1. QLogic I/O Solutions for IBM System X, Blade and PureFlex

2. Ingrained into the IBM server ecosystem
BladeCenter®
System x™
POWER Systems™
PureSystems™
System Storage™

3. QLogic Adapter Value
July 2013

4. QLogic Adapter value
Readiness for virtualized environments & Cloud deployments
Support for VMware ESX, Microsoft Hyper-V, Linux/KVM, PowerVM
Optimized for virtualized environments
Superior application level I/O performance
Microsoft Exchange: up to 133% higher IOPs than competition*
Oracle OLTP: up to 106% higher IOPs than competition**
200,000 IOPS per port
1,600MB throughput
Power efficiency
lowest power consumption for FC adapters in IBM Flex portfolio
QLogic StarPower * **

5. Oracle OLTP Performance Exchange Workload Scalability
QLogic 8Gb HBAs
Oracle OLTP Performance
Exchange Workload Scalability
Transactions per Second
In high-performance Oracle database applications
QLogic 2500 Series 8Gb FC Adapters deliver up to 47% higher IOPS compared to the Emulex’s LPe12000 series adapters
QLogic 2500 Series 8Gb FC adapters deliver an average of 98% percent better performance than Brocade’s 815 adapters
224% better performance
Outstanding I/O

6. Dynamic Power Management
Smart QLogic ASIC senses the PCI-e bus and uses the right amount of lanes to provide maximum performance
Uses up to 40% less power
January 24, 2013

7. QLogic connectivity solutions for IBM System x
Server connectivity
16Gb single & dual port Fibre Channel adapters
4 & 8Gb single & dual port FC adapters
10GbE Converged Network Adapter
10GbE Virtual Fabric Adapters

8. 16Gb Fibre Channel Technology for IBM System X

9. Introducing QLogic 16Gb HBAs for System x
QLogic 16Gb Fibre Channel adapters
The first PCIe Gen3 FC adapter in the IBM product portfolio
Ideally suited for IBM System x M4 servers but also compatible with M3 servers
OS support
Windows 2008 & 2012, RHEL 5 & 6, SLES 10 & 11, VMware ESX & ESXi 4.1, VMware vSphere 5 & 5.1
16GB SFP+ (P/N 00Y3345) ships with adapter
Product name
System x part number
QLogic part number
IBM System x M4 servers
IBM System x M3 servers
QLogic 16Gb FC Single-port HBA for System x
00Y3337
QLE2660 √
QLogic 16Gb FC Dual-port HBA for System x
00Y3341
QLE2662

10. QLogic 16Gb FC performance benefits
What does TRUE PCI-e 3.0 mean to your customers?
Improve your price per performance and lower your power requirements
Companies wanting to consolidate hardware by deploying virtualized environments will benefit by using 16Gb FC
On Line Transaction Processing (OLTP) applications such as on-line banking and travel reservation systems or any other type of high volume/many user applications will benefit from 16Gb FC
Using 16Gb FC, backup and restore applications will complete in nearly ½ the time that it would take to complete in 8Gb FC environments
It means 16% better performance than PCI-e 2.0 adapters
3x IOPs
Twice the Throughput of 8G, cutting response time in half
3 times the IOPs of 8G Fibre
40% faster than 10G Ethernet/FCoE
Backward compatibility ensures investment protection
For those organizations who continue to invest in Fibre Channel SANs, 16Gb Fibre Channel will bring added performance and functionality.
16Gb Fibre Channel is 40% faster than 10G Ethernet FCoE and 2x faster than 8Gb Fibre Channel.
increased Transactional performance – IOPS go from 400K to over 1.2 Million (3x increase)
Improve your price per performance and lower your power requirements. 16Gb Fibre Channel backward compatibility ensures investment protection. There are more physical functions, which increases PCIe slot conservation.
Companies wanting to consolidate hardware by deploying virtualized environments will benefit by using 16Gb FC
On Line Transaction Processing (OLTP) applications such as on-line banking and travel reservation systems or any other type of high volume/many user applications will benefit from 16Gb FC
Using 16Gb FC, backup and restore applications will complete in nearly ½ the time that it would take to complete in 8Gb FC environments
Greater IOPS
Twice the data throughput
Cuts the response time in half
More IOPS for typical 4 & 8KB I/O block database applications
This Demartek study explains the benefits of the QLogic 16Gb PCI-e 3 adapters compared to 16Gb PCI-e 2 adapters

