The Qlogic QLE2742 32 Gb Fibre Channel adapter PCIe3 x8 2-port LP adapter is a PCI Express (PCIe) generation 3 (Gen3) x8 adapter. The adapter can be used in either a x8 or x16 PCIe slot in the system. The adapter delivers enhanced performance with up to 2.6 million IOPS (650 K per port) and up to 24,000 MB/s of aggregate throughput, and providing unsurpassed reliability and resiliency. It provides advanced storage networking features, capable of supporting the most demanding virtualized and private cloud environments, while fully using the capabilities of high-performance Gen-6 FC, all-flash arrays (AFAs), and demanding enterprise applications.
ThinkSystem QLogic QLE2742 PCIe 32Gb 2-port SFP+ Fiber Channel adapter card is a 6th generation (Gen 6) FC adapter card that provides ThinkSystem servers with high-speed access to Fiber Channel storage area networks through dual ports to enable SAN Redundant connections improve reliability and reduce downtime. It is based on Cavium technology and provides industry-leading native FC performance with extremely low CPU usage through complete hardware offloading. This adapter card provides performance of up to 1.3 million I/O operations per second (IOPS) and can be used to support all-flash arrays (AFA), which are Fiber Channel storage systems composed entirely of high-speed solid-state drives.
