Data sheet – QLogic BR-825 User Manual
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QLogic BR-815 and BR-825
Data Sheet
Models
BR-815
• Single-port, 8Gbps adapter
BR-825
• Dual-port, 8Gbps adapter
Fibre Channel Specifications
Data Rate
• BR-815/BR-825
- 8Gbps (1600MBps)
- 4Gbps (800MBps)
- 2Gbps (400MBps)
Performance
• Up to 500,000 IOPS per port at 4Gbps and
8Gbps
Protocols
• SCSI-FCP, FCP-2, FCP-3, FC-SP
Topology
• Point-to-point (N_Port), switched fabric (N_Port),
including N_Port trunking with frame-based load
balancing, FC-AL, and FC-AL2
Class of Service
• Class 3, Class 2 control frames supported
Dynamic Fabric Provisioning (DFP)
• DFP for Fibre Channel fabric assigned port
worldwide name (FA-PWWN)
Boot-over-SAN
• DAS (point-to-point topology) and diskless
fabric-based LUN discovery
• Boot-up delay in 1-, 2-, 5-, and 10-minute intervals
LUN Masking
• Initiator-based LUN masking for storage traffic
isolation
Target Rate Limiting
• Throttles traffic based on target’s (slower) speed
capability
Host Specifications
Server Platform
• Intel (IA32, IEM64T), AMD
®
(x86, 64),
and Oracle
®
(x86, SPARC
®
)
Bus Interface
• PCI Express
®
Gen 2.0 (x8) and Gen 3.0 compatible,
with MSI-X and INTx
Software
Management
• QLogic Host Connectivity Manager (HCM)
• QLogic BCU CLI
Operating Systems
• For the latest applicable operating system
information, see
.
APIs
• SNIA-HBA-API 2.0 and FDMI-I
Physical Specifications
Transceivers
• 8Gbps Fibre Channel LC-style pluggable (SFP+)
• MMF (850nm)
• Hot-swappable
Form Factor
• PCI Express low-profile form factor;
16.77cm × 6.89cm (6.60in. × 2.71in.)
Bracket Size
• Standard: 1.84cm × 12.08cm (0.73in. × 4.76in.)
• Low profile: 1.84cm × 8.01cm (0.73in. × 3.15in.)
Agency Approvals
United States
• Bi-Nat UL/CSA 60950-1 1st Ed; ANSI C63.4; cCSAus;
FCC Class B
Canada
• Bi-Nat UL/CSA 60950-1 1st Ed; ICES-003 Class B;
cCSAus
European Union
• EN60950-1; EN55022 Class B and EN55024;
TÜV Bauart,
CE Mark
Australia/New Zealand
• EN55022 and CISPR22 Class B or AS/NZS CISPR22;
C-Tick
Russia
• IEC60950-1; 51318.22-99 and 24-99; GOST Mark
Korea
• KN22 and KN24; MIC Mark Class B
Taiwan
• CNS 14336(94); CNS 13438(95) Class A; BSMI Mark
Environmental and Power Requirements
Airflow
• No airflow required
Operating Temperature
• 0ºC to 55ºC (32ºF to 131ºF) (dry bulb)
Non-operating Temperature
• −43ºC to 73ºC (−40ºF to 163ºF) (dry bulb)
Power Dissipation
• 6W (full line rate)
Operating Voltage
• 3.3V
Ordering Information
BR-815-0010
• Ships in a single pack with low-profile and standard
brackets, and SFP+ optical transceivers
BR-825-0010
• Ships in a single pack with low-profile and standard
brackets, and SFP+ optical transceivers