HP Virtual Connect Flex-10 10 Gb Ethernet Module

HP Virtual Connect 8 Gb 20-Port Fibre Channel Module

HP Virtual Connect FlexFabric 10 Gb/24-Port Module

NC551m Dual Port FlexFabric 10 Gb Converged Network Adapter

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Move to a future-ready data center with Converged Infrastructure

What is a Converged Infrastructure?
A data center that helps remove silos and integrates multiple technologies into pools of interoperable resources to deliver operational flexibility for the future. Built on leading innovation, and industry standards, a Converged Infrastructure tackles the problem of IT sprawl by simplifying, integrating, and automating technology. Create and virtualize a compute, storage, and network environment for any workload. An HP Converged Infrastructure has four pillars: Virtual Resource Pools, Data Center Smart Grid, Matrix Operating Environment, and HP FlexFabric. HP Virtual Connect (VC) is a cornerstone of the FlexFabric architecture. It is a common, virtualized network fabric to connect servers to networking and storage while simplifying and increasing flexibility from the data center to the network edge. Network sprawl at the server edge, explosive growth of virtual machines, and rising networking infrastructure costs, slow down your ability to respond to change. HP VC simplifies the server edge by addressing this sprawl. VC Flex-10 and VC FlexFabric modules enable you to allocate up to four connections per server network port and provides management and fine-tuning of bandwidth. Over provisioning of network capacity consumes precious budget, while under-provisioning creates bottlenecks

that can lower virtual machine performance. You are no longer locked into either 1 Gb or 10 Gb allocations for a workload. Allocating too much, or too little bandwidth creates inefficiencies that cost you money and time. HP VC Flex-10 and VC FlexFabric modules and FlexFabric adapters allow you to adjust bandwidth to your changing workloadwhenever you need to. Traditionally, there were only two ways to connect server blades to outside networks and storagepass-thru modules or switches. The pass-thru approach is simple, but it leaves you with countless cables and the associated cabling cost, reliability concerns, and risk of human error. Blade switches reduce the number of cables needed, but lead to more switches, and their management. And with either approach, its hard to separate server management from network and storage management. HP VC technology changes all of this. It is the next step in virtualizationhelping IT fully realize the benefits of a Converged Infrastructure. It extends the benefit of virtualization beyond the server to the rest of your IT infrastructure. VC simplifies your IT infrastructure by virtualizing server-to-network connections. HP offers the Virtual Connect FlexFabric 10 Gb/24-Port Module and three FlexFabric adaptersthe HP NC551m and NC551i Dual Port FlexFabric 10 Gb Converged Network Adapters, and the HP NC553i 10 Gb Dual Port FlexFabric Converged Network Adapter (CNA) and VC FlexFabric integrated adapters and mezzanine adapters. These include the NC551i Integrated FlexFabric Adapters

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HP VC FlexFabric modules appear as pass-thru devices to the network. Any changes to the server are transparent to its associated network. This clearly separates the server blades from your LAN and relieves LAN administrators from server maintenance. FlexFabric adapters support hypervisor best practice configurations with six FlexNIC and two FlexHBA standard connections on each blade. Enterprise-class performance and availability Requires up to 95 percent1 fewer network cards, switches and cables to buy, install, qualify, and maintain. Additionally, achieve significant reduction in power and cooling costs as well as in equipment cost with VC Converged Networking. Extend the life of your network by only using the capacity you need. Enable increased uptime with high-availability features, such as NIC teaming, trunk failover, and dual redundant VC FlexFabric modules. Direct uplink connections to LAN and SAN maintain your current IT practices, unlike other solutions that reroute SAN traffic to the LAN. Standards-based data center connectivity is built in through features such as port-based VLANs, VLAN tagging, Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP) Snooping, NPIV, and uplink port aggregation with up to 1000 VLANs per shared uplink set. Fine-tune the performance of each data and storage connection to meet the needs of each virtual machine and workload. Security and management The embedded Virtual Connect Manager (VCM) Web-based console is in each VC FlexFabric and Ethernet module. You can define available LANs, SANs, server connections, and manage server connection profiles for individual BladeSystem enclosures. In keeping with its use of industry-standard protocols, HP is expanding the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) capabilities of HP VC. Specifically, the latest VC firmware now supports both SNMPv1 and SNMPv2 traps; traps for key, predefined threshold conditions; and per-destination configuration of traps. Additional role-based privileges for user accounts can be created by domain, server blade, networking, and storage. Multi-enclosure stacking enables all of the VC modules (up to four connected enclosures) to function as a single VC domain.
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for the AMD-based HP ProLiant G7 blade servers and the NC553i Integrated FlexFabric Adapters for the Intel-based ProLiant G7 blade servers. We also offer the NC551m and the NC553m FlexFabric Mezzanine Adapters to provide VC FlexFabric module connectivity for ProLiant G6 blade servers or to provide ProLiant G7 blade servers with additional I/O ports. VC FlexFabric modules and FlexFabric adapters extend Flex-10 technology to include Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) and accelerated iSCSI. We continue to advance simpler network infrastructure and server connection management with HP VC FlexFabric modules and FlexFabric adapters. You can apply industrystandard convergence technology to address issues of network sprawl, without disrupting your LAN and SAN setup. Delivering low TCO and superior ROI HP Virtual Connect FlexFabric 10 Gb/24-Port Module allows you to select a single interconnect that connects servers to data and storage networks, while reducing the time to evaluate, purchase, install, update, and manage network infrastructure at the server edge. It helps you break down silos that prevent you from gaining more value from your physical IT resources. As more IT resources are virtualized, you can increase utilizationand reduce your total cost of ownership (TCO).

