Lenovo ThinkSystem QLogic QML2692 16 Gb Enhanced Gen 5 Fibre Channel Adapter for Flex System User Guide

Lenovo ThinkSystem QLogic QML2692 16 Gb Enhanced Gen 5 Fibre Channel

Adapter for Flex System

Product Guide

The ThinkSystem QLogic QML2692 Mezz 16Gb 2-Port Fibre Channel Adapter is an Enhanced Generation 5 (Gen 5) 16 Gb FC adapter for ThinkSystem blade servers. The adapter, based on Cavium technology, offers industry-leading 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 the most demanding virtualized and private cloud environments, while fully leveraging the capabilities of high-performance 16 Gb FC (16GFC) and all-flash arrays (AFAs).
The following figure shows the ThinkSystem QLogic QML2692 Mezz 16Gb 2-Port Fibre Channel Adapter.

Figure 1. ThinkSystem QLogic QML2692 Mezz 16Gb 2-Port Fibre Channel Adapter

Did you know?
The Cavium StorFusion architecture delivers ultimate reliability to meet the needs of mission-critical enterprise applications with lower power and fewer CPU cycles, all while maintaining peak performance.
The QLogic 16Gb Enhanced Gen 5 mezz adapter is based on a 32 Gbps ASIC, which delivers higher IOPS and performance with lower power consumption compared to the previous generation.
QLogic QConvergeConsole provides unified, single-pane-of-glass management across generations of QLogic FC adapters.

Part number information
The following table shows the part number to order these adapters.
Table 1. Part number and feature code for ordering

Adapter

The part number includes the following items:

• One Flex System mezz adapter
• Adapter documentation

Key features

The ThinkSystem QLogic QML2692 Mezz 16Gb 2-Port Fibre Channel Adapter has the following features:

• Maximum performance with up to 1.3 million input/output operations per second (IOPS) to support larger server virtualization deployments and scalable cloud initiatives, and performance to match new multicore processors, SSDs/flash storage, and faster server host bus architectures.
• Independent function, transmit and receive buffers, an on-chip CPU, DMA channels, and a firmware image for each port enable complete port-level isolation, prevent errors and firmware crash from propagating across all ports, and provide predictable and scalable performance across all ports.
• Support forward error correction (FEC) to enhance the reliability of transmission and thereby performance.
• Industry-standard class-specific control (CS_CTL)-based frame prioritization Quality of Service (QoS) helps alleviate network congestion by prioritizing traffic for time-sensitive mission critical workloads for optimized performance.
• T10-PI data integrity with high-performance offload provides end-to-end data corruption protection.
• Support for Message Signaled Interrupts eXtended (MSI-X) improves host utilization and enhances application performance.
• Fabric-assigned port worldwide name (FA-WWN) and fabric-based boot LUN discovery (F-BLD) pre-provisioning services allow servers to be quickly deployed, replaced, and moved across the SAN; the creation of zones, LUNs, and other services can be completed before the servers arrive on site.
• Using the Brocade ClearLink diagnostic port (D_Port) available on the Brocade Gen 5 switches, administrators can quickly run automated diagnostic tests to assess the health of links and fabric components.
• Read diagnostic parameters (RDP) feature provides detailed port, media, and optics diagnostics to easily discover and diagnose link-related errors and degrading conditions on any N_Port-to-F_Port link.
• Single-pane-of-glass management across generations of QLogic FC adapters with QLogic QConvergeConsole (QCC).
• Deployment flexibility and integration with third-party management tools, including the VMware vCenter and Brocade Network Advisor.
• Support for 16 Gb, 8 Gb, and 4 Gb FC devices.
• Ensure data availability and data integrity.
  Boot from SAN capability reduces the system management costs and increases uptime.

Technical specifications

The adapter has the following specifications:

• Host interface: PCIe 3.0 x8
• Ports: Dual-port adapter
• Link speed: Support for 16 Gb, 8 Gb and 4 Gb FC link speeds, which are automatically negotiated
• Data rate: 14.025 Gbps (1600 MBps), 8.5 Gbps (800 MBps), and 4.25 Gbps (400 MBps) autosensing (per port), with full duplex
• Performance: Up to 1,300,000 IOPS (up to 650,000 IOPS per port)
• Fibre Channel standards: FC-PI-5, FC-GS-2, FC-GS-3, SCSI-FCP, FCP-2, FC-TAPE
• Topology: Point-to-point and switched fabric
• Management software:
  • The QLogic unified management application, QLogic QConvergeConsole (QCC), provides single-pane-of-glass management across generations of QLogic FC adapters.
  • QLogic supports all major APIs for deployment flexibility and integration with third-party management tools, including the VMware vCenter and Brocade Network Advisor.

