Overview - QLogic iSCSI Expansion card for IBM eServer BladeCenter

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The iSCSI Expansion Card option is a hardware initiator that provides iSCSI communication from the blade server (HS20, HS40, JS20, and LS20) to an iSCSI storage device (target).

With the iSCSI Expansion Card, you gain the following:

• Full hardware-based iSCSI initiator and TOE for storage traffic only (TCP/IP offload engine) function
• Blades enabled to run diskless in a non-Fibre Channel Storage Area Network(SAN) environment
• Dual port card utilizing QLogic(TM) QMC4052 enabling iSCSI connectivity through switch module bays 3 and 4
• Standard BladeCenter expansion card form factor (full-sized expansion card)
• NEBS compliant for use in NGN/Telco environments

The BladeCenter portfolio delivers prehaps the widest range of storage options in the blade server market today. BladeCenter has always provided a variety of Fibre Channel, DAS and NAS options for customers to select from. The portfolio now includes iSCSI-SCSI over Ethernet. iSCSI technology combines Ethernet, SCSI and TCP/IP to deliver a non-Fibre Channel Storage Area Network using stable and familiar standards. Ultimately, iSCSI provides a viable alternative to local IDE and local SCSI drives, allowing customers to run servers in a diskless/stateless environment.

• Provides full iSCSI initiator functionality from HS20, HS40 JS20 and LS20 to iSCSI storage devices
• Allows blade servers to run diskless in a non - Fibre Channel Storage Area Network(SAN) environment
• Delivers full TOE for storage traffic only functionality to (TCP/IP Offload Engine) reduce CPU processing
• Dual port card utilizing QLogic(TM) QMC4052 enabling iSCSI connectivity through switch module bays 3 and 4

QLogic iSCSI Expansion for IBM eServer BladeCenter
Marketing part number: 26K6487
Replacement part number

1 Year limited - customer replaceable unit (CRU)