HP Virtual Connect Solutions: Virtual Connect Converged Networking

Key features and benefits
Ease of operations and deployment Server blades are change-readyyou can add, move, replace, or upgrade server blades, and move workloads without affecting your LAN and SAN. Wire-once, then add, move, and change network connections in minutes instead of days; managing connections to thousands of servers from one pane of glass. 100 percent compatibility with existing data and storage networks, protocols, switches, and procedures. One module for all data and storage connection needs. HP VC FlexFabric modules are compatible with all other standards-based switch products. They provide high-performance and end-to-end optical or copper connections with HP Networking or other brands of core switches.

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Based on HP analysis of networking equipment (adapters and enclosure interconnects) A traditional server blade configuration would typically require a dual-port LAN on Motherboard (LOM), an extra quad port NIC mezzanine, and a dual-port host bus adapter (HBA) along with switch modules (six Ethernet and two Fibre Channel). The total traditional configuration components come up to 40 vs. the VC FlexFabric module solution. The VC FlexFabric module solution requires only embedded dual-port FlexFabric adapters on servers (no mezzanine cards) and two VC FlexFabric modules. This simple calculation can help you understand it better, (40-2)/40=95 percent.

HP Virtual Connect FlexFabric 10 Gb/24-Port Module

The first interconnect built for the demands of a Converged Infrastructure, HP Virtual Connect FlexFabric Module provides server administrators with a simple, flexible way to connect servers and virtual machines to any LAN and SAN. You can now add up to four times more data and storage connections per blade with full 10 Gb Ethernet and 8 Gb Fibre Channel performance. It extends VC Flex-10 to include one Fibre Channel or accelerated iSCSI storage connection (FlexHBA) with three Ethernet connections (FlexNICs) per 10 Gb port. With this VC module, you can replace four interconnect modules with one module to support Ethernet, Fibre Channel, and iSCSI connections. Plus, reduce NICs and HBAs in each server by using the HP NC551i integrated FlexFabric adapter or the NC553i integrated FlexFabric adapter. It is also possible to increase the number of FlexNICs and available bandwidth that can be used by virtual machines with adding the NC551m or the NC553m FlexFabric Mezzanine Adapters for ProLiant G6/G7 blade servers.

Role-based privileges for the administrator account are defined by default and can be modified by the BladeSystem administrator and integrated with Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) servers. For environments that have implemented TACACS+ and RADIUS protocols for security. VC supports these protocols in addition to LDAP. Additional role-based privileges for user accounts can be created by domain, server blade, networking, and storage. Multi-enclosure stacking enables all of the VC modules (up to four connected enclosures) to function as a single VC domain.

HP Virtual Connect Flex-10 10 Gb Ethernet Module

Virtual Connect Flex-10 provides up to four times the number of connections (FlexNICs) per server port, without increasing the number of NICs or managed switches required to connect them. Each FlexNIC can be configured from 100 Mb up to 10 Gb depending on your application needs. You dont need additional VC Ethernet modules to support FlexNIC connections. Each Flex-10 module can support up to 64 NICsrepresents a reduction up to 75 percent2 in the number of switch modules and thereby brings down your overall I/O module cost. When connected to a FlexFabric adapter, the VC Flex-10 module supports accelerated iSCSI traffic and boot for iSCSI on each 10 Gb port. The VC flex-10 module now provides a cost-effective converged data and iSCSI traffic.

