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QLA2462

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FC2458001-00 H  06/07

Host Bus Interface Specifications

Bus interface 

64-bit, PCI-X 2.0 266-MHz DDR, compatible 
with 66/33-MHz PCI and 133/100/66-MHz PCI-X

Signal voltage 

3.3V (mode 1), 3.3V/1.5V (mode 2)

Memory 

1-MB SRAM per port, 1-MB flash (SPI), and  
2-KB NVRAM (SPI)

Hardware platforms 

IA32 (x86), IA64, IEM64T, AMD Opteron 64, Sun 
SPARC, Apple G5 (Xserve and Power Mac)

Compliance 

PCI Local Bus Specification, revision 2.3, 
PCI-X Protocol Addendum to the PCI Local Bus 
Specification, revision 2.0a, PCI-X Electrical 
and Mechanical Addendum (revision 2.0a) to 
the 

PCI Local Bus Specification, PCI Bus Power 

Management Interface Specification revision 
1.1, 

PCI Hot Plug Specification, revision 1.0

 Fibre Channel Specifications

Data rate 

4/2/1 Gbps auto-negotiation (4.2480/2.1240/ 
1.0625 Gbps)

Performance 

150,000 IOPS per port

Topology 

Point-to-point (N_Port), arbitrated loop (NL_Port), 
and switched fabric (N_Port)

Logins 

Support for F_Port and FL_Port login. 2,048 
concurrent logins and 2,048 active exchanges 
per port

Class of service 

Class 2 and 3

Protocols 

FCP (SCSI-FCP), IP (FC-IP), FC-TAPE (FCP-2)

Compliance

SCSI-3 Fibre Channel Protocol (SCSI-FCP), Fibre 
Channel Physical and Signaling Interface (FC-PH), 
Fibre Channel 2nd Generation (FC-PH-2), Third 
Generation Fibre Channel Physical and Signaling 
Interface (FC-PH-3), Fibre Channel-Arbitrated 

Loop (FC-AL-2), Fibre Channel Fabric Loop 
Attachment Technical Report (FC-FLA), Fibre 
Channel-Private Loop Direct Attach Technical 
Report (FC-PLDA), Fibre Channel Tape (FC-TAPE) 
profile, SCSI Fibre Channel Protocol-2 (FCP-2), 
Second Generation FC Generic Services (FC-GS-
2), Third Generation FC Generic Services (FC-GS-
3), Fibre Channel Framing and Signaling (FC-FS)

Physical Specifications

Ports

Dual 4-Gbps FC

Connections 

Small form factor fixed (SFF) multimode optic 
with LC-style connector

Form factor 

Low-profile MD2: 16.93 cm × 5.15 cm  
(6.7 in. × 2.5 in.)

Bracket size 

Standard: 1.84 cm × 12.08 cm (.73 in. × 4.76 in.) 
Low-profile: 1.84 cm × 8.01 cm (.73 in. × 3.15 in.)

Environment and Equipment 
Specifications

Airflow  (none)

Temperature 

Operating: 0°C/32°F to 55°C/131°F.
Storage: -20°C/-4°F to 70°C/158°F

Humidity 

Relative (non-condensing): 10% to 90%
Storage: 5% to 95%

Power dissipation 

8.0 W (maximum)

Cable distances 

1 Gbps: 500 meters 50/125 μm fiber, 
300 meters 62.5/125 μm fiber
2 Gbps: 300 meters 50/125 μm fiber, 
150 meters 62.5/125 μm fiber
4 Gbps: 150 meters 50/125 μm fiber, 70 meters 
62.5/125 μm fiber

 Agency Approvals—Product Safety

US/Canada :

UL, cUL: UL60950, CSA C22.2 

No.60950, Class 1 Laser Product per DHHS 21CFR J




Europe

73/23/ECC Low Voltage Directive: 
TUV:  EN60950-1: 2001, EN60825-1: 
1994+A1+A2, EN60825-2: 1994 +A1

 Agency Approvals—EMI and EMC

US :

 FCC Part 15, Class A

Canada: 

Industry Canada ICES-003, Class A

Europe: 

89/336/EEC EMC Directive CE Mark, 

EN55022: 1998/CISPR22:1997 Class A, EN55024: 
1998, EN61000-3-2:1995, EN61000-3-3:1994

Japan: 

VCCI, Class A

Taiwan: 

CNS 13438 Class A

New Zealand/Australia: 

AS/NZS 3548 Class A

Korea: 

MIC

Tools and Utilities

Management tools

SANsurfer FC HBA Manager

Device utilities

Command line interface; utilities for firmware, 
driver, boot code, and NVRAM

Boot support

BIOS, EFI, and FCode

APIs

SNIA HBA API V2, SMI-S, and FDMI

Operating systems

Windows® Server™ 2003; Windows 2000; 
Windows XP Pro; Solaris 8, 9, 10; Linux Red 
Hat AS 3.0, 4.0; Linux SuSE SLES 8, 9; Novell 
NetWare 6.5; Mac OS X

Ordering Information

QLA2462-CK

Ships in an individually packed box with a 
standard size bracket and a spare low-profile 
bracket, FC HBA Manager CD, and Quick Start 
Guide

QLA2462-BK

Ships in a bulk box in quantities of 20 and 50 
with standard size brackets


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