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Hardware and Software
Components
This chapter provides details about QLogic FC adapters for VMware, including:
„ “Hardware Components” on page 1-1
„ “Software Components” on page 1-3
„ “QLogic FC Adapters Supported on VMware ESX/ESXi” on page 1-4
Hardware Components
A typical QLogic FC adapter includes the following major components:
„ RISC processor
„ Static random access memory (SRAM)
„ Non-volatile memory (Flash)
„ Non-volatile random access memory (NVRAM) (On ISP25 xx , NVRAM is
built into the Flash)
„ Transceivers
„ LEDs
Figure 1-1 shows the hardware components of a QLogic FC adapter and
Table 1-1 provides additional details of selected components.