Virtual Connect Ethernet

Key features and benefits
Ease of operations and deployment Enclosures can be preconfigured for easy, drop-in server installations, either locally or remotely. Server blades are change readyyou can add, move, replace, or upgrade server blades, and move workloads without affecting your LAN. Standards-based HP VC Ethernet modules are compatible with all other standards-based switch products. It provides high-performance, end-to-end optical or copper connections with HP Networking or other brands of core switches. HP VC Ethernet modules appear as pass-thru devices to the network. Any changes to the server are transparent to its associated network. This clearly separates the server blades from your LAN and relieves LAN administrators from server maintenance. Enterprise-class performance and availability Choices of 1 Gb to 10 Gb downlink connections to server-embedded and mezzanine NICs and CNAs, and up to 80 Gb full duplex uplink bandwidth through 1/10 Gb and 2/4/8 Gb Fibre Channel uplinks provide nonblocking bandwidth to data center networks. Standards-based data center connectivity is built in, through features such as port-based VLANs, VLAN tagging, IGMP Snooping, NPIV, and uplink port aggregation with up to 1000 VLANs per shared uplink set. VC server profiles are shared and continually updated between high-availability pairs. Security and management Embedded VCM Web-based console runs on either VC Ethernet, or FlexFabric modules. You can define available LANs, server connections, and manage server connection profiles for individual BladeSystem enclosures. In keeping with its use of industry-standard protocols, we are expanding the SNMP capabilities of HP VC. Specifically, the latest VC firmware now supports both SNMPv1 and SNMPv2 traps; traps for key, predefined threshold conditions; and per-destination configuration of traps.

HP Virtual Connect Fibre Channel

Key features and benefits
Ease of operations and deployment Server blades are change ready. You can add, move, replace, or upgrade server blades and move workloads without affecting your SAN. With server-side NPIV and HP VC Fibre Channel technology, storage management is no longer limited to a single HBA World Wide Name (WWN) on the physical server. Each virtual machine can have its own unique WWN and it remains associated with that virtual machine even as the virtual machine is dynamically moved. SAN administrators can manage virtual HBAs with the same methods and viewpoint as physical HBAs. The standards-based HP Virtual Connect Fibre Channel Module is compatible with other NPIV standards-based switch products. This provides high-performance, end-to-end connections with your available options of core switches. The HP Virtual Connect Fibre Channel Modules appear as pass-thru devices to the network. Any changes to the server blade are transparent to its associated network. This clearly separates the blade servers from your SAN and relieves your SAN administrators from server maintenance.
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Based on HP analysis of networking equipment (adapters and enclosure interconnects). Each NIC on a server requires one switch; thereby eight NICs would require eight switches. With HP VC Flex-10, eight NICs require only two VC switch modules. This simple calculation will help you understand it better, (8-2)/8=75 percent.

Enterprise-class performance and availability Storage resources can be provisioned and associated directly to a specific virtual machine in a virtualized server environment. Separate storage resources for up to 128 virtual machines per blade. High-availability features such as dual modules and automatic fail-over provide increased uptime. VC server blade profiles are shared and continually updated between high-availability pairs. Enhanced NPIV capability supports multiple virtual machines per server blade and provides a separate storage resource to each virtual machineup to 128 per server blade. Security and management Role-based privileges for the administrator account are defined by default and can be modified by the BladeSystem administrator and integrated with LDAP servers.

The optional VCEM provides a single console to manage up to 1000 BladeSystem enclosures. VCEM helps: Prevent LAN/SAN address conflicts Simplify configuration and provide baselines through domain grouping Move between enclosures and extend administrator reach across the data center Streamline management operations Reduce repetitive management tasks and configuration errors Simplify server recovery, planned maintenance, and migration Role-based privileges for administrator account are defined by default and can be modified by the BladeSystem administrator. Additional role-based privileges for user accounts can be created by domain, server, networking, and storage. VCEM is now available, bundled with either a pair of VC Flex-10 modules or VC FlexFabric modules.

HP Virtual Connect 8 Gb 20-Port Fibre Channel Module

The HP Virtual Connect 20-Port Fibre Channel Module offers next-generation 8 Gb technology that includes backward compatibility with 2 Gb and 4 Gb networks, to help you get the most out of your technology investment. While it appears as a pass-thru device to the network, it provides all the key benefits of integrated switching including high-performance 8 Gb uplinks to the SAN. The 8 Gb Fibre Channel interconnect facilitates superior performance and server consolidation. The Virtual Connect Fibre Channel Module combines the simplicity of a pass-thru module with high performance of an 8 Gb switch. Additionally, four external 8 Gb ports reduce oversubscription when using 4 Gb HBAs

