The Qlogic 2600 Series Adapters Have The Unique Capability Of Transforming From A 16Gb Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapter To A 10Gbe Converged Network Adapter That Supports Nic, Fcoe, And Iscsi Traffic.

Based On Qlogic'S I/Oflex Technology, The Adapter'S Flexibility Simplifies And Reduces Cost For Customers Who Want To Deploy A Fibre Channel San Today And Migrate To An Ethernet San In The Future.

• 16Gbps Fibre Channel Per Port Maximum Throughput For High Bandwidth Storage Area Network (San) Traffic
• Over 1.2 Million Iops Reduce Latency In High Transaction Intensive Applications And Virtualized Environments
• Reduced Hardware, Cabling, And Management Costs By Enabling More Applications (Virtual Machines) To Run On A Single Server And Fibre Channel Port
• Decreased Power And Cooling Costs By Using The Fewest Pci Express Lanes In Pcie Gen3 Environments
• Overlapping Protection Domains (Opd) To Ensure A High Level Of Reliability As Data Moves To And From The Pci Bus And Fibre Channel Network
• Complete Investment Protection For Legacy 8Gb And 4Gb Fibre Channel Infrastructure
• Future-Proof Design Enables Conversion To A 10Gbe Converged Network Adapter