Server support
The adapter is supported in the ThinkSystem compute nodes as indicated in the following table. Table 2. Supported servers

For the latest information about the expansion cards that are supported by each blade server type, see ServerProven at the following web address:
http://www.lenovo.com/us/en/serverproven/flexsystem.shtml
The following figure shows the location of the I/O expansion connectors .

Figure 2. Location of the I/O adapter slots in the Flex System SN550 Compute Node
I/O Module support
The adapters support the I/O module that is listed in the following table. One or two compatible switches must be installed in the corresponding I/O bays in the chassis. Installing two switches means that both ports of the adapter are enabled and connected to switch ports.
Table 3. I/O modules that are supported by the adapter

Part number

|

Description

| Supports the QML2692 Mezz
---|---|---
69Y1930| Flex System FC3171 8Gb SAN Switch| Yes
69Y1934| Flex System FC3171 8Gb SAN Pass-thru| Yes
88Y6374| Flex System FC5022 16Gb SAN Scalable Switch| Yes
00Y3324| Flex System FC5022 24-port 16Gb SAN Scalable Switch| Yes
90Y9356| Flex System FC5022 24-port 16Gb ESB SAN Scalable Switch| Yes

The following table shows the connections between adapters that are installed in the compute nodes to the switch bays in the chassis.
Table 4. Adapter to I/O bay correspondence

I/O adapter slot in the server| Port on the adapter| Corresponding I/O module bay in the chassis
---|---|---
Slot 1| Port 1| Module bay 1
Port 2| Module bay 2
Slot 2| Port 1| Module bay 3
Port 2| Module bay 4
Slot 3 (x440 only)| Port 1| Module bay 1
Port 2| Module bay 2
Slot 4 (x440 only)| Port 1| Module bay 3
Port 2| Module bay 4

The connections between the adapters that are installed in the compute nodes to the switch bays in the chassis are shown in the following figure.

Figure 3. Logical layout of the interconnects between I/O adapters and I/O modules

Operating systems

The following table lists the supported operating systems.
Tip: This table is automatically generated based on data from Lenovo ServerProven.

Table 5. Operating system support for ThinkSystem QLogic QML2692 Mezz 16Gb 2-Port Fibre Channel Adapter, 7ZT7A00520

Operating systems

| SN550 V2| SN550 (Gen 2)| SN850 (Gen 2)| SN550 (Gen 1)| SN850 (Gen 1)
---|---|---|---|---|---
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2| N| N| N| Y| Y
Microsoft Windows Server 2016| Y| Y| Y| Y| Y
Microsoft Windows Server 2019| Y| Y| Y| Y| Y
Microsoft Windows Server 2022| Y| Y| Y| Y| Y
Microsoft Windows Server version 1709| N| N| N| Y| Y
Microsoft Windows Server version 1803| N| N| N| Y| N
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.10| N| N| N| Y| Y
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.9| N| N| N| Y| Y

Operating systems

| SN550 V2| SN550 (Gen 2)| SN850 (Gen 2)| SN550 (Gen 1)| SN850 (Gen 1)
---|---|---|---|---|---
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.3| N| N| N| Y| Y
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.4| N| N| N| Y| Y
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.5| N| N| N| Y| Y
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.6| N| Y| Y| Y| Y
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.7| N| Y| Y| Y| Y
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.8| N| Y| Y| Y| Y
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.9| Y| Y| Y| Y| Y
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.0| N| Y| Y| Y| Y
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.1| N| Y| Y| Y| Y
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2| Y| Y| Y| Y| Y
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.3| Y| Y| Y| Y| Y
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4| Y| Y| Y| Y| Y
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.5| Y| Y| Y| Y| Y
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6| Y| Y| Y| Y| Y
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0| Y| Y| Y| Y| Y
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4| N| N| N| Y| Y
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2| N| N| N| Y| Y
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2 with Xen| N| N| N| Y| Y
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3| N| N| N| Y| Y
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3 with Xen| N| N| N| Y| Y
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4| N| Y| Y| Y| Y
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4 with Xen| N| Y| Y| Y| Y
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5| Y| Y| Y| Y| Y
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 with Xen| Y| Y| Y| Y| Y
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15| N| Y| Y| Y| Y
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1| N| Y| Y| Y| Y
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1 with Xen| N| Y| Y| Y| Y
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2| Y| Y| Y| Y| Y
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2 with Xen| Y| Y| Y| Y| Y
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3| Y| Y| Y| Y| Y
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3 with Xen| Y| Y| Y| Y| Y
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4| Y| Y| Y| Y| Y
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4 with Xen| Y| Y| Y| Y| Y
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 with Xen| N| Y| Y| Y| Y
Ubuntu 18.04.5 LTS| Y| N| N| N| N
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS| Y| Y| N| Y| N
VMware vSphere Hypervisor (ESXi) 6.5| N| N| N| Y| Y
VMware vSphere Hypervisor (ESXi) 6.5 U1| N| N| N| Y| Y

