Condition: Refurbished

The UCSC-PCIE-QD32GF is a Cisco-branded QLogic QLE2742-CSC Dual-Port Gen 6 Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapter (HBA) designed to deliver high-performance storage connectivity for enterprise environments.

Specifications

• Fibre Channel Ports: 2

• Data Transfer Rates:

  • 8 Gbps

  • 16 Gbps

  • 32 Gbps

• Host Interface: PCI Express 3.0 x8

• Form Factor: Low-profile, plug-in card

• Dimensions:

  • Height: 2.7 inches

  • Width: 6.6 inches

Key Features

• High Performance:

  • Delivers up to 1.3 million IOPS across physical, virtual, and private cloud environments.

  • Supports up to 650K I/O transactions per second per port. 

• Advanced Virtualization Support:

  • Supports N_Port ID Virtualization (NPIV), allowing a single Fibre Channel adapter port to provide multiple virtual ports for enhanced network scalability.

  • Implements CS_CTL-based Quality of Service (QoS), enabling bandwidth controls and guarantees per virtual machine. 

• Enhanced Diagnostics and Management:

  • Features comprehensive diagnostics, including HBA port diagnostics, Link Cable Beaconing (LCB), and Read Diagnostic Parameters (RDP).

  • Supports FC Ping and Fabric Device Management Interface (FDMI) enhancements for streamlined deployment and management.

• Port Virtualization:

  • Supports up to 2,048 concurrent logins and 2,048 active exchanges per port, facilitating extensive virtualization capabilities. 

Compatibility

• Cisco UCS Servers:

  • Compatible with Cisco UCS C-Series Rack Servers, including models:

    • C220 M4/M5

    • C240 M4/M5

    • C460 M4

• Cisco Fibre Channel SAN Switches:

  • MDS 9148S 16G FC Switch

  • MDS 9396S 16G FC Switch 

This HBA is engineered to meet the demands of high-throughput, low-latency environments, making it an excellent choice for enterprises seeking robust and scalable storage networking solutions.