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QLogic 2560 Single Port 8Gb Fibre Channel HBA, PCIe Half-hei...
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406-BBED-QLogic 2560 Single Port 8Gb Fibre Channel HBA, PCIe Half-height is a high-performance expansion card designed to deliver 8Gb Fibre Channel connectivity to enterprise servers. Built as a half-height PCIe card, it functions as a dedicated Host Bus Adapter (HBA) that leverages QLogic’s proven controller technology to ensure reliable storage connectivity and server enhancement in data centers and storage area networks.
Engineered for seamless integration into modern server environments, this card features a PCIe interface that conforms to half-height form factor standards and offers robust operating system compatibility with Windows, Linux, and VMware ESXi. Its design is optimized for storage expansion use cases, providing enterprises with efficient connectivity and data throughput while maintaining a passive cooling profile and a low profile bracket for space‐constrained installations.
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In VMware vSphere and Microsoft Hyper-V clusters, installing the 406-BBED-QLogic 2560 Single Port 8Gb Fibre Channel HBA (PCIe Half-height) delivers low-latency SAN connectivity for hundreds of VMs. Organizations achieve sub-millisecond I/O, reduce CPU offload by 20%, boost VM density, and maintain strict performance SLAs for enterprise virtualization.
Data centers use the 406-BBED-QLogic 2560 HBA to establish dedicated 8Gb Fibre Channel replication links between primary SAN arrays and off-site DR facilities. The half-height PCIe form factor enables blade-server deployment, achieving 2× faster backups, continuous replication with 99.999% uptime, and simplified management to meet aggressive RTO/RPO goals.
Mission-critical Oracle and SQL Server environments integrate the 406-BBED-QLogic 2560 HBA to offload Fibre Channel protocol processing from the host CPU. This yields a 30% reduction in query latency, higher transaction throughput for OLTP workloads, and real-time analytics performance—all in a compact PCIe half-height footprint for dense server racks.
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| 406-BBED |  403-BBLU |  540-BBUL |  406-BBJZ |  406-BBDS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Product Type | Expansion Card | Expansion Card | Expansion Card | Expansion Card | Expansion Card |
| Card Type | Other | Storage Controller | Network Interface Card | Storage Controller | Other |
| Interface | PCIe x8 | PCIe x8 | PCIe x8 | PCIe x8 | PCIe x8 |
| Chipset / Controller | QLogic 2560 | Emulex LPE 31002 | Broadcom 57412, Broadcom 5720 | Emulex LPE 12002 | Emulex LPE 12000 |
| Port Count | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Low Profile Bracket | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No |
| Full Height Bracket | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
| Cooling | Passive | Passive | Passive | Passive | Passive |
| Operating System Compatibility | Windows / Linux / VMware ESXi | Windows / Linux / VMware ESXi | Windows / Linux / VMware ESXi | Windows / Linux / VMware ESXi | Windows / Linux / VMware ESXi |
| Bus Width | 64-bit | 64-bit | 64-bit | 64-bit | 64-bit |
| Power Requirements | 3.3V | 3.3V | 3.3V | 3.3V | 3.3V |
| Use Case | Storage Expansion | Storage Expansion | Server Expansion | Storage Expansion | Storage Expansion |
| Product Name | 406-BBED-QLogic 2560 Single Port 8Gb Fibre Channel HBA, PCIe Half-height | 403-BBLU-Dell Recommended Emulex LPE 31002 Dual Ports 16Gb Fibre Channel HBA, PCIe Full-height | 540-BBUL-Broadcom 57412 Dual Ports 10GbE SFP+ & 5720 Dual Ports 1GbE BASE-T rNDC | 406-BBJZ-Dell Recommended Emulex LPE 12002 Dual Ports 8Gb Fibre Channel HBA, PCIe Half-height | 406-BBDS-Dell Recommended Emulex LPE 12000 Single Port 8Gb Fibre Channel HBA, PCIe Full-height |
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Reliable single port Fibre Channel adapter.
Good choice for smaller SAN deployments.
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The QLogic 2560 is a single-port 8 Gbps Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapter in a PCIe half-height form factor, designed to connect servers to SAN storage.
The QLogic 2560 supports up to 8 Gbps full-duplex Fibre Channel data transfer for high-performance SAN connectivity.
This HBA requires a PCIe Gen2 x4 or higher slot, compatible with PCIe Gen3 for backward- and forward-compatibility.
Yes. The adapter is fully supported on Windows Server, major Linux distributions, and VMware ESXi with downloadable drivers.
The QLogic 2560 is a half-height, half-length PCIe card measuring 6.6 inches long and fits standard and rack-mount servers.
The HBA uses SFP+ LC transceivers and supports OM2, OM3 and OM4 multimode fiber, as well as single-mode LC optics with appropriate modules.
Yes. The adapter supports N_Port ID Virtualization (NPIV) for multiple virtual SAN interfaces per physical port.
Power down the server, insert the card into a free PCIe slot, secure the bracket, power up, then install the vendor-provided drivers.
Use QLogic CLI, QConvergeConsole GUI or OEM vendor utilities to configure, monitor and update firmware on the adapter.
Typical use cases include SAN storage connectivity, data backup, virtualization environments and high-availability clustering.
The adapter consumes approximately 5 W under load and operates in server environments between 0 °C and 55 °C (32 °F–131 °F).
Yes. It supports standard SAN multipathing frameworks such as Microsoft MPIO, Linux DM-MPIO and VMware Native Multipathing.
The QLogic 2560 includes a 3-year limited warranty and access to vendor firmware updates, documentation and technical support.
Yes. The adapter is interoperable with other QLogic Fibre Channel HBAs, allowing mixed-model configurations in a single chassis.
Use the HBA management utility or OS storage commands (e.g., fcinfo, esxcli) to view link status, port speed and logged-in targets.
The adapter is available through authorized distributors and OEM resellers; contact your vendor for pricing, lead times and ordering details.
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