Protecion Domains (OPD) on both control and

data paths.

- Management Optimized providing a single common driver

per operating system for three generation of FC HBA’s,

for simpliﬁed deployment

- RoHS compliant

2500 Series

C OO L H B A™

TECHNOLOGY

2400 Series

2400

[ PCI-X 2.0 ]

BEST RELIABILITY

QLogic 2400

Series

4Gb FC HBAs

Independent tests prove it: QLogic delivers a better 4Gb

HBA. In simulations of real-world Oracle environments,

benchmarking with Microsoft Exchange and network

tests of Windows SANs, QLogic 4Gb HBAs outperformed

the competition in all scenarios. And by signiﬁcant mar-

gins (as much as 246%). What’s more, QLogic 4Gb HBAs

have the intelligence needed to extend this performance

advantage to multiple VSANs, satisfying the high band-

width requirements of server virtualization, which means

no performance penalty.

4Gb Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapter

- 300,000 IOPS Performance

- Supports virtualization across multiple OSs

- Technology to maximize utilization of

data links

- 4/2/1 Gbps (auto-negotiation)

- Persistent binding

- LUN masking

- 2,048 concurrent logins per port

- HBA and target level failover

- Loopback and read/write

- HBA information, topology, maps, statistics, and graphs

- RoHS compliant

- Out-of-Order Frame Reassembly (OoOFR) reduces congestion and retransmissions

- Multi-ID and N_Port virtualization ready. Allows physical ports to be part of multiple

logical networks

- Comprehensive Operating System (OS)

driver support including Windows®,

Linux™, Solaris™, NetWare, and

Mac OS®

- Universal boot support manages

multiple hardware platforms and

boot options

- Overlapping protection domains for

continuous protection of internal data paths

[ PCI Express x4 ]

Intelligent storage networking features

that redeﬁne the enterprise-class HBA,

providing increased data protection,

advanced frame routing, and enterprise-

wide management capabilities

Pervasive interoperability

with all major OSs and

32/64-bit computing

platforms

Simple, point-and-click

installation and conﬁguration

Wizards

BETTER

4000 Series

4000

[ PCI Express x4 ]

Easy point-and-click installation and

conﬁguration wizards take the mystery

out of storage networking

Broadest support for all

major operating systems,

including Windows, Linux

and Solaris

Storage reliability with iSCSI digests, ECC

Memory, and overlapping data path parity

- Networking and storage functionality for iSCSI, network attached storage (NAS),

clustering, multimedia, distributed network applications, and web-serving

- Jumbo frames, 802.3x ﬂow control, 802.1p priority service, and 802.1Q VLAN

Ethernet networking

- Low-proﬁle PCI form factor

- Universal iSCSI SAN boot for true remote storage boot implementations

- Storage reliability with iSCSI digests, ECC memory, and overlapping data path parity

- JTAG boundary scan, full scan, and memory built-in self-test (BIST)

- Highly integrated, low power design

- Microsoft Windows

management interface (MS WMI) compliant for

standards-based management

QLogic 4000

Series

1Gb iSCSI HBA

If you’re not ready to give up the familiarity of SCSI stor-

age, QLogic iSCSI Adapters are a great way to still bring

the performance and consolidation beneﬁts of a SAN to

your environment. By ofﬂoading the iSCSI and TCP/IP

protocol to the HBA, QLogic eliminates the impact on your

servers’ CPUs. This makes it possible for your iSCSI stor-

age area network to attain the performance standards of

direct attach storage (DAS) or a Fibre Channel (FC) SAN,

while improving overall server and storage utilization.

1Gb iSCSI Host Bus Adapter

- Complete iSCSI and TCP/IP ofﬂoad for

enhanced performance

- Auto-negotiated 100/1000 Mbps line rate

data transfer

- PCI Express 2.5GHz and PCI-X 133-MHz

backward-compatible

SANbox

8000

Series

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Storage Services Platform

- Platform for Storage Services

- Virtualization

- CDP

8000 Series

8000

[ PCI Express x8 ]

By ofﬂoading FCoE stack processing

to the adapter, CPU utilization

is reduced, which is important for

successfully implementing new

server virtualization technologies

Ethernet and Fibre Channel

drivers for all major OSs that

have been deployed and

battle-hardened in millions

of existing installations.

