QLogic 8Gb Adapter Helps IBM System X Clients

By DE Editors

QLogic Corp. (Aliso Viejo, CA) is shipping QLogic 2500 Series 8Gb Fibre Channel adapters for IBM System X servers. The QLogic 2500 Series is a family of 8Gb Fibre Channel-to-PCIe Gen2 adapters designed for next generation virtualized data centers with powerful multi-processor, multi-core servers. QLogic 2500 Series adapters are optimized for virtualization, power, RAS (reliability, availability, serviceability), security and management to transform server connectivity into competitive advantage.

The 2500 Series host bus adapters (HBAs) are key contributors to a “greener” data center and are set apart from all other 8Gb HBAs with Dynamic Power Management and Cool HBA technologies” two breakthrough innovations developed under the QLogic Star Power Green Initiative.

Dynamic Power Management gives the QLogic 2500 the ability to sense the type of PCI Express bus that is present and consume only the amount of power necessary to run at full speed. QLogic Cool HBA technology allows QLogic products like the QLogic 2500 Series HBAs to operate up to 55 degrees centigrade without any airflow.

IBM System X is a portfolio of robust servers built on IBM X-Architecture, which is described as IBM’s blueprint for bringing innovation to Intel processor-based servers.

QLogic 2500 Series adapters also provide complete investment protection by maintaining backward compatibility with previous Fibre Channel network and PCIe host bus speeds.

For details, contact QLogic Corp.

Sources: Press materials received from the company and additional information gleaned from the company’s website.