QLogic 8200 Virtual Fabric Adapter Family for IBM System x
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QLogic 8200 Virtual Fabric Adapter Family for IBM
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IBM Redbooks Product Guide
The QLogic 8200 Virtual Fabric Adapter Family for IBM System x consists of 10 Gigabit Ethernet
adapters available in either a standard PCIe adapter form factor or a mezzanine form factor. Both
adapters are high-performance Converged Network Adapters (CNAs) based on the new QLogic 8200
design. The adapters offer upgrades to full hardware offload for Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) and
iSCSI processing. The adapters connect to SFP+ Multimode Fiber SR optical modules and direct-attach
copper (DAC) cables.
The QLogic 8200 Dual Port 10GbE SFP+ VFA is shown in the following figure.
Figure 1. QLogic 8200 Dual Port 10GbE SFP+ VFA for IBM System x
Did you know
With the IBM Features on Demand (FoD) entitlement upgrade, the QLogic 8200 adapters support full
hardware offload for FCoE and iSCSI protocol processing. This feature frees up the server’s CPU to
perform other tasks. Consequently, the server’s applications can run faster and virtualized servers can
support more virtual machines.
The QLogic Dual Port 10GbE SFP+ Embedded Virtual Fabric Adapter (VFA) is designed specifically to fit
in to a dedicated slot in servers such as the IBM® System x3650 M4 and x3550 M4. This card design
allows you to use the server's standard PCIe slots for other technologies.
