Qlogic QLE2360 User Manual

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PX2454601-00 C 1-1Section 1Introduction1.1How to Use this GuideThe SANblade QLogic host bus adapters (HBAs) supported in this document aredescribed in the following paragraphs; they are collectively referred to as theQLE2360/2362 HBA unless otherwise noted.■ QLE2360 (single channel, half size, full-height bracket, optical media)■ QLE2362 (dual channel, half size, full-height bracket, optical media)The QLE2360/2362 is a PCI Express to Fibre Channel optical media host adapter.First, install the QLE2360/2362 HBA according to the directions in the hardwareinstallation section (see section 2). Please refer to the software driver Readme filesfor software installation instructions.1.2General DescriptionThank you for selecting the QLE2360/2362 Fibre Channel (FC) HBA. TheQLE2360/2362 HBA is an intelligent, high-performance adapter designed forhigh-end systems. The intelligence and performance are derived from the ISP2322FC Controller, making the QLE2360/2362 HBA a leading-edge host adapter. TheISP2322 combines a powerful RISC processor, a Fibre Channel protocol manager(FPM) with one or more 2-Gb Fibre Channel transceivers, and a peripheralcomponent interconnect-extended (PCI-X) local bus interface. The QLE2360/2362HBA supports all FC peripherals that support private loop direct attach (PLDA) andfabric loop attach (FLA). Installation of the QLE2360/2362 HBA is quick and easy.The QLE2360/2362 HBA is a single-slot PCI Express bus expansion board thatinterfaces a x4 (four-lane) PCI Express bus to two FC optical media buses. TheQLE2360/2362 HBA supports one- and four-lane operations. One ISP2322 FCController supports two independent fibre channel ports. An Intel 41210 PCI Expressto PCI-X bridge interfaces the ISP’s PCI-X bus to the host’s PCI Express bus.1.3What is Fibre Channel?Fibre Channel technology is outlined in the SCSI-3 Fibre Channel Protocol(SCSI-FCP) standard. Fibre Channel is a high-speed data transport technologyused for mass storage and networking. It connects mainframes, super computers,workstations, storage devices, and servers.