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QME8262-k
Dual-Port, 10Gbps Ethernet-to-PCIe® Adapter for
PowerEdge® Blade Servers
Dell® Part Number RX8GJ (Factory)
Overview
The Dell QME8262-k Mezzanine Converged Network Adapter supports simultaneous LAN (TCP/IP) and SAN (Fibre Channel over Ethernet
(FCoE), iSCSI) traffic at line-rate, 10Gbps Ethernet speed. Convergence of traffic lowers data center costs by eliminating the need for
separate LAN and SAN infrastructure. Data centers now need fewer adapters, cables, and switches, which also means reduced power
and cooling costs. In addition, these adapters are fully compatible with existing Fibre Channel and iSCSI storage, providing investment
protection for existing infrastructure.
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Highlights
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High Performance
• 10Gbps per-port maximum throughput for high bandwidth storage
(SAN) and networking (LAN) traffic.
• Full hardware offload for FCoE and iSCSI protocol processing. This
offloading preserves CPU cycles, making the Converged Network
Adapter ideal for virtualized environments.
• Full support for TCP/IP and Ethernet performance enhancements
such as Priority-Based Flow Control (802.1Qbb), jumbo frames,
checksum offloads, and segmentation offloads.
FCoE and iSCSI Hardware Offload
The QME8262-k adapter supports full hardware offload for FCoE and iSCSI
protocol processing. Reduced server CPU utilization for I/O operations
leads to faster application performance and higher levels of consolidation
in virtualized systems.
Convergence
The QME8262-k adapter reduces data center costs by converging data and
storage networking. This convergence results in buying fewer adapters,
cables, and switches. In addition, convergence offers lower power
consumption, reduced cooling, and easier LAN and SAN management.
Lower Total Cost of Ownership (TCO)
• Simultaneous multi-protocol enables reduction of hardware, cabling,
power, cooling, and management costs through convergence of
data and storage networking.
• Create virtual adapters with guaranteed bandwidth allocations
using unique Switch Independent Partitioning1 feature.
• Manage networking, FCoE, and iSCSI with a single, unified
management application (GUI and CLI).
Investment Protection
FCoE is a converged networking technology that provides a unified storage
and data network over loss-less Ethernet, while preserving the investment
in existing Fibre Channel infrastructure and storage. The QME8262-k
adapters:
• Work seamlessly with existing Fibre Channel and iSCSI storage
• Communicate using Ethernet, the most common networking technology
in the world
• Are compatible with existing Fibre Channel and iSCSI drivers, and
management applications that are currently deployed in millions of
systems
Switch Independent Partitioning
One Converged Network Adapter is viewed by the server operating system
(OS) as a flexible mix (up to four per physical port) of standalone NICs,
FCoE adapters, and iSCSI adapters, with the ability to allocate guaranteed
bandwidth to each partition. Because the Switch Independent Partitioning
feature is switch-agnostic, it functions independently of any fabric. It also
provides faster networking performance in virtualized environments.
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Enterprise Class Reliability
The QME8262-k adapter is compatible with the same Fibre Channel and
iSCSI software stacks that have been deployed and battle-hardened in
millions of previous installations. Networking, FCoE, and iSCSI functionality
can be controlled with QLogic’s new, unified management application,
QConvergeConsole® (QCC); VMware®’s vCenter Plug-in; Dell’s Unified
Server Configurator (USC); or the Windows® Networking Properties page.
These tools provide single pane-of-glass management for QLogic’s broad
product line of storage and networking adapters.
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Unmatched Expertise
QLogic has an unparalleled advantage in delivering this new Converged
Network Adapter technology. QLogic is the undisputed leader in both
Fibre Channel and iSCSI adapters, with years of experience providing Fibre
Channel and Ethernet-based products.
iSCSI over DCBX
The QME8262-k supports iSCSI over data center bridging exchange protocol
(DCBX) when used with a Converged Enhanced Ethernet (CEE) switch. This
support allows users to configure iSCSI virtual local area networks (VLANs)
with priority flow control (PFC) and user-specified bandwidth shaping to
deliver an enterprise-ready iSCSI solution.
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Host Bus Interface Specifications
Bus Interface
• PCI Express® Gen2 x8
Host Interrupts
• INTx, MSI, and MSI-X
I/O Virtualization
• Switch Independent Partitioning technology
Compliance
• PCI Express Base Specification, rev. 2.0, PCI Bus
Power Management Interface specification, rev. 1.2
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Ethernet Specifications
Throughput
• 10Gbps full-duplex line rate per-port
Ethernet Frame
• 1500 byte or 9600 byte (jumbo frame)
Stateless Offload
• IP, TCP, and UDP checksum offloads
• Large and giant send offload (LSO, GSO)
• Large receive offload (LRO)
• Receive side scaling (RSS)
• Interrupt coalescing
• VMware® NetQueue and Microsoft® VMQ
Compliance
• IEEE: 802.3ae (10Gb Ethernet), 802.1q (VLAN),
802.3ad (Link Aggregation), 802.1p (Priority
Encoding), 802.3x (Flow Control), IPv4 (RFQ 791), IPv6
(RFC 2460), 802.1Qbb (Priority-Based Flow Control),
802.1Qaz (DCBX/Enhanced Transmission Selection),
802.1Qau (Congestion Notification)
FCoE Specifications
Logins
• Support for 2,048 concurrent logins and 2,048 active
exchanges
Port Virtualization
• N_Port ID virtualization (NPIV)
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 (FCGS-2), Third Generation FC Generic Services (FC-GS-3),
FCoE & FIP (FC-BB-5)
iSCSI Specifications
Compliance
• RFC 3720 (iSCSI), RFC 3347 (iSCSI Requirements and
Design Considerations), CHAP, iSNS, SLP
• iSCSI over DCBX
Tools and Utilities
Management Tools and Device Utilities
• QConvergeConsole: a unified management tool
(GUI and CLI) for Fibre Channel/FCoE, iSCSI, and
networking
• Dell USC
• VMware vCenter Plug-in
• Native OS management tools for networking
Boot Support
• LAN and SAN boot (PXE, BIOS, UEFI)
APIs
• SNIA HBA API V2, SMI-S
Physical Specifications
Ports
• Dual 10Gbps Ethernet
Form Factor
• Dell custom mezzanine for PowerEdge blade servers
Environment and Equipment Specifications
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%
Agency Approvals
Safety
• US, Canada, Europe
EMI and EMC (Class A)
• US, Canada, Europe, Australia/New Zealand, Japan,
Korea
Ordering Information
QME8262-k
• The QME8262-k is available from Dell.
Part number: RX8GJ (Factory)
Platform/Operating System Support
Hardware Platforms
• Dell PowerEdge Blade Servers: M420, M520, M620,
M820, M910, M915
Operating Systems
• RHEL® 5.5/5.6/5.7/5.8, RHEL 6.1/6.2,
SLES® 10 SP3/SP4, SLES 11 SP1/SP2,
Citrix® XenServer® 6.0,
Citrix XenServer 5.6/5.6 FP1/5.6 SP2,
VMware ESX®/ESXi 4.x, VMware ESXi 5.0,
Windows 2008 SP2/2008 R2 SP1
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