Ethernet, Flex-10, and FlexFabric Network Adapters

The 1 Gigabit and 10 Gigabit Ethernet network adapters embedded on the server blades, and the optional Ethernet mezzanine adapters are supported by the VC Ethernet modules. Multiple mezzanine adapters can be added per server blade. The following network adapters are supported by the VC Ethernet modules: NC532m: The NC532m was the industrys first dual-port Flex-10 enabled mezzanine adapter that provides up to eight discrete physical NICs per mezzanine card. NC325m: The NC325m mezzanine option features four Gigabit Ethernet ports providing the highest port density available for BladeSystem server blades in a single adapter. The NC325m is ideal for virtualization, security, server consolidation, network segmentation, and other ProLiant server applications requiring high throughput and port density. NC373m: The NC373m is a dual-port Multifunction Gigabit Ethernet adapter that supports TCP offload engine, RDMA, and accelerated iSCSI. The multifunction capabilities permit a unified fabric combining accelerated networking, storage, and clustering over a single network connection within a Microsoft Windows environment. This adapter is particularly suitable for I/O-intensive applications, including server-to-server, server-to-switch, and server-to-workstation communications. NC522m: The NC522m is a dual-port, IEEE 10GBase-KR 10 Gigabit Ethernet network adapter for ProLiant c-Class BladeSystem based on the NetXen 3031 controller. For customers who have come to rely on NetXen performance, the NC522m is supported on the HP Virtual Connect Flex-10 10 Gb Ethernet Module for BladeSystem c-Class to enable Flex-10 on ProLiant blade servers. The NC522m ships with support for VLAN tagging, quality of service, 9k jumbo frames, teaming (bonding), Receive Side Scaling (RSS) and PXE. The NC522m adapter is supported in all ProLiant c-Class server type II (x8 PCI Express) mezzanine slots. NC542m: The HP NC542m Dual Port Flex-10 10GbE BLc Adapter is based on the latest version of the Mellanox ConnectX family, the HP NC542m delivers the

HP Virtual Connect 8 Gb 24-Port Fibre Channel Module

Look to the Virtual Connect 8 Gb 24-Port Fibre Channel for the highest port density in the Virtual Connect Fibre Channel line-up. The standards-based Virtual Connect 8 Gb 24-Port Fibre Channel Module is compatible with all other NPIV standards-based switch products. This compatibility provides high-performance and end-to-end connections with your available options of core switches. Next-generation 8 Gb technology includes backward compatibility with 2 Gb and 4 Gb networks and four times overall increase in aggregate I/O bandwidth. The 8 Gb Fibre Channel interconnect enables greater performance and server consolidation. Eight SAN-facing ports and 16 server ports help reduce oversubscription for high throughput applications. Also, separate storage resources are available to each virtual machineup to 255 per server blade.

HP Virtual Connect Enterprise Manager

HP Virtual Connect Enterprise Manager (VCEM) is a management option for multiple BladeSystem enclosures configured with VC. VCEM provides a central console that aggregates VC resources, improves productivity, and enables faster response to changing data center workload demands.

high throughput and the low latency that is perfect for mission-critical applications such as financial services and virtualized environments. NC550m: The HP NC550m 10 Gb 2-Port PCIe x8 Flex-10 Ethernet Adapter is a member of the C-class 10GbE adapter portfolio. The HP NC550m is a Flex-10 designed Ethernet Adapter based on the Blade Engines 2 controller and delivers superior throughput in the 10GbE portfolio. Perfect for virtualized environments. NC552m: The HP NC552m 10 Gb 2-Port Flex-10 Ethernet Adapter is a new member of the c-Class 10GbE adapter portfolio. The HP NC552m is a Flex-10 designed Ethernet Adapter based on the Blade Engines 3 controller that delivers superior throughput compared to all adapters in the 10GbE portfolio. Right for virtualized environments, the adapter works with all BladeSystem c-Class G7 servers. When paired with any of our VC modules or Ethernet switches, the combination provides a high-bandwidth, high-performance network environment. NC551m: The NC551m FlexFabric 10 Gb mezzanine adapter delivers the performance benefits and cost savings of converged network connectivity for HP BladeSystem servers. The dual-port NC551m helps optimize network and storage traffic with hardware acceleration and offloads for stateless TCP/IP, TCP Offload Engine (TOE), Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE), and iSCSI. When connected to the VC FlexFabric Module, FC, and Ethernet, I/O are separated and routed to the corresponding network. For iSCSI storage, the NC551m supports full protocol offload providing better CPU efficiency when compared to software initiators enabling the server to handle increased virtualization workloads and compute-intensive applications. The NC551m also supports VC Flex-10 that allows each 10 Gb port to be divided into four physical NICs to help optimize bandwidth management for virtualized servers. This combination of high-performance network and storage connectivity reduces cost and complexity and provides the flexibility and scalability for BladeSystem servers. NC553m: The NC551m FlexFabric 10 Gb mezzanine adapter delivers the performance benefits and cost savings of converged network connectivity for HP BladeSystem servers. The dual port NC553m, based on the Blades Engine 3 controller, helps optimize network and storage traffic with hardware acceleration and offloads for stateless TCP/IP, TCP Offload Engine (TOE), Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE), and iSCSI. When connected to the VC FlexFabric Module FC, and Ethernet, I/O are separated and routed to the corresponding network. For iSCSI storage, the NC551m supports full protocol offload providing better CPU efficiency when compared to software initiators enabling the server to handle increased virtualization workloads and compute-intensive applications.

