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QLE2562‑HP Specifications

HPE / QLogic Dual‑Port 8 Gb/s Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapter (HBA)

Manufacturer: Hewlett‑Packard Enterprise (HPE) / QLogic
Manufacturer Model: QLE2562‑HP
Product Line: QLogic 2500 Series Fibre Channel Adapters
Product Series: QLE2562
Product Type: Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapter (HBA)
Product Name: HPE / QLogic QLE2562‑HP 8 Gb/s Dual‑Port FC HBA

KEY FEATURES:
Adapter Type: Host Bus Adapter (HBA)
Host Interface: PCI Express 2.0 x8
Fibre Channel Technology: 8 Gb/s per port
Total Ports: 2 × Fibre Channel ports (8 Gb/s)
Connectivity Media: Optical fibre (LC connectors with SFP modules)
Topology Support: Point‑to‑Point, Switched Fabric, FC‑AL, FC‑AL‑2
Supported Protocols: FCP‑3‑SCSI, FC‑Tape (FCP‑2), FC‑SP authentication, NPIV
Advanced Features: Auto‑negotiation, StarPower dynamic power management, quality of service (QoS)

PERFORMANCE:
Maximum Data Transfer Rate: Up to ~8.5 Gb/s per port
Throughput: ~3200 MB/s full‑duplex per port
IOPS: Up to ~200,000 initiator/target IOPS per port
Auto‑Negotiation Speeds: 8 Gb/s, 4 Gb/s, 2 Gb/s supported
SAN‑Level Authentication and Isolation Support

ENVIRONMENTAL & RELIABILITY:
Designed for enterprise SAN storage environments with continuous 24×7 operation
Operating Temperature: ~0 °C to 55 °C
Operating Relative Humidity: ~10 % to 90 % non‑condensing
Typical Power Consumption: ~6.2 W

SOFTWARE & SYSTEM SUPPORT:
Supported Operating Systems: Windows Server, Linux (Red Hat, SUSE), Solaris, VMware ESX/ESXi, NetWare and others
Management: SANsurfer FC HBA Manager, CLI, scripting tools
Boot Support: BIOS, UEFI, EFI
APIs: SNIA HBA API V2, SMI‑S, FDMI

PHYSICAL:
Form Factor: Low‑profile PCIe adapter card (with full‑height bracket included)
Host Interface: PCI Express 2.0 x8
Typical Dimensions: ~168 mm × 64 mm (low‑profile card)
Weight: Standard server add‑in card