Operating systems

| SN550 V2| SN550 (Gen 2)| SN850 (Gen 2)| SN550 (Gen 1)| SN850 (Gen 1)
---|---|---|---|---|---
VMware vSphere Hypervisor (ESXi) 6.5 U2| N| Y| Y| Y| Y
VMware vSphere Hypervisor (ESXi) 6.5 U3| N| Y| Y| Y| Y
VMware vSphere Hypervisor (ESXi) 6.7| N| N| N| Y| Y
VMware vSphere Hypervisor (ESXi) 6.7 U1| N| Y| Y| Y| Y
VMware vSphere Hypervisor (ESXi) 6.7 U2| N| Y| Y| Y| Y
VMware vSphere Hypervisor (ESXi) 6.7 U3| Y| Y| Y| Y| Y
VMware vSphere Hypervisor (ESXi) 7.0| N| Y 1| Y| Y 1| Y 1
VMware vSphere Hypervisor (ESXi) 7.0 U1| N| Y| Y| Y| Y
VMware vSphere Hypervisor (ESXi) 7.0 U2| Y| Y| Y| Y| Y
VMware vSphere Hypervisor (ESXi) 7.0 U3| Y| Y| Y| Y| Y
VMware vSphere Hypervisor (ESXi) 8.0| Y| Y| Y| Y| Y

Warranty

The adapter carries a one-year limited warranty. When installed in a supported server, the adapter assumes the server’s base warranty and any Lenovo Services warranty upgrade.

Physical specifications
The dimensions and weight of the adapters are as follows:

• Width: 100 mm (3.9 in.)

• Depth: 80 mm (3.1 in.)

• Weight: 13 g (0.3 lb)
  Shipping dimensions and weight (approximate):

• Height: 58 mm (2.3 in.)

• Width: 229 mm (9.0 in.)

• Depth: 208 mm (8.2 in.)

• Weight: 0.4 kg (0.89 lb)

Operating environment
The adapter is supported in the following environment:

• Temperature:
  • Operating: 0 – 55 °C (32 – 131 °F) Storage: -20 – 70 °C (-4 – 185 °F)
• Relative humidity:
  • Operating: 10 – 90% (non-condensing) Storage: 5 – 95% (non-condensing)

Agency approvals

The adapter conforms to the following regulations:

• AS/NZS CISPR22:2009+A1, Class A
• CSA 22.2, No. 60950-1-07 (2nd Edition) EN55022:2010, Class A
• EN55024:2010
• EU (CE Mark)
• FCC Rules, Part 15, Class A
• Industry Canada, ICES-003, Class A
• Japan VCCI, Class A
• Korea KC-RRA, Class A
• TUV EN60950-1:2006+A11+A1+A12 (2nd Edition) Taiwan BSMI, Class A
• UL60950-1 (2nd Edition)

Related publications and links
For more information, see the following resources:

• Flex System Information Center (User’s Guides for servers and options)
  http://flexsystem.lenovofiles.com/help/index.jsp

• Marvell home page for Lenovo products
  https://www.marvell.com/lenovo

• Flex System Interoperability Guide
  http://lenovopress.com/fsig

• Lenovo Flex System Products and Technology
  http://lenovopress.com/sg248255

• ServerProven for Flex System
  http://www.lenovo.com/us/en/serverproven/flexsystem.shtml

Related product families
Product families related to this document are the following:

• Blade Storage Adapters

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References

• Lenovo Flex System Documentation
• Flex System Interoperability Guide > Lenovo Press
• Lenovo Flex System Products and Technology > Lenovo Press
• Welcome | ServerProven
• ThinkSystem QLogic QML2692 16 Gb Enhanced Gen 5 Fibre Channel Adapter for Flex System Product Guide > Lenovo Press
• Blade Storage Adapters > Lenovo Press
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