Fibre Channel host bus adapters

Four add-on HBAs (mezzanine or daughter cards) are currently offered for these BladeSystem c-Class server blades: Emulex LPe1105-HP 4 Gb FC HBA for HP BladeSystem c-Class: The Emulex LPe1105-HP dual port Fibre Channel HBA provides reliable, high-performance 4 Gb connectivity, enabling high availability to scalable storage. Based on the same field-proven ASIC, firmware, and driver technology as Emulexs renowned LPe1150 HBA, the Emulex LPe1105-HP is fully driver compatible with all Emulex HBAs. Emulex LPe1205-HP dual-channel PCI Express 8 Gb/s FC HBA for HP BladeSystem c-Class: The Emulex LPe1205-HP dual port PCI Express Fibre Channel mezzanine card HBA provides high-performance SAN connectivity for the HP BladeSystem c-Class to meet the needs of the most demanding applications. Leveraging eight generations of design, the Emulex LPe1205-HP seamlessly attaches to 2/4/8 Gb/s SAN devices. It provides superior reliability, enhanced security, and scalable management capabilities making it well-suited for virtual server and enterpriseclass applications. QLogic QMH2462 4 Gb FC HBA for HP BladeSystem c-Class: The QLogic QMH2462 4 Gb FC HBA Adapter provides the BladeSystem c-Class with two 4 Gb Fibre Channel ports for fast and reliable SAN connectivity. Through the implementation of a SAN with the HP BladeSystem, you can achieve improved data availability, easily scale capacity, and realize management cost savings from consolidating disk resources. QLogic QMH2562 8 Gb FC HBA for HP BladeSystem c-Class: Designed for the HP BladeSystem c-Class, the QLogic QMH2562 8 Gb FC HBA provides reliable SAN connectivity and is ideal for virtualized environments. It delivers twice the data throughput compared to the previous generation 4 Gb mezzanine card. With 200,000 IOPS per port and leading-edge Fibre Channel connectivity, you can enjoy the benefits of increased storage networking bandwidth and I/O performance to meet the requirements of demanding applications. Brocade 804 8 Gb FC HBA for HP BladeSystem c-Class: The Brocade 8 Gb FC HBAs offer high-performance connectivity, extend fabric features to the server and applications, and integrate seamlessly with management software such as Data Center Fabric Manager (DCFM) to provide a complete end-to-end data center solution. Brocade Fibre Channel HBAs support the Server Application Optimization (SAO) license to extend Brocade data center fabric technologies to the server infrastructure, thereby improving overall application performance and virtual machine scalability. SAO enables individual traffic flows to be specifically configured, prioritized, and optimized from end-to-end throughout the data center. SAO is enabled through software licensing on Brocade switches and directors, and is deployed along with Brocade FC HBAs to help IT organizations more easily manage true end-to-end SAN services across next-generation data centers. All five provide dual ports enabled redundancy, high-performance, and scalable SAN connectivity for the BladeSystem c-Class.

Integrated adapters
NC553i: 10 Gb Dual Port FlexFabric Converged Network Adapter NC551i: 10 Gb FlexFabric embedded adapter NC532i: 10 Gb Flex-10 enabled Ethernet adapter NC326i: Dual-port Gigabit Ethernet adapter NC370i: Single-port Multi-function Gigabit Ethernet adapter NC373i: Single-port Multi-function Gigabit Ethernet adapter

Technical specifications
HP Virtual Connect FlexFabric 10 Gb/24-Port Module HP Virtual Connect Flex-10 10 Gb Ethernet Module HP Virtual Connect 1/10 Gb-F Ethernet Module

Blade type Network connections

Single bay 16 x 10 Gb downlinks to servers 2 x 10 Gb cross connects 4 x 10 Gb external SR, LR fiber and copper uplinks SFP+ (Enet/FC) 4 x 10 Gb external SR, LRM and LR fiber and copper uplinks SFP+ (Enet) 1 internal interface to c-Class Onboard Administrator Module

Single bay 16 x 10 Gb downlinks midplane 2 x 10 Gb cross connect 1 x 10 Gb copper uplinks CX-4 8 x 10 Gb SR, LR, or LRM fiber uplinks SFP+ 1 management USB port 1 internal interface to c-Class Onboard Administrator Module

Single bay 16 x 1 Gb downlinks midplane 1 x 10 Gb cross connect 1 x 10 Gb copper uplinks CX-4 2 x 10 Gb SR or LR fiber uplinks XFP 2 x 1 Gb SX or RJ-45 fiber uplinks SFP 4 x 1 Gb 1000/100/10 Gb copper uplinks RJ-45 1 management USB port 1 internal interface to c-Class Onboard Administrator Module SFP SX, RJ-45 FX SR and LR Copper RJ-45 100 Ohm 2-pair Cat5 UTP Twinax CX-4 (IB4x)

