Product Overview; What Is A Converged Network Adapter; What Is An Intelligent Ethernet Adapter; Functionality And Features - Qlogic 8200 Series User Manual

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Product Overview

What is a Converged Network Adapter?

A Converged Network Adapter is a multifunction adapter that combines the
capabilities of a Fibre Channel adapter and an Ethernet NIC. A Converged
Network Adapter provides simultaneous Fibre Channel and Ethernet traffic over a
shared 10Gb Ethernet link.

What is an Intelligent Ethernet Adapter?

The Intelligent Ethernet Adapter is a multifunction adapter that supports one
Ethernet functions per port (default) and can be expanded to four Ethernet
functions per port.

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
The 8200 Series Adapters are Converged Network Adapters, and the 3200 Series
Adapters are Intelligent Ethernet Adapters (IEA). The 8200 Series Adapters
support 210GbE Enhanced Ethernet, FCoE, and iSCSI. The 3200 Series
Adapters support 210GbE Enhanced Ethernet ports.
Features
The 8200 and 3200 Series Adapters provide the following features:
 NIC partitioning
 Message signaled interrupts (MSI-X)
 Device management for LAN and SAN
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