Qlogic QMI3472

The QMI3472 is the industry’s first multi-protocol expansion card enabling 4-Gbps Fibre Channel and 1-Gbps Ethernet in a PCI Express Combo Form Factor (CFFh) for the IBM BladeCenter. The QMI3472 not only delivers unprecedented levels of performance and availability, but also provides intelligent networking features specific to enterprise class data centers.

The QMI3472 delivers unmatched Fibre Channel and Ethernet performance, providing over 300,000 IOPS, nearly 1.6 GBps FC throughput, 1-Gbps full-duplex Ethernet, and support for PCI Express x4 bus speeds. More importantly, the QMI3472 HBA provides new intelligent storage networking features that redefine the enterprise class HBA, providing increased data protection, advanced frame routing, and enterprise wide management capabilities.