Lenovo ThinkSystem QLogic QLE2740 Series 32Gb Fibre Channel Adapters Owner’s Manual

Lenovo ThinkSystem QLogic QLE2740 Series 32Gb Fibre Channel Adapters

The QLogic QLE2740 Series 32 Gb Fibre Channel (FC) Host Bus Adapters (HBAs) are Generation 6 (Gen 6) FC adapters for Lenovo ThinkSystem servers. These adapters offer industry-leading native FC performance with extremely low CPU usage with full hardware offloads. With performance of up to 1.3 million I/O operations per second (IOPS), these adapters can be used to support all-flash arrays (AFAs) — Fibre Channel storage systems comprised completely of high- speed solid-state drives.
Powerful management tools automate and simplify SAN provisioning to help reduce cost and complexity, while the unmatched 32 Gbps performance eliminates potential I/O bottlenecks in today’s powerful multiprocessor, multicore servers.
The QLogic QLE2742 2-port 32 Gb Fibre Channel HBA is shown in the following figure.

ThinkSystem QLogic QLE2742 PCIe 32Gb 2-Port SFP+ Fibre Channel Adapter (shown without the included 32 Gb transceivers)

Did you know?
The QLogic 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. QLogic QConvergeConsole (QCC) provides unified, single-pane-of-glass management across generations of QLogic FC adapters.

Part numbers

The following table lists the ordering information for the QLogic 32Gb Fibre Channel HBAs.

Part numbers and feature codes

The part numbers for the QLogic 32Gb Fibre Channel HBAs include the following items:

• An FC HBA adapter with one or two 32 Gb FC SW SFP+ transceivers installed
• 3U (full height) and 2U (low-profile) adapter brackets
• Publications package

The QLogic QLE2740 1-port 32 Gb Fibre Channel HBA is shown in the following figure.

ThinkSystem QLogic QLE2740 PCIe 32Gb 1-Port SFP+ Fibre Channel Adapter (shown without the included 32 Gb transceiver)

Fiber optic cables

The following table lists the fiber optic cables that are available from Lenovo.

Fiber optic cables

Key features

The QLogic QLE2740 Series 32Gb Fibre Channel HBAs have the following features:

• Maximum performance with up to 650K input/output operations per second (IOPS) per port (1.3 million IOPS in a dual-port adapter) 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 crashes from propagating across all ports, and provide predictable and scalable performance across all ports.
• Support for NVMe over Fibre Channel (FC-NVMe). The adapters support low-latency access to scale out NVMe with full support for the FC-NVMe protocol. The adapters can simultaneously support FC-NVMe and FCP-SCSI storage traffic on the same physical port, enabling customers to migrate to NVMe at their own pace.
• Support forward error correction (FEC) to enhance 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) preprovisioning 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.
• Link cable beacon (LCB) enables administrators to visually identify both ends of a physical link by flashing HBA’s LEDs, simplifying identification of the connection peers within server racks without tracing the cable.
• 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 32 Gb, 16 Gb and 8 Gb FC devices.
• Comprehensive virtualization capabilities with support for N_Port ID Virtualization (NPIV).
• A common driver model allows a single driver to support all QLogic HBAs on a given OS.
• Reduce the number of cards, cables, and PCIe slots required.
• Exceptional performance per watt and price/performance ratios.
• Backward compatibility with existing 8Gb FC and 16Gb FC infrastructure, leveraging existing SAN investments.
• Allow application of SAN best practices, tools, and processes with virtual server deployments.
• Ensure data availability and data integrity.
• Boot from SAN capability reduces the system management costs and increases uptime.

The following table compares features of QLogic FC adapters available for ThinkSystem servers.

QLogic 32 Gb and Enhanced 16 Gb FC HBAs feature comparison

Technical specifications

The QLogic QLE2740 Series 32Gb Fibre Channel HBAs have the following specifications:

• Based on the QLogic QLE2740 (single port) and QLE2742 (dual port) adapters
• Host interface: PCIe 3.0 x8
• Ports: Single-port and dual-port SFP+ based adapters
• Link speed: Support for 32 Gb, 16 Gb and 8 Gb link speeds, which are automatically negotiated
• Data rate: 28.05 (3200 MBps), 14.025 Gbps (1600 MBps), and 8.5 Gbps (800 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-6, FC-PI-5, FC-GS-2, FC-GS-3, SCSI-FCP, FCP-2, FC-TAPE
• Topology: Point-to-point and switched fabric
• Hot-pluggable 32 Gbps Fibre Channel SFP+ short wave optical transceivers (850 nm) with LC connectors (included with the adapters). Note: Other transceivers are not supported.
• Distance support:
  • Operating at 32 Gbps:
  • Up to 20 m on 50/125 µm OM2 Multi-Mode Fiber (MMF)
  • Up to 70 m on 50/125 µm OM3 MMF
  • Up to 100 m on 50/125 µm OM4 MMF
  • Operating at 16 Gbps:
  • Up to 35 m on 50/125 µm OM2 Multi-Mode Fiber (MMF)
  • Up to 100 m on 50/125 µm OM3 MMF
  • Up to 125 m on 50/125 µm OM4 MMF
  • Operating at 8 Gbps:
  • Up to 21 m on 62.5/125 µm OM1 MMF
  • Up to 50 m on 50/125 µm OM2 MMF
  • Up to 150 m on 50/125 µm OM3 MMF
  • Up to 190 m on 50/125 µm OM4 MMF
• 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 following tables list the ThinkSystem servers that are compatible.

Server support (Part 1 of 2)

Server support (Part 2 of 2)

Operating system support

The following tables list the supported operating systems for each part number:

• ThinkSystem QLogic QLE2740 PCIe 32Gb 1-Port SFP+ Fibre Channel Adapter, 7ZT7A00516
• ThinkSystem QLogic QLE2742 PCIe 32Gb 2-Port SFP+ Fibre Channel Adapter, 7ZT7A00518

Tip: These tables are automatically generated based on data from Lenovo ServerProven.

Operating system support for ThinkSystem QLogic QLE2740 PCIe 32Gb 1-Port SFP+ Fibre Channel Adapter, 7ZT7A00516

1. Need out of box driver to support NPIV feature
2. The WWPN show wrong when created by excute FC-NPIV test under VM6.5.2 os.

Operating system support for ThinkSystem QLogic QLE2742 PCIe 32Gb 2-Port SFP+ Fibre Channel Adapter, 7ZT7A00518

1. Need out of box driver to support NPIV feature
2. The WWPN show wrong when created by excute FC-NPIV test under VM6.5.2 os.

SAN switches

Lenovo offers the ThinkSystem DB Series of Fibre Channel SAN switches for high-performance storage expansion. See the DB Series product guides for models and configuration options:

• ThinkSystem DB Series SAN Switches:
  https://lenovopress.com/storage/switches/rack#rt=product-guide

Warranty

The adapters carry a one-year limited warranty. When installed in a supported server, the adapters assume the server’s base warranty and any Lenovo Services warranty upgrade.

Physical specifications

The adapters have the following dimensions (approximate):

• Low profile form factor card
• 168 mm x 69 mm (6.60 in. x 2.7 in.)
• Standard (3U) and low-profile (2U) brackets included

Operating environment

The adapters are 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 adapters conform 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:

• Lenovo ThinkSystem networking options product web page
  https://lenovopress.com/lp0765-networking-options-for-thinksystem-servers

• Lenovo support
  http://datacentersupport.lenovo.com

• Lenovo ServerProven
  http://www.lenovo.com/us/en/serverproven

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

Related product families

Product families related to this document are the following:

• Host Bus Adapters

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