Dell QLogic QLE2460 4Gb/s Single-Port PCI-Express Fibre Channel HBA (PF323) is a Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapter designed to provide high-speed SAN connectivity for Dell PowerEdge servers. It uses a PCI-Express x4 interface and supports 4Gb/s Fibre Channel with auto-negotiation to 2Gb/s and 1Gb/s speeds. Dell documentation identifies PF323 as the Dell part number for the QLogic QLE2460 single-port HBA.
- Part Number: PF323
- Manufacturer: Dell
- HBA Manufacturer: QLogic
- Model: QLE2460
- Device Type: Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapter (HBA)
- Port Configuration: Single Port
- Fibre Channel Speed: 4Gb/s
- Supported Link Speeds: 4Gb/s / 2Gb/s / 1Gb/s
- Bus Interface: PCI Express x4
- PCIe Generation: PCIe 1.0
- Connector: LC-style Fibre Channel optical connector
- Optics: Multimode Fibre Channel SFP
- Form Factor: PCIe Plug-In Card
- Form Factor Size: Approximately 6.6 × 2.54 inches
- Maximum Throughput: Up to approximately 750MB/s per port
- Performance: Up to approximately 150,000 IOPS per port
- Fibre Channel Topologies: Point-to-point, arbitrated loop, and switched fabric
- Protocols: Fibre Channel Protocol (FCP), FC-IP, FICON and related Fibre Channel protocols
- Application: SAN connectivity, enterprise storage and Fibre Channel networking
- Compatible Dell Systems: PowerEdge 1850, 2800, 2850, 2900, 2950, R510, R610, R710, R900, R910, T310, T320, T610 and T710, subject to system configuration and PCIe compatibility.
- Related Dell Part Numbers: UD551, DC774 and KD414 are cross-referenced with the QLE2460/PF323 family.