Pluggable SFP + transceivers allow for

ﬂexible cost vs cabling distance choice

- Persistent Binding

- LUN masking

- Zoning

- Per Priority Pause

- Ethernet jumbo frames

- 802.3x ﬂow control

- 802.1p priority service

- IPv6 ofﬂoad

- TX/RX TCP/IP checksum ofﬂoad

QLogic 8000

Series

10Gb CNA

QLogic Converged Network Adapters (CNA) enable Fibre

Channel storage and TCP/IP data networking to coexist

on the same Ethernet network. This enables signiﬁcant

datacenter cost savings through reduced adapter, switch,

cabling, power, cooling, and management costs, as well

as preserving existing Fibre Channel storage investment.

QLogic 8000 Series CNAs are optimized for virtualization

at 10Gb data rates and capable of handling large num-

bers of virtual machines. By using the same QLogic driv-

ers and QLogic management tools already deployed with

the largest installed base of Fibre Channel HBAs in the

world, the QLogic 8000 Series CNAs provide enterprise-

level reliability demanded by today’s customers

10Gb Converged Network Adapter

- Data (TCP/IP) and Storage (FCoE) networking

- 10Gb throughput on an Ethernet fabric

- Field proven QLogic Fibre Channel drivers

- TX TCP segmentation ofﬂoad

- Compatibility with management utility APIs

- Remote boot via LAN and SAN

- SAN failover and Ethernet teaming

- PCI Express Gen1 x8

- Support for copper and optical transceivers

- LEDs report link status and beaconing

- SANsurfer

software

QLogic Global Services

Worldwide service/support platform for maximum uptime

and business continuity.

Whether your company is deploying QLogic products in Baltimore, Bombay or Buenos Aires, QLogic Global Services delivers maximum

uptime and optimum business continuity. In every global theater, you can speak with a knowledgeable customer support engineer. QLogic

Global Services not only delivers peace of mind, but also a variety of world-class training programs to make sure you and your staff get the

most out of your investment in our products.

Global Services

support

- Services and support for the worldwide user community

- Premium global on-site service programs

- Get the most out of your investment in QLogic products

Training

From online training to the highly acclaimed instructor-led training, QLogic Corporation offers the

industry’s most comprehensive SAN and InfiniBand training world-wide. The QLogic instructor-led

training courses feature hands-on learning labs incorporating the most current SAN and InfiniBand

technology powered by QLogic.

More than 60% of the time in courses is devoted to practical lab work. Major topics include SAN, IP

Networking and InfiniBand concepts, product features and functions, installation, configuration, and

practical troubleshooting. Courses culminate in professional certification. Online training is also

available in both live and self-paced options. A complete list of our current course offerings is at

www.qlogictraining.com

Service

Global Services provides ﬁve fee-based programs for service levels that best ﬁt your availability

requirements and budget parameters. To learn more visit www.qlogic.com/services

• Prime Service includes 7x24 call center availability, 4-hour on-site service and hardware replacement.

• Choice Service includes 7x24 call center availability, next business day on-site service and hardware replacement.

• Select Service includes 5 x 8 call center availability and next business day on-site service and hardware replacement.

• Exchange Service includes 5 x 8 call center availability and next business day advanced hardware replacement.

• Preferred Service includes 7x24 call center availability and next business day advanced hardware replacement.

Not all service programs are offered on all products.

Warranty

QLogic Global Services backs every QLogic solution with responsive remote customer support. In ad-

dition, you have 7x24 access to a support web site that includes FAQs, driver and utilities downloads,

user forums and online service request handling.

Support

QLogic is the only storage area networking company that provides access to support

engineers with years of experience in HBAs, switches, storage, iSCSI, Fibre Channel

storage routers and InﬁniBand

This expert support is available in multiple languages during your work day. QLogic’s

support is accessible via telephone, email and from our website, where you can quickly

reference contact details for QLogic Global Services support worldwide.

QLogic.

End-to-End SAN Infrastructure.

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