11. QLogic Architectural Advantage: Port Isolation
QLogic’s Architecture Provides
Independent functionality
Higher reliability
Simplified manageability
Predictable performance
Excellent stability
Per Port Functionality
QLogic
Independent CPU 
Isolated Memory
Independent Firmware Image
Memory
Firmware
Processor
Port 0
Port 1
PCIe
Shared Architecture
Shared resources across ports creates:
Higher risk of failure
Irregular performance
Risk of instability
Processor
Firmware
Memory

12. Port Isolation Performance Characteristics
When considering that the purpose of a failover configuration is redundancy and reliability, the fact that both ports share memory, CPU and Firmware make this decision counterintuitive.
If one port fails due to internal issue, both will fail, leaving no port to failover to.
QLogic’s Port Isolation ensures this does not happen.
At first glance, it would appear that The reasoning behind Emulex’s design is for customers running in an Active/Passive or Failover Configuration.
Assuming this was true, then a customer might want better single port performance.
QLogic Product Portfolio

13. QLogic VFA Product Portfolio

14. QLogic Virtual Fabric Adapters for IBM System x
QLogic 8200 VFA
Standard PCIe card
Support for IBM System x M4 servers
QLogic Embedded VFA
Mezzanine board
Support for System x x3550, x3650 M4 servers
Doesn't use up a PCIe slot
Two products, same functionality
10GbE dual-port with vNIC capability
4 virtual ports per physical port
Licence upgrade with IBM Feature-on-Demand
Full Converged Network Adapter capability
FCoE & iSCSI offload
add switch picture & information
add converged ToR

15. QLogic Virtual Fabric Adapters for IBM System x
All of the same capabilities:
PCIe Gen2 x8
Supports Optical and Copper DAC
(SFPs are NOT included on Embedded VFA)
Multi-personality ports (10GE, iSCSI & FCoE)
QLogic’s switch agnostic N-PAR (NIC Partitioning)
Multi Protocol Hardware offload
Dual port removable 10Gb SFP+
Industry-leading 10Gbps performance
Flexible networking:
Upgrade for iSCSI and FCoE functionality
add switch picture & information
add converged ToR
Product name
System x part number
QLogic part number
IBM System x M4 servers
QLogic Embedded VFA
90Y6454
n/a √
QLogic Embedded VFA FOD License
90Y5179
QLogic 8200 VFA
90Y4600
QLE3262
QLogic 8200 VFA FOD License
00Y5624

16. Supported Transceivers / Cables
QLogic Product Portfolio

17. QLogic VFA (8200) vs QLogic 10Gb CNA (8100)
Feature Comparison
8100
8200
PCIe Gen2 x8 No
Yes
Full iSCSI hardware offload
NIC Partitioning
Congestion Notification (802.1Qau)
VEB(Virtual Ethernet Bridge), VEPA(Virtual Ethernet Port Aggregator) capable
Simultaneous Multi-protocol support
Optical Cable support
Active Copper DAC support
Passive Copper DAC support
Progressive functionality (Feature On Demand)
QLogic Product Portfolio

18. QLogic PureFlex Product Line
July 2013

19. IBM - PureSystem Product Portfolio
PureFlex
x220
x240
x440
p260
p460
p24L
IBM PureFlex Chassis
Adapter
Server to storage
Interoperability
IBM Flex System FC port 8Gb FC Adapter
69Y1938
Network
IBM Flex System FC3171 8Gb SAN Switch
69Y1930
IBM Flex System FC3171 8Gb Pass-thru
69Y1934
IBM Flex System Fabric 10GbE Converged Scalable Switch (CN4093)
00D5823

20. Choices when deploying a new Flex chassis
Connecting to an existing Fibre Channel SAN
use Pass-thru transparent mode
quick to deploy, configured in minutes
zero interoperability issues with external switches
automatic load balancing and failover
no reconfiguration needed to existing SAN
Connecting directly to Fibre Channel storage
use 8Gb SAN Switch
fully featured with no additional licences to buy
virtualization ready with enhanced NPIV support
autosensing to 2Gb, 4Gb, 8Gb/s operation
Management
QLogic QuickTools management suite
run from within Flex Systems Manager

21. CN4093 - Flex convergence with QLogic
IBM Flex System Fabric 10GbE Converged Scalable Switch (CN4093)
QLogic module provides Fibre Channel Gateway functionality
Similar to QLogic Virtual Fabric Ext Module in BladeCenter
Allows Flex chassis to connect directly to Fibre Channel SAN or storage
Omniports configurable to 10GbE or Fibre Channel
Benefits
Converged networking in Flex chassis
No requirement for expensive Top of Rack switch

