
QLE8142
DATA SHEET
Dual Port 10Gbps Enhanced Ethernet to
PCIe Converged Network Adapter
High Performance
10Gbps per port maximum throughput for high •
bandwidth storage (SAN) and networking (LAN)
traffic
Full hardware offload for FCoE protocol processing •
250,000 IOPS per port deliver high I/O transfer •
rates for storage applications
Full support for TCP/IP and Ethernet performance •
enhancements such as priority-based flow control
(802.1Qbb), jumbo frames, checksum offloads, and
segmentation offloads
Lower Total Cost of Ownership (TCO)
Reduced hardware, cabling, power, cooling, and •
management costs through convergence of data
and storage networking
Preservation of familiar data and storage concepts •
resulting in lower training and administrative costs
Investment Protection
Works seamlessly with existing Fibre Channel (FC) •
storage
Communicates via Ethernet, the most common •
networking technology in the world
Compatible with existing FC drivers and •
management applications that have been deployed
in millions of current systems
Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) Technology. FCoE provides an
opportunity to reduce data center costs by converging data and storage
networking. Standard TCP/IP and Fibre Channel traffic can both run
on the same high speed 10Gbps Ethernet wire, resulting in cost savings
through reduced adapter, switch, cabling, power, cooling, and management
requirements. FCoE has gained rapid market traction because it delivers
excellent performance, reduces data center TCO, and protects current data
center investment.
iSCSI. The QLE8142 even supports iSCSI storage protocol using iSCSI
software initiators, which are available with all major operating systems.
High Performance. The QLE8142 boosts system performance with 10Gbps
speed and full hardware offload for FCoE protocol processing. Cutting edge
10Gbps bandwidth eliminates performance bottlenecks in the I/O path with
a 10X data rate improvement versus existing 1Gbps Ethernet solutions.
Additionally, full hardware offload for FCoE protocol processing reduces
system CPU utilization for I/O operations, which leads to faster application
performance and higher levels of consolidation in virtualized systems.
Lower TCO. The QLE8142 reduces data center costs through convergence.
Now, one converged network adapter can do the work of a discrete FC host
bus adapter and Ethernet NIC. This convergence also means fewer cables,
fewer switches, lower power consumption, reduced cooling, and easier LAN
and SAN management.
Investment Protection. The QLE8142 and FCoE are designed to preserve
existing investment in Fibre Channel storage and core Ethernet switches
and routers for data networking. The QLE8142 leverages the same identical
software driver stacks that have been deployed and battle-hardened in
millions of previous installations, and preserves familiar FC concepts such
as WWNs, FC-IDs, LUN masking, and zoning.
Unmatched Expertise. QLogic has an unparalleled advantage in delivering
this new converged network adapter technology. QLogic is the undisputed
leader in both FC and iSCSI adapters, with years of experience providing FC
and Ethernet based products.

QLE8142 Dual Port 10Gbps Enhanced Ethernet to PCIe Converged Network Adapter
DATA SHEET
Host Bus Interface Specifications
Bus interface
PCI Express Gen1 x8 or PCI Express Gen2 x4 •
Hardware platforms
IA32 (x86); Intel64, AMD64 (x64), IA64, SPARC •
®
PowerPC
Compliance
PCI Express Base Specification
• , rev. 2.0,
PCI
Express Card Electromechanical Specification
rev. 2.0,
PCI Bus Power Management Interface
Specification
, rev. 1.2
Ethernet Specifications
Throughput
10Gbps full duplex line rate per port •
Topology
Any 10Gb Ethernet Network •
Ethernet Frame
1500 byte or 9000 byte (Jumbo Frame) •
Stateless offload
IP, TCP, and UDP checksum offloads •
Large and Giant Send Offload (LSO, GSO) •
Receive Side Scaling (RSS) •
Header-data split •
Interrupt coalescing •
NetQueue •
Enhanced Ethernet
Priority-based flow control (802.1Qbb rev. 0) •
