QME2572 Training Presentation Jan 09

January 2009QLogic Partner Confidential1

QLogic QME2572 Host Bus Adapter

Product features and value proposition

Anand VridhagiriSr. Outbound Marketing Manager

QLogic Partner Confidential2

Data Center ChallengesWhat is driving the need for 8Gb HBA?

New resource-intensive applications (Web 2.0) coupled with information explosion

• Storage hungry applications drive more traffic

Windows Server 2008• Exchange and SQL Server now support 2x

storage capacity

Microsoft Exchange• Increased mailbox sizes• Increased number of storage groups• Increased I/O coalescing

Server Virtualization

Green Networking

Blade Servers


Blade Servers

Does your HBA have the bandwidth to handle the

combined I/O?

Blade Servers


How does QME2572 help?

1. Future Proof– 8Gb storage– Next generation of multi core blade servers

2. Data Backup Applications• Backup 2x the data in the same window or the same amount

of data in half the time. Reduce disk to disk replication time

3. Experience more database transactions and Exchange seats per server

4. Enable More Virtual Machines• Double the number of VM’s per server without reducing the

throughput of each VM

5. Provides power, security and management level optimizations


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Optimized to Exceed the Business Requirements of the Next Generation Data Center

How is QME2572 positioned?


QME2572 FeaturesDell Blade Server mezzanine slot connector

Higher Performance: • Up to 3200 MBps (full-duplex)• 200,000 initiator IOPs per port

Virtualization Optimized:• Supports N_Port ID virtualization (NPIV),

Quality-of-Service and Dynamic Provisioning during live migration

Power Optimized:• QLogic StarPower® Technology enables

power management techniques to ensure lowest power & cooling – Cool HBA Technology™


8Gb HBA Features – cont’d

RAS Optimized:• Overlapping Protection Domains (OPD) extended for

“control” and “data” paths to ensure data integrity

Security Optimized:• Enhanced Authentication (FC-SP)

Management Optimized: • Unified driver model eliminates interoperability issues

between firmware and driver versions and cuts upgrade time in half

Guaranteed Interop & Investment Protection: • Certified with all major operating systems, servers, storage,

and applications

• Backward compatible with 2Gb and 4Gb Storage Networks


8Gb Accelerates Disk to Disk Backups

Maximize utilization of Dell disk

Reduce D2D backups • ¼ the time of 2Gb• ½ the time of 4Gb

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QLogic 8Gb Mezzanine Cad

Dell FC Storage


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Optimized for Virtualization

WWPN

QLogic QME2572 include NPIV (N_Port ID Virtualization)


Power & Cooling

HBA• Reduced external components

Integrated the external Synchronous SRAM memory Elimination of NVRAM reduces number of

components and power consumption

• Cool HBATM Technology No fans or heat sinks required Designed to require low airflow for operation Also results in lower power consumption from the

server

• Intelligent Link Training PCIe Gen2 increases the bus speed, runs 8Gb FC

using fewer lanes QLogic auto-detects Gen1 or Gen2 If Gen2, power down unused lanes Does not compromise performance


Customer pain points solved

Backup 2x the data in the same window or the same amount of data in half the time

Keep up with the growing demand for streaming media and HD video

Reduce disk to disk replication time Enable more database transactions and

Exchange seats Be ready for 8Gb storage Be ready for the next generation of multi core

blade servers


Summary

QLogic QME2572 for Dell PowerEdge Blades:

• Avoids potential I/O bottlenecks to accelerate performance of applications

• Reduces back-up time and disk to disk replication time

• Virtualization (NPIV, VSAN), Security (FC-SP) and Management optimized

• Lower power consumption Cool HBA™ Dynamic Power Management – Link Training

• Investment protection and backward compatibility

January 5, 2009QLogic Confidential13

Dell QLogic Team

Worldwide Account Mgmt• Gary Thomas, 512-639-7525, [email protected]

Business Development• Ronnie Payne, 512-658-1851, [email protected] (NA)• Ian Wardrope, +44 7780 990091, [email protected] (EMEA)

Systems Engineering / HPC Solutions Architect• Brad Garton, 512-826-7525, [email protected]

Marketing• Anand Vridhagiri, 512-364-9590, [email protected]

QLogic partner site for Dell• http://www.qlogic.com/Solutions/OEM_Dell.aspx

mailto:[email protected]




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