22. IBM PureFlex - reasons to specify QLogic products
Complete end-to-end 8Gb Fibre Channel solution
Cost effective, default choice for today's customer requirements
The only Fibre Channel adapter supporting all Compute Nodes
x220, x240, x440, p24L, p260, p460
Chassis connectivity options for all deployments
Connecting to Fibre Channel Storage
Connecting to Fibre Channel SAN
Proven technology from IBM BladeCenter and System x Rack/Tower
adapter of choice for IBM customers today in BladeCenter and System x rack/tower
Fibre Channel adapters - industry market leaders at 55%
>13 M adapter ports shipped
Flex Enterprise
Chassis support
System x part number
POWER Systems feature code
IBM Flex Systems™
IBM PureFlex™
IBM PureApplication™
IBM Flex System FC3171 8Gb SAN Switch
69Y1930
3595 √
default
IBM Flex System FC3171 8Gb Pass-thru
69Y1934
3591
Flex Compute
node support
System x
part number
POWER Systems feature code
x220
x240
x440
p24L
p260
p460
IBM Flex System FC port 8Gb FC Adapter
69Y1938
1764 √

23. IBM Smartcloud for PureFlex
Pre-configured Express, Standard, Enterprise
Intel & Power compute nodes
Storwize V7000 Storage Array
QLogic FC Adapters & Switch
Virtualization support
VMware
KVM, HyperV
Smartcloud capabilities
Create images: simplify storage of images
Deploy VMs: reduce deployment time
Operate a Cloud

24. QLogic BladeCenter Product Line
July 2013

25. IBM - System X Product Portfolio
Server Platform
BladeCenter
S, E, HT, H
HS, HX5, JS and PS
8Gb FC + 1GE
Combo HBA (CFFh)
44X1940
FCoE
10Gb CNA
42C1803
8Gb HBA
(CIOv)
44X1945
4Gb HBA
46M6065
QLogic
10GbE VFA 00Y3332
Server Adapter
(Mezz or Standup)
Network
44X port 8Gb FC SAN switch module
88Y6406
4/8Gb SAN Switch
88Y6410
4/8Gb FC IPM
44X Gb FC IPM
46M6172
Virtual Fabric Extension Module (FCoE)

26. QLogic VFA for BladeCenter
New product introduction
- Announce June 25th, GA July 26th
- Three different part numbers
IBM BladeCenter Product
Part #
Description
QLogic 10Gb VFA
00Y3332
10GbE NIC with QLogic NIC partitioning (NPAR)
Dynamic QoS settings
QLogic 10Gb VF Advanced FoD Upgrade
00Y5622
Feature-on-Demand upgrade licence
QLogic 10Gb VF Advanced CNA
00Y5618
Full Converged Network Adapter functionality
Two opportunities for I/O consolidation
- Combine mulitiple 1GbE connections into fewer 10GbE Converged Data and Storage networking

27. NPAR (NIC Partitioning)

28. NPAR Theory of Operation – Partitioning
NPAR provides multiple Ethernet interfaces per physical 10Gb Ethernet port.
This is done by partitioning the port’s PCIe interface into four independent Ethernet functions.
Each NPAR Function is presented as a unique Ethernet interface to the server and the OS, with its own unique MAC address
Each Function has its own instance of a device driver
NPAR supports functions with NIC, FCoE and iSCSI personalities
Empty
PF0
NIC
PF1
NIC
PF2
NIC *
PF2
Disabled
PF2
Disabled
PF3
NIC *
PF3
Disabled
PF4
iSCSI
PF4
Disabled
PF4
NIC *
PF5
NIC *
PF5
Disabled
PF5
iSCSI
PF6
NIC *
PF6
Disabled
PF6
FCoE
PF7
FCoE
PF7
NIC *
PF7
Disabled
Empty
PCIe Configuration Bus
Physical Port 0
Changing the Personality of the NIC Partition
Physical Port 1

29. NPAR – eSwitch
NPAR Implements an eSwitch which is similar in function and capability to the hypervisor’s vSwitch
VLAN aware
MAC address lookup
The eSwitch works in conjunction with the hypervisor’s vSwitch.
The vSwitches cascade into the NPAR eSwitches through the NPAR NIC Functions
Each eSwitch is associated with a single Physical Port
All NIC Functions associated with a single Physical Port are switched in the same eSwitch
The Physical Port is the Uplink for its associated eSwitch
Keeps switch statistics within the card.
NPAR is external switch agnostic
It does not require any switch specific features in the external switch for it to work correctly

