Functionality And Features; Functional Description; Features - Dell QMD8262-k User Manual

Introduction

Functionality and Features

Functionality and Features
This section provides the following information:
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Functional Description

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Features

 Supported Operating Systems
Functional Description
Functional descriptions for the adapters are as follows:
 QMD8262-k: This a network daughter card with FCoE and iSCSI offload for
the blade server environment.
 QLE8262: This is a standard form-factor adapter with FCoE and iSCSI offload
for the rack and tower server environment.
 QME8262-k: This is a mezzanine card with FCoE and iSCSI offload for the
blade server environment.
Features
The adapters provide the following features:
 Switch Independent Partitioning
 Message signaled interrupts (MSI-X)
 Device management for power and SAN
Multi-boot capability including:
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 PCIe
 User diagnostics that can be run from the CLI and the GUI
 Ethernet functions include:
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 Enhanced Ethernet functions include:
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PXE
iSCSI
Fibre Channel
Unified extensible firmware interface (UEFI)
2.0 x8
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2x10 gigabit Ethernet (GbE) with KR (copper backplane) (does not
apply to QLE8262)
Priority and virtual LAN (VLAN) tagging
Jumbo frames up to 9618 bytes
Priority-based flow control
Enhanced transmission selection
Advanced teaming
VLAN configuration and management
Preservation of teaming and VLAN configuration information during
driver upgrade
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