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HP QMH2572 8Gb FC HBA for HP BladeSystem c-Class

The QMH2572 8Gb FC HBA is a dual channel PCI Express Fibre Channel mezzanine card that provides reliable, high-performance
connectivity at up to 8Gb/s. This is a Type A mezzanine card for HP BladeSystem c-Class that is compatible with HP ProLiant Server
blades starting with Gen8. It is optimized for HP and is also supported by third-party SAN vendors. For details on supported HP Fibre
Channel SAN Switches, please consult the SAN Design Reference Guide at the following WEB address: http://www.hp.com/go/san-

documentation

HP QMH2572 8Gb FC HBA for HP BladeSystem c-Class

Models

HP QMH2572 8Gb Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapter for BladeSystem c-Class

651281-B21

Key Features

 Advanced embedded support for virtualized environments

o Supports virtualized servers for overall effective server utilization
o Allows multiple logical (virtual) connections to share the same physical ports
o 256 queue pairs for intensive virtualization
o Prioritization of queues prevents conflicts between multiple queues

 Fault tolerant 8Gb HBA Architecture
 Reduced power consumption

o Latest generation technology saves power
o Reduced number of components on each FC HBA reduces overall power consumption

 PCI Express Bus: Gen I (x8), Gen II (x4)
 Two 8Gb/s Fibre Channel ports
 8/4/2 automatic speed negotiation without throttling down to the lowest target speed on the network
 Multi-Path support for redundant HBAs and paths including Linux driver failover.
 Superior performance capable of sustaining up to 200,000 I/Os per second per channel
 RoHS compliance
 QLogic SANsurfer Manager for centralized management and remote control of distributed HBAs.
 Operating Systems and Virtualization Software Supported: Windows Server 2008, VMware 4.1, VMware 5.0, RHEL 5.7, RHEL

6.0, SLES 10, SLES 11, Solaris 10 x86. For full list of compatible Operating Systems please visit : http://spock.corp.hp.com

Features and Benefits

 Performance Optimized

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o Reduces response time of mission critical Datacenter applications and backup windows
o 2X throughput of 4Gb

 Virtualization Optimized

o Delivers enhanced security, Quality-of-Service and Dynamic Provisioning during live migration

 Power Optimized

o Adaptive power management techniques to ensure lowest power & cooling enabled by QLogic StarPower™

Technology

 RAS Optimized

o Highest Data Integrity; Overlapping Protection Domains (OPD) extended for control and data paths

 Security Optimized

o SAN-level authentication (FC-SP), fabric-level isolation (NPIV and end-to-end data integrity (T10)

 Management Optimized

o Unified driver model eliminates potential interop issues between firmware and driver versions and cuts upgrade

time in half

o Common drivers for 8Gb, 4Gb and 2Gb

Kit Contents

1. HP QMH2572 8 GB FC HBA for HP BladeSystem c-Class

2. Quick install card

3. Product warranty statement

NOTE: Drivers, user guide, and utilities via http://www.hp.com/go/QMH2572

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HP QMH2572 8Gb FC HBA for HP BladeSystem c-Class

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BladeSystem Compatibility

Supported HP
ProLiant Server
Blades

 BL660c Gen9
 BL460c Gen9
 BL660c Gen8
 BL465c Gen8
 BL460c Gen8
 BL420c Gen8

NOTE: The HP QMH2572 8Gb FC HBA for HP BladeSystem c-Class must be deployed with the c-Class BladeSystem infrastructure and
will only work with the BL c-Class Server Enclosures.

NOTE: The HP QMH2572 8Gb FC HBA for HP BladeSystem c-Class is not compatible with HP ProLiant G7 and earlier server blades.
NOTE: This is a Type A mezzanine card, and can be configured in either Type A or Type B slots on HP ProLiant Gen8 Server Blades.

Switch interoperability

HP Storage and Third
Party Switches

 8Gb Switches and Directors
 4Gb Switches and Directors
 2Gb Switches and Directors
 Compatible with Fibre Channel switches including HP and third party vendors including Cisco,

Brocade, and McDATA

 Compatible with 8Gb and 16Gb HP BladeSystem c-Class Fibre Channel switches and Virtual Connect

Modules

 HP 4Gb Fibre Channel Pass Thru Module for BladeSystem c-Class*

NOTE: *Servers must connect to a SAN and never directly to a storage device.