Media types

Fibre Channel SFP/SFP+ 2/4/8 Gb short wave up to 500 m 1/2/4 Gb long wave up to 10 km Ethernet SFP/SFP+ 10GbE SR, LR, and LRM 10GbE copper direct attached cable 1GbE SX 1GbE 1000Base-T copper Line rate, full-duplex 240 Gb/s bridging fabric 1.2 s on Ethernet only ports 1.7u s Ethernet/FC ports Maximum Ethernet frame size 9216 (Jumbo Frame) Maximum FC frame size 2148 bytes (2112 byte payload) Buffer-to-buffer flow control management Packet prioritization IEEE 802.1Qbb (preliminary), 802.1Qaz (preliminary), 802.1AB, 802.1D, 802.1Q, IEEE 802.2, 802.3ad INCITS FC-BB-5 Rev 2.00 INCITS T11 N_Port ID Virtualization (NPIV) Simple and intuitive Graphical User Interface and Setup Wizards Embedded SNMP v1, v2; SMI-S Command Line Interface Port Mirroring Any uplink port can be used as a dedicated mirrored port from the server port(s) Virtual Connect Enterprise Manager supports PXE, WOL, port VLAN, VLAN Tagging, VLAN pass through, IGMP Snooping, NIC Teaming Integrated with Onboard Administrator, HP Systems Insight Manager, HP Storage Essentials (FC Management MIB) Telnet, SNMP. Telemetry support for Port utilization including memory and CPU performance measurement Link Aggregation Protocol Automatic loop protection Mirrored profile database Multi-path heartbeat between redundant modules LDAP, SSL, TACACS+ and Radius Role-based management including support Network Access Group. Trouble shoot network performance and monitor health in terms of CPU and Memory 8 1-year/1-year/1-year 571956-B21

SFP+ SR, LR, LRM SFP SX, RJ-45 SFP + Copper Twinax CX-4 (IB4x)

Performance

Line rate, full-duplex 240 Gb/s bridging fabric Less than 2s latency

Line rate, full-duplex 62 Gb/s bridging fabric Less than 4s latency

Protocol support

802.1AB, 802.1D, 802.1Q, IEEE 802.2, 802.3ad

802.1AB, 802.1D, 802.1Q, IEEE 802.2, 802.3ad

Management

Simple and intuitive Graphical User Interface and Setup Wizards Embedded SNMP v1, v2; SMI-S Command Line Interface Port Mirroring Any uplink port can be used as a dedicated mirrored port from the server port(s) Virtual Connect Enterprise Manager supports PXE, WOL, port VLAN, VLAN Tagging, VLAN pass through, IGMP Snooping, NIC Teaming Integrated with Onboard Administrator, HP Systems Insight Manager Telnet, SNMP. Telemetry support for Port utilization including memory and CPU performance measurement Link Aggregation Protocol Automatic loop protection Mirrored profile database Multi-path heartbeat between redundant modules LDAP, SSL, TACACS+ and Radius Role-based management including support Network Access Group. Trouble shoot network performance and monitor health in terms of CPU and Memory 8 1-year/1-year/1-year 455880-B21 591973-B21 (dual module with VCEM)

Simple and intuitive Graphical User Interface and Setup Wizards Embedded SNMP v1, v2; SMI-S Command Line Interface Port Mirroring Any uplink port can be used as a dedicated mirrored port from the server port(s) Virtual Connect Enterprise Manager supports PXE, WOL, port VLAN, VLAN Tagging, VLAN pass through, IGMP Snooping, NIC Teaming Integrated with Onboard Administrator, HP Systems Insight Manager Telnet, SNMP. Telemetry support for Port utilization including memory and CPU performance measurement Link Aggregation Protocol Automatic loop protection Mirrored profile database Multi-path heartbeat between redundant modules LDAP, SSL, TACACS+ and Radius Role-based management including support Network Access Group. Trouble shoot network performance and monitor health in terms of CPU and Memory 8 1-year/1-year/1-year 447047-B21

Extended management features

High availability features

Security

Diagnostics Maximum per enclosure Warranty (parts/labor/onsite) Part number

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HP Virtual Connect 8 Gb 20-Port Fibre Channel Module HP Virtual Connect 8 Gb 24-Port Fibre Channel Module

Blade type Network connections

Single bay 16 internal 8 Gb downlinks presented as F-Ports 4 external 8 Gb uplinks presented as N-Ports Small form-factor pluggable (SFP) laser 2/4/8 Gb short wave up to 500 m (1,640 ft) 1/2/4 Gb long wave up to 10 km 8 Gb/s line speed, full duplex 1.2 sec latency Maximum frame size 2112-byte payload Buffer-to-buffer flow control management Packet prioritization NCITS T11 N_Port ID Virtualization (NPIV) Simple and intuitive GUI and setup wizards accessible through VC Ethernet module CLI accessible through VC Ethernet module Embedded SNMP v1 and v2 SMI-S Virtual Connect Enterprise Manager supports HP Storage Essentials (FC Management MIB) Link Aggregation Protocol Automatic loop protection Mirrored profile database Multipath heartbeat between redundant modules LDAP, SSL, role-based management 6 1-year/1-year/1-year 572018-B21

