Qlogic 2690 - 16Gbit FibreChannel PCI-express 3.0 HBA

The QLogic^® 2690 Series of Enhanced Gen 5 (16Gb) Fibre Channel (FC) Adapters from Cavium™ is a complete portfolio of single-, dual-, and quad-port adapters, designed for enterprise data centers that require the ultimate in FC performance, power efficiency, reliability, and investment protection for demanding virtualized and private cloud environments. These new Enhanced Gen 5 FC Adapters deliver the industry’s top FC performance with up to 2.6 million IOPS (up to 650K IOPS per port) with optimal load balancing and linear performance scalability per port. The QLogic port-isolation design provides independent data paths for each port, prevents errors and firmware crashes from propagating across all ports, and provides predictable and scalable performance across all ports. The QLogic 2690 Series Adapters support QLogic StorFusion™ technology offering comprehensive port diagnostics, rapid provisioning, and guaranteed performance service level agreements (SLAs) when used in conjunction with Brocade^® Gen 5 FC Fabric. QLogic 2690 Series Adapters provide unmatched operational efficiency with up to 75% lower power per port compared to the competition for reduced total cost of ownership (TCO). They also leverage QLogic StarPower™ technology with dynamic and adaptive power management features to optimize power and thermal footprints in the data center.

Overview

The QLogic 2690 Series Adapters support powerful virtualization features, making this adapter ideal for virtualized environments that need excellent I/O performance to service growing numbers of virtual machines (VMs).