Lenovo ThinkSystem QLogic QLE2742 - host bus adapter - PCIe 3.0 x8 - 32Gb Fibre Channel SFP+ x 2

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 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. QLogic QConvergeConsole (QCC) provides unified, single-pane-of-glass management across generations of QLogic FC adapters.

• 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 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) 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
• Read diagnostic parameters (RDP) feature provides detailed port, media, and optics diagnostics to easily discover and diagnose link-related errors
• 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