30. NIC Traffic Flow within the Host
vSwitch to eSwitch
NIC Traffic Flow within the Host
Server VM VM VM VM VM VM VM VM VM VM
vNIC
vNIC
vNIC
vNIC
vNIC
vNIC
vNIC
vNIC
vNIC
vNIC
Hypervisor
vSwitch
vSwitch
vSwitch
vSwitch
PF 0
PF 2
PF 4
PF 6
NIC Port 0
eSwitch
TX/RX
PHY
External Bridge

31. Not all NIC Partitioning implementations are created equal!
IB v6.0
The Competition
Can NOT run FCoE and iSCSI at the same time.
Cannot turn NIC partitioning off.
A firmware update and reboot are required for adding iSCSI or FCoE
Not all NIC Partitioning implementations are created equal!
NPAR, or NIC Partitioning, is where you can divide a single 10GigE adapter into multiple, independent partitions.
Each of these partitions can support concurrent networking and storage protocols and appear as an independent interface to the host OS.
So, instead of deploying multiple 1 GigE NICs in a single server and dedicating each to a particular task, you can consolidate into a single 10GigE port and provide NPAR in either native or virtualized OS environments. 31

32. QLogic's NPAR = True Flexibility
IB v6.0
QLogic's NPAR = True Flexibility
CAN run FCoE and iSCSI concurrently.
NIC partitioning can be fully disabled.
FOD key is all that is needed for FCoE and iSCSI capabilities
NPAR functions (NIC/FCoE and iSCSI) can be disabled if desired.
NIC
NIC/iSCSI
NIC/FCoE
Disabled
Disabled
NIC
NPAR, or NIC Partitioning, is where you can divide a single 10GigE adapter into multiple, independent partitions.
Each of these partitions can support concurrent networking and storage protocols and appear as an independent interface to the host OS.
So, instead of deploying multiple 1 GigE NICs in a single server and dedicating each to a particular task, you can consolidate into a single 10GigE port and provide NPAR in either native or virtualized OS environments.
Disabled
NIC
NIC Partitioning
NIC
NIC/iSCSI
NIC/FCoE
Disabled
NIC
Disabled
Disabled
NIC 32

33. NPAR QoS Configuration
Minimum Bandwidth setting
This is a guaranteed amount of bandwidth available through the NIC Function
Specified as a percentage of the NIC’s portion of the physical port’s bandwidth
The sum of all the Minimum settings for the NIC Functions of a physical port must be less than or equal to 100%
Maximum Bandwidth setting
Sets the Maximum amount of bandwidth a NIC Function is allowed to utilize
Specified as percentage of the NIC’s portion of the physical port’s bandwidth
The sum of all the Maximum settings for the NIC Functions of a physical port may exceed 100%
QoS settings are tunable
“On the Fly”.
Changes can be implemented seamlessly without a reboot or port reset.

34. Oversubscription Oversubscription:
Allows the total maximum bandwidth settings of the NIC Functions of a physical port to exceed the port’s actual bandwidth
Each NIC Function can claim up to100% of a physical port’s bandwidth If no other NIC Function is using it.
Allows unused bandwidth to be dynamically shifted to where it is needed
Oversubscription prevents bandwidth waste

35. QLogic vs the Competition
Key Features
The Competition
QLogic 8200
Divide physical port into multiple partitions
Bandwidth Guarantee per Partition
Oversubscription Capabilities X
Dynamic QoS Configuration
(reboot required)
Concurrent FCoE & iSCSI traffic
Operating System, Integrated Tools
Offload VM-to-VM Traffic (eSwitch)
Can disable partitioned ports
(NIC Partitioning –NPAR)
(Change QoS “on the fly”)

36. QLogic Tools

37. QLogic Adapter Hardware
Adapter Management
QConvergeConsole CLI
PreBoot Utilities Fast!UTIL
QConvergeConsole GUI (QCC)
VMware Plug-in
All QLogic adapters can be managed using multiple tools. All adapters have some configuration at Pre-Boot, with Fast!UTIL being used for Fibre Channel and Converged Network Adapter configuration prior to the OS loading on a server.
The QConvergeConsole CLI is available for installation on the server with the QLogic adapter, allowing server administrators to use a text user interface to configure and manage the adapters or write scripts for easy configuration.
The QConvergeConsole GUI supports all QLogic adapters, allowing a network administrator to have access to the adapter management remotely.
There are multiple modules in the FlexCert programs regarding the use and operation of these tools.
QLogic Adapter Hardware

