The QLogic 8Gb Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapters (HBAs) for Lenovo ThinkServer are part of a family of high-performance 8 Gb HBA solutions. These HBAs deliver exceptional performance, enabling small and medium businesses to experience unsurpassed robustness and reliability for a wide spectrum of servers, storage, and SANs.

These adapters are based on a design that requires minimum user effort while delivering maximum user satisfaction. The wide adoption of installation or configuration wizards eliminates the complexity and intricacies of Fibre Channel SANs. Emphasis on ease of use at every step ensures a successful, enhanced experience. Default settings and auto-detect configuration (similar to those used with Microsoft Windows XP) eliminate the need to know about every knob and button on the dashboard.

Features and benefits include:

• 2, 4, or 8 Gbps (auto-negotiation)
• Persistent binding
• LUN masking
• 2,048 concurrent logins
• Up to 500,000 IOPS per port at 8 Gbit/sec
• End-to-end SAN solutions using 8 Gb PCIe HBA technology for Lenovo ThinkServers
• High-performance, highly available SANs
• Easy setup and integration into existing SAN configurations

• 2, 4, or 8 Gbps (auto-negotiation)
• 8 Gbps network adapter
• PCIe design
• Single- or dual-port
• Support for major operating systems (refer to ServerProven for list of individual operating systems)

QLogic 8Gb Fibre Channel HBAs for Lenovo ThinkServer systems are designed for the following:

• Compliance PCI Express Base Specification rev. 1.0a, PCI-Express Card
• Electromechanical specification revision 1.0, PCI Bus Power Management Interface
• Specification revision 1.1
• Bus interface: PCI Express x4
• Memory: 1 MB SRAM, 1 MB flash (SPI), and 2 KB NVRAM (SPI)

• Approximate height: 64.52 mm (2.54 in)
• Approximate width: 167.64 mm (6.60 in)
• Approximate depth: 25.4 mm (1.00 in)
• Approximate weight: 0.113 kg (0.25 lb)

1 year – Customer Replaceable Unit (CRU)

• Announce date: 10 Nov 2009 (see country listing)
• Availability date: November 2009 (see country listing)
• Effective withdrawal date: December 2010 (Worldwide)

• Microsoft
  • Windows Server 2003 Standard, Enterprise, Web
  • Windows 2003 SP1 64-bit (x64)
  • Windows 2008 Standard, Enterprise, Web
  • Windows 2008 64-bit (x64)
• Linux
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 4 AS, ES
  • RHEL 5 AS, ES
  • RHEL 4 AS, ES 64-bit
  • RHEL 5 AS, ES 64-bit
  • SUSE Linux ES 9 (SLES 9)
  • SUSE Linux ES 10 (SLES 10)
  • SUSE Linux ES 9 64-bit (SLES 9)
  • SUSE Linux ES 10 64-bit (SLES 10)

   

Compatibility:
Hardware environments: PCIe-compliant systems.

• ThinkServer IBM 8Gb FC Single-port or Dual-port HBA by QLogic
• Quick install guide
• Documentation CD
• 2U bracket
• Safety Flyer

• US/Canada UL, cUL ,UL60950
• CSA C22.2 No.60950
• Class 1 Laser Product per DHHS 21CFR J
• US FCC Part 15, Class B
• Canada Industry Canada ICES-003, Class B
• Europe 89/336/EEC EMC Directive CE Mark:
  • EN55022: 1998 /CISPR22:1997 Class B
  • EN55024: 1998
  • EN61000-3-2:1995
  • EN61000-3-3:1994
• Japan VCCI, Class B
• Taiwan CNS 13438 Class B
• New Zealand/Australia AS/NZS 3548 Class B
• Korea MIC
• Europe 73/23/ECC Low Voltage Directive:
  • TUV
  • EN60950-1: 2001
  • EN60825-1: 1994+A1+A2
  • EN60825-2: 1994 +A1