Firmware Integrity Protection With Hardware Root of Trust
Security threats continue to evolve and increase, driving Chief Information Ofcers
towards securing the server all the way down to the rmware at the lowest layers of the
server platform, where attacks are the most difcult to detect. To address this issue, the
Marvell QLogic 2770 Series Adapters incorporate a hardware RoT that prevents
malicious rmware from hijacking the FC HBA. The 2770 Series RoT enables both
integrity and authenticity during adapter rmware updates by both validating rmware
embedded signatures with hardware embedded keys to ensure that only bonade
rmware executes, and protecting rmware updates that are applied over public
networks.
Fully Featured FC Technology
Marvell QLogic FC technology provides the industry’s most fully featured 32GFC
adapter, designed to meet and exceed the requirements of modern SANs. Marvell’s FC
solution offers 50-percent higher per-port performance (1 million IOPS) than previous
generations; and its power-efcient, port-isolated design enables data centers to reduce
their carbon footprint.
Marvell QLogic 2770 Series FC HBAs resolve data center complexities by enabling a
storage network infrastructure that supports powerful virtualization features like
N_Port ID virtualization (NPIV), application-aware services with standards based quality
of service (QoS), and simplied management.
Marvell StorFusion technology delivers streamlined provisioning, improved resiliency
with built-in forward error correction (FEC). These features address the needs of agile IT
organizations that run hybrid cloud infrastructures and require mission-critical reliabil-
ity, guaranteed network performance, and the ability to scale their SANs to business
needs.
The Enhanced 32GFC 2770 Series also incorporate a secure hardware-based RoT to
protect against rogue rmware.
Innovations that Improve Business Productivity and Integrity
Marvell QLogic FC Adapters powered by StorFusion technology include advanced
capabilities when deployed with supported Brocade® and Cisco® switches. By imple-
menting these industry-leading solutions together, SAN administrators can take
advantage of enhanced features that improve availability, accelerate deployment, and
increase network performance.
Marvell Universal SAN Congestion Mitigation Technology (USCM)
SAN congestion, although rare, has the potential to quickly spread and signicantly
disrupt application performance leading to lost business. Modern SANs, specically
those with ash storage and mix of Fibre Channel endpoint speeds can be prone to
congestion. SAN Congestion typically occurs when slower FC endpoints cannot accept
responses generated by ash/NVMe storage, a condition referred to as oversubscrip-
tion/over-utilization. Rarely, a misbehaving FC device can also lead to SAN congestion
when it is unable to replenish credits which are key to reliable Fibre Channel
• Improve database transactional
performance, enable faster
business decisions with up to 2x
faster data mining, and host
more VMs
• Supports PCIe 4.0 systems
• Available in single, dual, and
quad-port versions
Marvell QLogic 2770 Series Adapters
Product Brief
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