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Introduction: QLogic QME8242 Mezzanine Card User's Guide
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Introduction: QLogic QME8242 Mezzanine Card User's Guide
User's Guide Content
Overview

Functionality and Features

User's Guide Content
The QLogic QME8242 Mezzanine Card User's Guide includes the following sections:
Hardware Installation
checklist.
Driver Installation and Configuration
the QLogic QME8242 on Windows, Linux, and VMware operating systems.
Adapter Management Applications
applications for Windows, Linux, and VMware.
Boot Configuration
Fast!UTIL, iBFT, and DHCP.
Troubleshooting
FCoE, and ESX.
Specifications defines the physical characteristics and power requirements, and lists supported standards, interface, and
environmental specifications.
Overview
This guide provides technical information to system administrators for the QLogic QME8242 mezzanine card, including how to
install, configure, and use the products and their functions.
Functionality and Features
This section provides the following information:

Functional Description

Features
Supported Operating Systems
Functional Description
The QME8242 is a mezzanine card with Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) and iSCSI offload for the blade server
environment.
Features
The QME8242 adapter provides the following features:
NIC Partitioning (NPAR)
Message Signaled Interrupts (MSI-X)
Device management for power and SAN
Multi-boot capability including:
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covers the hardware and software requirements, safety precautions, and a pre-installation
covers the installation of the three drivers—NIC, iSCSI, and FCoE—included with
covers how to use QConvergeConsole, as well as operating system-specific
provides information on booting from SAN, PXE boot setup, and iSCSI boot configuration using
provides troubleshooting flowcharts of steps for diagnosing adapter problems specific to NIC, iSCSI,