QLogic 8Gb FC PCIe Mezzanine Adapter

QLogic Corp. announced an advanced 8Gb Fibre Channel connectivity solution for the new HP BladeSystem Matrix, a single domain of infrastructure capacity that can be dynamically carved up and allocated to application needs in an optimized way. The QLogic QMH2562 PCI Express-based mezzanine adapter, available now from HP, delivers twice the data throughput as the company’s previous generation 4Gb mezzanine adapter, is specifically optimized for highly virtualized environments and consumes the lowest power amongst its class of 8Gb FC adapters.

 
“Designed for highly virtualized platforms like the HP BladeSystem Matrix, QLogic QMH2562 adapters deliver the virtualization capabilities and 8Gb Fibre Channel bandwidth necessary for next-generation enterprise data centers,” said Roger Klein, vice president and general manager, Host Solutions Group, QLogic. “The HP BladeSystem Matrix helps companies to reduce storage, server and network equipment costs and allocate resources where they are truly needed, delivering optimized resource deployment across both virtual and physical worlds.”
 
Custom designed for HP BladeSystem c-Class blade servers, the QLogic QMH2562 adapter enhances connectivity in HP BladeSystem Matrix environments with N_Port ID Virtualization (NPIV) technology, which enables multiple virtual connections to share the same physical port. Each virtual connection has its own dedicated resources and the ability to be managed independently, which translates into increased port utilization, increased security for individual applications and business units and greater business productivity. QLogic StarPower technology provides PCI Express bandwidth with the lowest power consumption in the industry, giving users a more power-efficient adapter than comparative offerings.
 
“Customers can reduce the costs and risks associated with the deployment of complex business services by installing the HP BladeSystem Matrix platform,” said Mark Potter, senior vice president and general manager, Insight Software and Blades, HP. “Together with QLogic adapters, the HP BladeSystem Matrix provides faster time-to-service delivery and maximizes port utilization to drive business productivity.”
 
The QLogic QMH2562 provides comprehensive access control for virtualized Fibre Channel SAN environments, including fabric-level isolation through QLogic NPIV technology and end-to-end data integrity. Through the use of overlapping protection domains (OPD), the QMH2562 ensures that data never goes unprotected, not even for the smallest fraction of time. QLogic OPD generates a new check (parity or ECC) before stripping out the old check. The new check ensures that at all times data remains protected as it traverses through the Fibre Channel controller.