Synology Marvell QLogic QLE2692 Dual-Port 16G PCIe 3.0 SFP+ Host Bus Adapter
Product Overview
The Marvell QLogic QLE2692 is a dual-port 16 Gb Fibre Channel (16GFC) Host Bus Adapter (HBA) engineered for mission-critical SAN environments. It delivers industry-leading native FC performance with ultra-low CPU utilization and full hardware offloads, making it ideal for all-flash arrays (AFAs), high-density virtualized servers, and private cloud deployments.
Key Features
- 16 Gb Fibre Channel line-rate performance on both ports
- Up to 650K IOPS per port (1.3 million IOPS aggregate)
- 3,200 MB/s full-duplex throughput per port (6,400 MB/s aggregate)
- NVMe over Fibre Channel (FC-NVMe-2) for simultaneous NVMe- and SCSI-based storage on a single port
- QLogic StorFusion™ technology for accelerated provisioning, advanced diagnostics, QoS controls, and network resiliency
- Low CPU overhead thanks to full hardware offloads
- N_Port ID Virtualization (NPIV) with support for 2,048 logins and 2,048 active exchanges per port
- Dual-port design with deterministic port isolation for guaranteed performance
- Low-profile PCIe 3.0 x8 form factor for broad server compatibility
Technical Specifications
| Specification | Details |
|---|---|
| Fibre Channel Ports | Dual 16 GFC |
| Maximum IOPS | 650K IOPS per port (1.3 M IOPS aggregate) |
| Maximum Throughput | 3,200 MB/s full-duplex per port (6,400 MB/s aggregate) |
| NVMe over Fibre Channel | FC-NVMe-2 support; simultaneous NVMe & SCSI traffic |
| Virtualization | NPIV: 2,048 logins & 2,048 active exchanges per port |
| Management Technology | QLogic StorFusion™ |
| Supported Protocols | FC-PI5, FC-TAPE, FCP-4, SCSI-FCP, FC-GS2, FC-GS3, FC-NVMe-2 |
| Host Bus Interface | PCI Express 3.0 x8, INTx & MSI-X |
| Compliance | PCIe Base Spec 3.0, PCIe Electromech 3.0, Power Mgmt 1.2, PCI Hot Plug 1.1 |
| Form Factor | Low-profile PCIe card (6.6″ × 2.731″) |
| Operating Temperature | 0 °C to 55 °C |
| MTBF | >2 million hours |
| Warranty | 3 years limited |
Performance & Reliability
Built to eliminate I/O bottlenecks, the QLE2692 drives up to 1.3 million IOPS and provides lossless, low-latency transport for both NVMe and SCSI workloads. QLogic’s StorFusion suite offloads management tasks from the host CPU, accelerates SAN provisioning, and ensures deterministic QoS—critical for virtualized and cloud-scale infrastructures.
Compatibility
- Broad OS support, including Windows Server, major Linux distributions, VMware ESXi, Microsoft Hyper-V, and more
- Certified interoperability with leading switch vendors (e.g., Brocade, Cisco, Juniper)
- Optimized for integration with all-flash arrays, hybrid arrays, and traditional SAN storage
Use Cases
- High-performance all-flash storage networks
- Private cloud and multitenant virtualization
- Mission-critical databases and analytics
- Virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI)
- Continuous data protection and backup appliances
Whether you’re deploying a next-gen private cloud, scaling out all-flash SANs, or consolidating virtualized workloads, the QLE2692 offers a balanced blend of throughput, IOPS, and advanced fabric-management features to power your most demanding storage applications.
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