Enhanced transmission selection (802.1Qaz rev. 0) •
DCBX protocol (802.1Qaz rev. 0) •
Compliance
IEEE: 802.3ae (10Gb Ethernet), 802.1q (VLAN), 802.3ad
•
(Link Aggregation), 802.1p (Priority Encoding), 802.3x
(Flow Control), 802.3ap (KX/KX4), 802.3ak (CX4), IEEE
1149.1 (JTAG), IPv4 Specification (RFC 791), IPv6
Specification (RFC 2460), TCP/UDP Specification (RFC
793/768), ARP Specification (RFC 826)
FCoE Specifications
Performance
250,000 IOPS per port •
Logins
Support for 2048 concurrent logins and •
2048 active exchanges
Class of service
Class 3 •
®
,
Protocols
FCP (SCSI-FCP), FC-TAPE (FCP-2) •
Compliance
SCSI-3 Fibre Channel Protocol (SCSI-FCP), 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)
Tools and Utilities
Management tools and device utilities
®
SANsurfer •
(GUI and CLI) for FCoE
SANsurfer (CLI) and OS-based management tools •
for NIC
Utilities for programming boot code; Linux •
scripting tools
Boot support
LAN and SAN boot (PXE, BIOS, UEFI, FCode) •
APIs
SNIA HBA API V2, SMI-S, and FDMI •
NDIS 5. •
x
, NDIS 6.x, and WMI
Operating systems
Windows Server •
(targeted); Red Hat® RHEL AP 5.x; Novell®
SLES 10.x, 11; VMware® ESX/ESXi 3.5, 4.0
(targeted); Solaris 10, OpenSolaris™ (targeted);
AIX 5.3, 6.1
Physical Specifications
Ports
Dual 10Gbps Ethernet (SFP+) •
Form factor
Low profile PCI Express card: (6.6 in. × 2.54 in.) •
Environment and Equipment
Specifications
Airflow
No airflow required •
®
2003, 2008, 2008 R2
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
7.4 watts (QLE8142-SR, typical) •
Cable distances
SR optical: 300m maximum with OM3 cable •
LR optical: 10Km maximum •
Agency Approvals—Product Safety
US/Canada
UL60950-1; CSA C22.2 60950-1 •
Europe
®
EN60950-1:2006+A11; EN60825- •
1:1994+A1+A2; EN60825-2:2004
Agency Approvals—EMI and EMC
US/Canada
FCC CFR Title 47, Part 15, Subpart B:2007 •
Class A; ICES-003:2004 Class A
Europe
EN55022:2006 Class A; EN55024:1998; •
EN61000-3-2:2006; EN61000-3-3:1995+A1+A2
Asia/Pacific
VCCI:2008-04 Class A (Japan); KCC-RRL KN22 KN24 •
Class A (Korea); AS/NZS CISPR 22:2006 Class A
(Australia/NZ); BSMI CNS 13438:2006 Class A (Taiwan)
Ordering Information
QLE8142-SR-CK, QLE8142-SR-BK
Ships with two SR optical transceivers •
QLE8142-LR-CK, QLE8142-LR-BK
Ships with two LR optical transceivers •
All -CK parts ship in an individually packed box
with a standard size bracket, a spare low-profile
bracket, and a Quick Start Guide.
All -BK parts ship in a bulk box in quantities of 20
or 50 with standard size brackets.
Corporate Headquarters QLogic Corporation 26650 Aliso Viejo Parkway Aliso Viejo, CA 92656 949.389.6000 www.qlogic.com
Europe Headquarters QLogic (UK) LTD. Quatro House Lyon Way, Frimley Camberley Surrey, GU16 7ER UK +44 (0) 1276 804 670
© 2009 QLogic Corporation. Specifications are subject to change without notice. All rights reserved worldwide. QLogic, the QLogic logo, and SANsurfer are registered trademarks of QLogic Corporation. AMD Opteron is a trademark of Advanced Micro Devices,
Inc. Red Hat is a registered trademark of Red Hat Software, Inc. Linux is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds. SuSE is a registered trademark of Novell, Inc. Intel is a registered trademark of Intel Corporation. Windows and Windows Server are registered
trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. Novell is a registered trademark of Novell, Inc. PowerPC is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation. SPARC is a registered trademark of SPARC International, Inc. in the USA and other countries.
VMware is a registered trademark of VMware, Inc. Solaris and OpenSolaris are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sun Microsystems, Inc. All other brand and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners. Information
supplied by QLogic Corporation is believed to be accurate and reliable. QLogic Corporation assumes no responsibility for any errors in this brochure. QLogic Corporation reserves the right, without notice, to make changes in product design or specifications.
FE0258004-00 C 2