1–Product Overview
Adapter Management
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Adaptive Interrupt Frequency
The adapter driver intelligently adjusts host interrupt frequency based on traffic
conditions to increase overall application throughput. When traffic is light, the
adapter driver interrupts the host for each received packet, minimizing latency.
When traffic is heavy, the adapter issues one host interrupt for multiple,
back-to-back incoming packets, preserving host CPU cycles.
ASIC with Embedded RISC Processor
The core control for Cavium 8400/3400 Series Adapters resides in a tightly
integrated, high-performance ASIC. The ASIC includes a RISC processor that
provides the flexibility to add new features to the card and adapt to future network
requirements through software downloads. In addition, the adapter drivers can
exploit the built-in host offload functions on the adapter as host operating systems
are enhanced to take advantage of these functions.
Adapter Management
The following applications are available to manage 8400/3400 Series Adapters:
QLogic QConvergeConsole vCenter Plug-in
FastLinQ ESXCLI VMware Plug-in
QLogic Control Suite CLI
QCS CLI is a console application that you can run from a Windows command
prompt or a Linux terminal console. Use QCS CLI to manage Cavium 8400/3400
Series Adapters or any Cavium adapter based on 57
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controllers on both
local and remote computer systems. For information about installing and using
QCS CLI, see the
User’s Guide: QLogic Control Suite CLI
(part number
BC0054511-00).
QLogic QConvergeConsole GUI
QCC GUI is a Web-based management tool for configuring and managing
Cavium Fibre Channel adapters and Intelligent Ethernet adapters. You can use
QCC GUI on Windows and Linux platforms to manage Cavium 8400/3400 Series
Adapters on both local and remote computer systems. For information about
installing QCC GUI, see the
Installation Guide: QConvergeConsole GUI
(part
number SN0051105-00). For information about using QCC GUI, see the online
help.
