Qlogic QLE2692OP Dual-port 16 Gb Fibre Channel adapter PCIe3 x8 LP (FC EKAQ)

Learn about the specifications and operating system requirements for the feature code (FC) EKAQ adapter.

Overview

The Qlogic QLE2692OP Dual-port 16 Gb Fibre Channel adapter PCIe3 x8 LP Adapter is a PCI Express (PCIe) generation 3 (Gen3) x8 adapter. The adapter can be used in either a x8 or x16 PCIe slot in the system. The adapter provides advanced storage networking features capable of supporting demanding virtualized and private cloud environments. The PCIe3 x8 Qlogic QLE2692OP Dual-port 16Gb Fibre Channel Adapter can also deliver up to 1.3 million IOPS (Input/Output Operations per Second) fuel high performance in all-flash arrays (AFAs) and high-density virtualized environments.

Specifications

Item: Description
Adapter FRU number: 01EM692 (AOC-QLE2692SR-IB001)
I/O bus architecture: PCIe3 x8
Slot requirement: For more information about slot priorities, maximums, and placement rules, see the PCIe adapter placement rules for the 9006-12P or PCIe adapter placement rules for the 9006-22P

Voltage: 3.3 V, 12 V.
Form factor: Short, low-profile
Attributes provided: Up to 1.3 million IOPS fuel high performance in AFAs and high density virtualized environments; Enhanced reliability, diagnostics, and accelerated deployment powered by QLogic StarFusion technology; Port isolation design offers deterministic and scalable performance on each port

Operating system or partition requirements

If you are installing a new feature, ensure that you have the software that is required to support the new feature and that you determine whether any prerequisites must be met for this feature and attaching devices. To check for operating system and partition requirements, see one of the following links:

The latest version of enabling libraries and utilities can be downloaded from the Fix Central website.
IBM® Prerequisite website.
IBM System Storage Interoperation Center (SSIC)
The latest version of the device driver or the IBM Power® RAID adapter utilities (iprutils) can be downloaded from the IBM Service and Productivity Tools website.
For information about important notices for Linux on IBM Power Systems, see the Linux® on IBM website.

Important: For a list of known Linux operating system issues that may affect this adapter, see the IBM Power LC readme .