Single bay 16 internal 8 Gb downlinks presented as F-Ports 8 external 8 Gb uplinks presented as N-Ports Small form-factor pluggable (SFP) laser 1/2/4 Gb short wave, long wave SFP+ 2/4/8 Gb short wave, long wave 8 Gb/s line speed, full duplex .74 sec latency Maximum frame size 2148 bytes (2112 byte payload)

Media types

Performance

Protocol support Management

NCITS T11 N_Port ID Virtualization (NPIV) Simple and intuitive GUI and setup wizards accessible through VC Ethernet module CLI accessible through VC Ethernet module Embedded SNMP v1 and v2 SMI-S Virtual Connect Enterprise Manager supports HP Storage Essentials (FC Management MIB) Link Aggregation Protocol Automatic loop protection Mirrored profile database Multipath heartbeat between redundant modules LDAP, SSL, role-based management 6 1-year/1-year/1-year 466482-B21

Extended management features

High availability features

Security Maximum per enclosure Warranty (parts/labor/onsite) Part number

Ethernet network adaptersmezzanine adapter options

NC326i Embedded Dual Port Gigabit Ethernet Adapter

NC370i Embedded Single Port Multifunction Gigabit Ethernet Adapter

802.1p, 802.1Q, 802.3, 802.3ad, and 802.3x 100 MHz PCI-X Embedded on the server 1 @ 1000 Mb/s Broadcom 5706S

NC373i Embedded Single Port Multifunction Gigabit Ethernet Adapter

IEEE compliance

802.1p, 802.1Q, 802.3, 802.3ad, and 802.3x x4 PCI Express Embedded on the server 2 @ 1000 Mb/s Broadcom 5715S

802.1p, 802.1Q, 802.3, 802.3ad, and 802.3x x4 PCI Express Embedded on the server 1 @ 1000 Mb/s Broadcom 5708S

Bus type Form factor Ports and transfer rate Network controller ProLiant adapter teaming ProLiant heterogeneous teaming driver ProLiant essentials upgrade Pre-boot execution environment (PXE) Wake-on-LAN (WOL) Jumbo frames TCP checksum and segmentation Receive Side Scaling (RSS) TPC/IP offload engine (TOE) Accelerated iSCSI Remote direct memory access (RDMA) Warranty (parts/labor/onsite) Part number

Add-on upgrade Add-on upgrade

Add-on upgrade Add-on upgrade N/A N/A

N/A N/A

N/A N/A

Ethernet network adaptersmezzanine adapter options

NC325m Quad Port Gigabit Ethernet Adapter

NC373m Dual Port Multifunction Gigabit Ethernet Adapter

NC522m Dual Port 10GbE Multifunction BL-c Adapter

NC532m Dual Port 10GbE Multifunction Adapter

IEEE compliance

802.1p, 802.1Q, 802.3, 802.3ad, and 802.3x

802.1p, 802.1Q, 802.3, 802.3ad, and 802.3x

802.1p, 802.3, 802.3ad, and 802.3x

802.3u, 802.3x, 802.3ad, 802.1p, 802.1Q, 802.3z, 802.3ap, 802.3ae x4 PCIe 2.0 Type 1 mezzanine card 2 @ 10000 Mb/s

Bus type Form factor Ports and transfer rate

x4 PCI Express Type 1 mezzanine card 4 @ 1000 Mb/s

x4 PCI Express Type 1 mezzanine card 2 @ 1000 Mb/s

x8 PCIe 2.0 Type 2 mezzanine card 20,000 Mb/s full duplex Ethernet transfer rate per port NetXen NX3031

Network controller ProLiant adapter teaming ProLiant heterogeneous teaming driver ProLiant essentials upgrade Pre-boot execution environment (PXE) Wake-on-LAN (WOL) Jumbo frames TCP checksum and segmentation Receive Side Scaling (RSS) TPC/IP offload engine (TOE) Accelerated iSCSI Remote direct memory access Warranty (parts/labor/ onsite) Part number

Dual Broadcom 5715S

Dual Broadcom 5708S

Broadcom 57711

Add-on upgrade

Windows 2k3, 2k8 only No Not supported 1-year parts* 467801-B21

Add-on upgrade 1-year parts* 467799-B21

1-year parts* 416585-B21

1-year parts* 406770-B21

Or the warranty of the server the adapter is installed in, whichever is greater.

