Qlogic 3200 Series is the Adapter of Choice for Virtualiz User Manual download pdf

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Key Findings

Support for increasing server and storage workloads, the need for higher application performance, and the ability to meet critical

requirements of virtual environments are key factors in the selection and deployment of 10Gb Ethernet. Due to its rich feature set and

unique architecture, the QLogic

3200 Series Intelligent Ethernet Adapter delivers superior performance compared to the Intel

X520

Ethernet Server Adapter and provides the following benefits:

• Bandwidth: Superior networking line-rate throughput for enterprise applications through the optimization of TCP/IP and UDP traffic

• CPU Efficiency: Significantly reduced host CPU processing required, delivering the native OS performance needed for virtual

machine (VM) deployment

• Maximize Virtualization: Increased, dedicated bandwidth for VMs and associated applications, higher I/O performance in virtualized

environments, and conservation of PCIe slots in all server environments using VMflex™ technologies in tier-1 OEM-specific or

industry-standard I/O virtualization implementations

• Management Simplicity: Easy management of Ethernet Adapters in heterogeneous OS environments with QConvergeConsole

, a

single-pane-of-glass management console

The QLogic 3200 Series is the Adapter

of Choice for Virtualized Environments

QLogic 10GbE Adapter Offers Superior Performance

and Features Compared to Intel

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WHITE PAPERKey FindingsSupport for increasing server and storage workloads, the need for higher application performance, and the ability to meet crit

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HSG-WP11002 SN0330930-00 Rev. A 02/12 2 WHITE PAPERIntroductionIn today’s business environment, enterprises can’t afford to stand still. They must

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HSG-WP11002 SN0330930-00 Rev. A 02/12 3 WHITE PAPEREnabling Business Agility through CPU EfficienciesAs virtualization becomes prevalent in the en

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HSG-WP11002 SN0330930-00 Rev. A 02/12 4 WHITE PAPEROptimizing Virtual Environments with VMflexQLogic’s VMflex technology enables the QLogic 3200 S

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HSG-WP11002 SN0330930-00 Rev. A 02/12 5 WHITE PAPERNPAR is flexible and lets the user set maximum and minimum bandwidth settings. It enables dynam

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HSG-WP11002 SN0330930-00 Rev. A 02/12 6 WHITE PAPERFigure 3. QLogic QConvergeConsoleSummary and ConclusionWith its latest hardware release, QLogic

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HSG-WP11002 SN0330930-00 Rev. A 02/12 7 WHITE PAPERAppendixNIC Performance Testing ConfigurationServer ConfigurationHewlett-Packard®Intel NehalemD

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HSG-WP11002 SN0330930-00 Rev. A 02/12 8 WHITE PAPERDisclaimerReasonable efforts have been made to ensure the validity and accuracy of these perfor

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Qlogic 3200 Series is the Adapter of Choice for Virtualiz User Manual