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406-BBED Overview
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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406-BBED Specifications
- Product Type
- Expansion Card
- Card Type
- Other
- Interface
- PCIe x8
- PCIe Version
- N/A
- Chipset / Controller
- QLogic 2560
- Supported Ports
- N/A
- Port Count
- 1
- Max Data Rate
- N/A
- RAID Levels Supported
- N/A
- Capture Resolution
- N/A
- Capture Frame Rate
- N/A
- Low Profile Bracket
- Yes
- Full Height Bracket
- No
- Cooling
- Passive
- Operating System Compatibility
- Windows / Linux / VMware ESXi
- Bus Width
- 64-bit
- Power Requirements
- 3.3V
- Use Case
- Storage Expansion
- Product Name
- 406-BBED-QLogic 2560 Single Port 8Gb Fibre Channel HBA, PCIe Half-height
- Height
- N/A
- Width
- N/A
- Depth
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
406-BBED Use Case
Virtual SAN Acceleration with 406-BBED-QLogic 2560 8Gb Fibre Channel HBA, PCIe Half-height
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.
Reliable Backup & Disaster Recovery over 8Gb Fibre Channel with 406-BBED-QLogic 2560 HBA
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.
High-Performance Database Connectivity via QLogic 2560 Single Port 8Gb Fibre Channel HBA
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.
Quality Certifications
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Product Comparison Table
 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 |
| PCIe Version | N/A | PCIe 3.0 | PCIe 3.0 | PCIe 3.0 | PCIe 3.0 |
| Chipset / Controller | QLogic 2560 | Emulex LPE 31002 | Broadcom 57412, Broadcom 5720 | Emulex LPE 12002 | Emulex LPE 12000 |
| Supported Ports | N/A | N/A | SFP+ / RJ-45 | N/A | SFP |
| Port Count | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Max Data Rate | N/A | N/A | 10Gbps | N/A | N/A |
| RAID Levels Supported | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Capture Resolution | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Capture Frame Rate | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 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 |
| Height | N/A | N/A | 1.5 inches | 0.7 inches | 4.2 inches |
| Width | N/A | N/A | 4.5 inches | 3.4 inches | 3.1 inches |
| Depth | N/A | N/A | 7.0 inches | 4.4 inches | 8.0 inches |
| Weight | N/A | N/A | 1.1 lbs | 0.5 lbs | 1.3 lbs |
Reviews & Ratings
Z
Zain Riaz
4
Good choice for smaller SAN deployments.
M
Mats Eriksson
5
Stable and predictable performance.
B
Bilal Iqbal
3
No configuration problems encountered.
R
Ronald Pierce
4
Dependable storage connectivity solution.
Questions & Answers
What is the QLogic 2560 Single Port 8Gb Fibre Channel HBA, PCIe Half-height?
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.
What data transfer rate does the QLogic 2560 support?
The QLogic 2560 supports up to 8 Gbps full-duplex Fibre Channel data transfer for high-performance SAN connectivity.
Which PCIe slot is required for installation?
This HBA requires a PCIe Gen2 x4 or higher slot, compatible with PCIe Gen3 for backward- and forward-compatibility.
Is the QLogic 2560 compatible with Windows, Linux, and VMware?
Yes. The adapter is fully supported on Windows Server, major Linux distributions, and VMware ESXi with downloadable drivers.