Introduction
Functionality and Features
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Functionality and Features
This section provides the following information:
Functional Description
Features
Supported Operating Systems
Functional Description
Functional descriptions for the adapters are as follows:
QMD8262-k: This a network daughter card with FCoE and iSCSI offload for
the blade server environment.
QLE8262:
This is a standard form-factor adapter with FCoE and iSCSI offload
for the rack and tower server environment.
QME8262-k: This is a mezzanine card with FCoE and iSCSI offload for the
blade server environment.
Features
The adapters provide the following features:
Switch Independent Partitioning
Message signaled interrupts (MSI-X)
Device management for power and SAN
Multi-boot capability including:
PXE
iSCSI
Fibre Channel
Unified extensible firmware interface (UEFI)
PCIe
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2.0 x8
User diagnostics that can be run from the CLI and the GUI
Ethernet functions include:
2x10 gigabit Ethernet (GbE) with KR (copper backplane) (does not
apply to QLE8262)
Priority and virtual LAN (VLAN) tagging
Jumbo frames up to 9618 bytes
Enhanced Ethernet functions include:
Priority-based flow control
Enhanced transmission selection
Advanced teaming
VLAN configuration and management
Preservation of teaming and VLAN configuration information during
driver upgrade