Lenovo 44X1945 QLogic 8Gb Fiber-Channel Expansion Card (CIOv) For IBM BladeCenter

Overview

The Emulex and QLogic 8 Gb Fiber Channel Expansion Cards (CIOv) for IBM BladeCenter enable high-speed access for IBM blade servers to connect to a Fiber Channel Storage Area Network (SAN). In addition to enabling the benefits of the PCIe architecture, these adapters are both based on the innovative CIOv form factor, which means that the blade server can also support additional I/O technologies such as additional NIC, Fiber, InfiniBand, and other adapters.

 

Specifications

Model Number:  44X1945

Brand:  Lenovo / IBM

Alt Part Number(s):  44X1945

Type:  Expansion Card

 

Technical Description

Brand:  Lenovo / IBM

Model:  44X1945

Application/Usage:  Storage Area Network

Interfaces/Ports:  1 x Fiber Channel

Interfaces/Ports Details:  1 x Fiber Channel Network

Connectivity Media:  Fiber Channel

Data Transfer Rate:  8 Gbps Fibre Channel

Compatibility:  IBM BladeCenter

 

Features

CIOv form factor

QLogic 2532 8Gb ASIC

PCI Express 2.0 host interface

Support for two full-duplex Fibre Channel ports at 8 Gbps maximum per channel

Support for Fibre Channel Protocol Small Computer System Interface (FCP-SCSI) and Fibre Channel Internet Protocol (FC-IP)

Support for Fibre Channel service (class 3)

Support for switched fabric, point-to-point, and Fibre Channel Arbitrated Loop (FC-AL) connections

Support for NPIV when installed in the JS23/JS43

Configuration and boot support in BIOS and UEFI

 

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