The QLogic Enhanced Generation 5 (Gen 5) 16Gb Fiber Channel (FC) Host Bus Adapters (HBAs) offer outstanding native FC performance with extremely low CPU usage with full hardware offloads. Enhanced Gen 5 FC technology provides advanced storage networking features capable of supporting highly demanding virtualized and private cloud environments, while fully leveraging the capabilities of high-performance 16Gb FC (16GFC) and all-flash arrays (AFAs).
Product DescriptionQLogic 16Gb FC Single-Port HBA (Enhanced Gen 5) - host bus adapter - PCIe 3.0 x8 - 16Gb Fibre Channel
Device TypeHost bus adapter
Form FactorPlug-in card - low profile
Interface (Bus) TypePCI Express 3.0 x8
Ports16Gb Fibre Channel
Dimensions (WxDxH)16.8 cm x 6.9 cm
Data Link Protocol4Gb Fibre Channel, 8Gb Fibre Channel, 16Gb Fibre Channel
Data Transfer Rate14.025 Gbps
PerformanceMaximum IOPS: 1300000
System RequirementsMicrosoft Windows Server 2012, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 x64 Edition, Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7, SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 12, VMware vSphere 5.5 update 2, SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1, SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 for AMD64/EM64T, SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 for AMD64/EM64T, VMware vSphere 5.5 update 3, VMware vSphere 6.0, VMware vSphere 6.0 update 1, VMware vSphere 6.0 update 2
Compliant StandardsICES-003 Class A, UL 60950-1 Second Edition, FCC Part 15 A, BSMI Class A, KCC Class A, VCCI Class A, EN55022:2010 Class A, AS/NZS CISPR22:2009+A1 Class A, EN 55024:2010, CAN/CSA C22.2 No. 60950-1-07 Second Edition 2011-12, EN60950-1:2006 +A11+A1+A12 (2nd Edition)
Software / System Requirements
OS RequiredMicrosoft Windows Server 2012, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 x64 Edition, Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7, SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 12, VMware vSphere 5.5 update 2, SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1, SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 for AMD64/EM64T, SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 for AMD64/EM64T, VMware vSphere 5.5 update 3, VMware vSphere 6.0, VMware vSphere 6.0 update 1, VMware vSphere 6.0 update 2