Ethernet network adaptersmezzanine adapter options

NC542m Dual Port 10GbE Multifunction BL-c Adapter

NC550m Dual Port 10 Gb Flex-10 Ethernet Adapter

NC551m Dual Port FlexFabric 10 Gb Converged Network Adapter 802.1p, 802.3, 802.3ad, and 802.3x

NC552m Dual Port 10 Gb 2-Port Flex-10 Ethernet Adapter

NC553m Dual Port FlexFabric 10 Gb Converged Network Adapter 802.1p, 802.3, 802.3ad, and 802.3x

IEEE compliance

802.1p, 802.3, 802.3ad, and 802.3x

802.1p, 802.3, 802.3ad, and 802.3x

802.1p, 802.3, 802.3ad, and 802.3x

Bus type Form factor Ports and transfer rate

x8 PCIe 2.0 Type 1 mezzanine card 20,000 Mb/s full duplex Ethernet transfer rate per port Mellanox ConnectX-2 EN.

x8 PCIe 2.0 Type 1 mezzanine card 20,000 Mb/s full duplex Ethernet transfer rate per port Emulex Server Engines BE2

x8 PCIe 2.0 Type 2 mezzanine card 20,000 Mb/s full duplex Ethernet transfer rate per port Emulex Server Engines BE2

x8 PCIe 2.0 Type 1 mezzanine card 20,000 Mb/s full duplex Ethernet transfer rate per port Emulex Server Engines BE3

x8 PCIe 2.0 Type 1 mezzanine card 20,000 Mb/s full duplex Ethernet transfer rate per port Emulex Server Engines BE3

Network controller ProLiant adapter teaming ProLiant heterogeneous teaming driver ProLiant essentials upgrade Pre-boot execution environment (PXE) Wake-on-LAN (WOL) Jumbo frames TCP checksum and segmentation Receive Side Scaling (RSS) TPC/IP offload engine (TOE) Accelerated iSCSI Remote direct memory access Warranty (parts/labor/ onsite) Part number

Not supported 1-year parts 539857-B21

Not supported 1-year parts 581204-B21

Not supported 1-year parts 580151-B21

Not supported 1-year parts 610609-B21

Not supported 1-year parts 613431-B21

Or the warranty of the server the adapter is installed in, whichever is greater.

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Fibre Channel HBAmezzanine cards

Emulex LPe1105-HP 4 Gb FC HBA for HP BladeSystem c-Class

HP QLogic QMH2462 4 Gb FC HBA for HP BladeSystem c-Class

Emulex LPe1205-HP dual-channel PCI Express 8 Gb/s FC HBA for HP BladeSystem c-Class

QLogic QMH2562 8 Gb FC HBA for HP BladeSystem c-Class

Brocade 804 8 Gb FC HBA for HP BladeSystem c-Class

Performance and form factor Blade type PCI Express Type 1 Mezzanine Card 115,000 IOPS per port Dual 4 Gb Fibre Channel ports 62.5/125 multimode fiber optic cable with LC type connector PCI Express Type 1 Mezzanine Card 150,000 IOPS per port Dual 4 Gb Fibre Channel ports 62.5/125 multimode fiber optic cable with LC type connector PCI Express Type 1 Mezzanine Card 200,000 IOPS per channel Dual 8 Gb Fibre Channel ports 62.5/125 multimode fiber optic cable with LC type connector PCI Express Type 1 Mezzanine Card 200,000 IOPS per channel Dual 8 Gb Fibre Channel ports 62.5/125 multimode fiber optic cable with LC type connector PCI Express Type 1 Mezzanine Card 500,000 IOPS per port Dual 8 Gb Fibre Channel ports Internally hard-wired through the backplane

Performance Port configuration

Media types

Management and protocols Management features Emulex installation and management tools automate installation and provide local and remote HBA configuration and management Multipath support for redundant HBAs and paths Full support for both FC service Class 2 and 3 QLogic SANsurfer FC HBA Manager for centralized management and remote control of distributed HBAs Emulex installation and management tools automate installation and provide local and remote HBA configuration and management Multipath support for redundant HBAs and paths Full support for both FC service Class 2 and 3 QLogic SANsurfer FC HBA Manager for centralized management and remote control of distributed HBAs Integrates into HP DCFM

High-availability features

Multipath support for redundant HBAs and paths Full support for both FC service Class 2 and 3

Multipath support for redundant HBAs and paths Full support for both FC service Class 2 and 3

Multipath support for redundant HBAs and paths Full support for both FC service Class 2 and 3

Protocols supported

Deployment Maximum per enclosure Server dependent Server dependent Server dependent Emulex Server dependent QLogic Server dependent driver support for Windows driver support for Windows, Server 2003, Windows Linux, HP-UX, and VMware Server 2008, Linux, VMware ESX 3.5 Emulex driver support for Server 2000, 2003, 2003 x64 QLogic driver support for Server 2000, 2003, 2003 x64 Brocade driver support for Windows Server 2003, 2008, 2008 R2, Hyper-V, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, SUSE Linux 10, 11, VMware ESX 3.5/4.0, VMware ESXi 4.0 1-year/1-year/1-year

Options available

Emulex driver support for x86 and x64 Linux and Microsoft Windows Server 2000, 2003, 2003 x64

QLogic driver support for x86 and x64 Linux and Microsoft Windows Server 2000, 2003, 2003 x64

Warranty (parts/labor/onsite) Part number

1-year/1-year/1-year

1-year/1-year/1-year

1-year/1-year/1-year

1-year/1-year/1-year

403621-B21

403619-B21

456972-B21

451871-B21590647-B21

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