38. QCC GUI: Simplified Management
Single-Pane-of-Glass
QConvergeConsole: Unified web-based single-pane-of-glass console (GUI & CLI) for FC, Ethernet and Converge Network adapters
Customer freedom to manage all adapters in data center
QLogic QConvergeConsole Plug-in for VMware vCenter
3rd Party tools using standard APIs - One tool – all protocols – all OSs
Integrated with APIs - visibility across data center management Native OS tools for Networking
Role based Authentication – for LAN and SAN administrators
Common Driver Stack
Single driver – backward compatible with 8Gb and 4Gb FC Adapters
Windows, Linux, ESX, Solaris, XenServer
Diskless Boot
BIOS, UEFI, FCode
Higher Uptime
Extended Hardware Assisted Firmware Tracing (eHAFT) – faster resolution
Manageability. QLogic’s QConvergeConsole delivers a unified Web-based single-pane-of-glass management console across QLogic’s broad product line of storage and networking adapters. This is a multiprotocol proven solution.
A single pane of glass, available as a graphical user interface (GUI) or command line interface (CLI).
QConvergeConsole also has the ability to detect QLogic CNAs when storage attach is required from the host.
Common IT practices such as VLAN configuration and teaming can be easily accomplished either through QConvergeConsole or through native OS tools, thereby minimizing IT training and deployment costs.
Role based Authentication
Separate logins / visibility for SAN and LAN administrators
Eliminates need to converge your organization as you converge the network
Ease of Management
A single management application (QConvergeConsole) that works with QLogic’s portfolio of iSCSI, Fibre Channel, Converged Network and Intelligent Ethernet adapters, enables end users to manage their current QLogic adapters, as well as, the new 2600 Series adapters with a single management application.
The 2600 Series also support standards based APIs which provide end users the flexibility to use third-party management applications.
End users have additional flexibility with respect to management by being able to use management applications provided by the Operating System such as VMware’s vCenter Plug-in.

39. QCC CLI Installation & Overview
QCC CLI: Menu Driven
Scanning for QLogic adapters, please wait…
QConvergeConsole
CLI - Version (Build 32)
Main Menu
1: Adapter Information
2: Adapter Configuration
3: Adapter Updates
4: Adapter Diagnostics
5: Adapter Statistics
6: NIC Partitioning (NPAR) Information
7: NIC Partitioning (NPAR) Configuration
8: Refresh
9: Help
10: Exit
Please Enter Selection:
The QCC CLI, will first scan the server for QLogic adapters.
*Once they are found, the Main Menu will appear. From the Main Menu, the administrator will select numbered options as presented to complete the configuration.
This is the menu from a Converged Network Adapter.
QCC CLI Installation & Overview

40. QCC CLI Installation & Overview
QCC CLI: Scripting
Using QCC CLI commands with options, a script can be created
Example Script for CNA (8000 Series)
Set Port 2 NIC to Wake on LAN
Set Port 2 FC parameters to factory default
Set Port 2 FC Frame Size to 1024
The most useful feature of the QCC CLI is the ability to script configurations or commands to retrieve information from the adapters. The QCC CLI uses the command qaucli with options. The command and options may be written into a script and made executable.
We have created an example script for Port 2 on our QLE When configuring this adapter, we want the NIC on Port 2 to be able to Wake On LAN. Then we make sure that all the FCoE settings are at default, then we change the Fibre Channel Frame Size to 1024.
By putting these commands into a file and making it executable, we can create a script that will help us configure our adapter. This is extremely useful if we have multiple adapters to be configured for redundant fabrics.
qaucli –pr nic –n 1 Port_Wake_On_LAN_Option 1
qaucli –n 1 default
qaucli –n 1 FR 1024
QCC CLI Installation & Overview

41. QLogic Converged Console - vCenter Plug-in
QLogic Adapter Management integrated with VMware vCenter
Dynamic bandwidth Provisioning
Bandwidth allocation charts help map fabric to business logic
Color coding simplify the determination of health of a component
Network and Storage Maps – connect the fabric to the Cloud
In-build Diagnostics and Statistics
Online Firmware Updates at the click of a button

42. Additional Information

43. Reference material Videos Enabling NPAR on QLogic 10GbE
Videos
Enabling NPAR on QLogic 10GbE                                                               
Configuring NPAR under Windows 2008                                               
NIC teaming 3200/8200 teaming                                                               
QLogic CNA featuring multi-protocol VMware vMotion                 

44. QLogic Proof-of-Concept/Demo facilities
QLogic Solutions Lab, Minnesota
Customer Proof-of-Concept and Demo facilities
remote access available
Additional IBM equipment recently deployed
IBM PureFlex
Flex Enterprise Chassis
FC3171 8G FC SAN switch, 10GbE switch
x86 & Power compute nodes
V7000 Storwize, Flex System Manager node
Additional IBM servers
3 x System x M4
2 x Power Systems 720
To arrange access

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