QLogic 2500 Series 8Gb Fibre Channel Adapter of Choice in Microsoft Hyper-V Environments - Manual

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Key Findings
the QLogic and the emulex 8Gb Fibre Channel adapters were tested with the most current software and firmware available. the
test environment provided an unconstrained assessment of iOPS, throughput performance, and scalability in a real-world hyper-V
environment. the test results show that:
• In Hyper-V environments, the QLogic 2500 Series 8Gb Fibre Channel Adapter offers up to 48 percent higher IOPS and
throughput compared to the Emulex LightPulse 12000 Series Adapter.
– QLogic 2500 Series Adapter IOPS are up to 48 percent higher than Emulex when performing sequential read operations.
– QLogic 2500 Series Adapter IOPS are up to 18 percent higher than Emulex when performing sequential write operations.
– QLogic 2500 Series Adapter IOPS are up to 40 percent higher than Emulex when performing sequential read/write
operations.
• The QLogic 2500 Series Adapter demonstrates up to 44 percent superior VM scalability than the Emulex LightPulse 12000
Series adapter. the QLogic adapter continues to scale as VM workloads are increased from two to eight.
8Gb Fibre Channel Adapter of Choice
in Microsoft ® Hyper-V ® Environments
QLogic 8Gb Adapter Outperforms Emulex—QLogic Offers Best
Performance and Scalability in Hyper-V Environments