Emulex NC551i User manual

DATASHEET CONNECTIVITY
Overview
Emulex dual port 10Gb Ethernet (10GbE) Integrated
FlexFabric Adapters are available as a converged
Universal LAN on Motherboard (ULOM) for HP c-Class
ProLiant G7 BladeSystems:
n
NC551i - BL685c and BL465c ProLiant AMD G7
blade servers
n
NC553i - BL460c and BL490c ProLiant Intel G7
blade servers
Based on the Emulex OneConnect™Universal
Converged Network Adapter (UCNA) technology, these
integrated adapters support Transmission Control
Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) and Fibre Channel
over Ethernet (FCoE) or accelerated iSCSI connectivity
concurrently with high-performance protocol offloads
that optimize server efficiency and maximize server
virtualization ratios.
Emulex OneConnect UCNA technology fully
supports HP’s FlexFabric Converged Infrastructure,
a next-generation, highly scalable data center
fabric architecture and a technology layer in the
HP Converged Infrastructure architecture. The
combination of HP’s new ProLiant G7 server
blades with Emulex UCNA technology and the new
HP Virtual Connect FlexFabric module simplifies,
consolidates and virtualizes the server edge for HP
BladeSystem customers.
Optimized Network Connectivity
Lower cost—The HP FlexFabric adapters can save
up to 98% on adapter cards, switch ports, and cables
needed to support network and storage traffic.
Lower power and cooling—The HP FlexFabric
adapters can reduce the number of adapter cards
and switches, resulting in savings up to 40% for
power and cooling.
Support for converged networks with HP
Virtual Connect—HP Virtual Connect provisions
Local Area Network (LAN) and Storage Area
Network (SAN) connectivity for BladeSystem
server blades through administration of Media
Key Features
One platform for network and storage
connection
nSimplifies I/O hardware choices for
IT managers
Multiple protocol offloads for
optimum server efficiency
nStateless TCP/IP with Flex-10 support
nTCP Offload Engine (TOE)
nFCoE or accelerated iSCSI
nProvides (up to) eight connections to network
and storage without the need for add-in
mezzanine cards
Superior performance
nFull 20Gb/s bidirectional Ethernet
bandwidth per port
nUp to 800K I/Os per second (IOPS) for FCoE
Energy-efficient design
nIndustry-leading performance per watt
nComplements data center “green” initiatives
Easy to deploy and manage
nOne management console for network and
storage adapters
nHP Insight Control suite with enhanced
Integrated Lights-Out 3 (iLO 3) remote
management
nCentralized enterprise I/O management with
Emulex OneCommand™Manager
Key Benefits
Optimized for convergence
nMaximizes I/O consolidation with high-
performance 10GbE ports
nOne network and management infrastructure
reduces capital (CapEx) and operating
expenses (OpEx)
nLeverages existing IT investments
Enterprise-ready
nHardware parity, CRC, ECC and other
advanced error checking
nBacked by field-proven HP and Emulex
reliability and support
SIMPLIFIED
NETWORKING,
TRUSTED SAN
INTEROPERABILITY
AND INCREASED
BUSINESS
AGILITY
Dual Port 10GbE
Integrated FlexFabric Adapters
HP NC551i Converged FlexFabric Adapter
HP NC553i Converged FlexFabric Adapter
BL685c G7 (shown)
BL465c G7
BL460c G7
(shown)
BL490c-G7
HP NC551i for ProLiant
AMD G7 servers and
HP NC553i for ProLiant
Intel G7 servers

DATASHEET EMULEX
Dual Port 10GbE
Integrated FlexFabric Adapters
Controller
· HP NC551i: BladeEngine 2
· HP NC553i: BladeEngine 3
Standards
· ANSI INCITS T11 FC-BB-5 2.0, FC-PI-2, FC-GS-4,
FC-TAPE, and FCP-3
· PCI Express base spec 2.0 PCI Bus Power
Management Interface, rev. 1.2, Advanced Error
Reporting (AER)
· IEEE 802.3ae (10GBASE Ethernet Ports)
· IEEE 802.1q (Virtual LANs)
· IEEE 802.3ad (Link Aggregation)
· IEEE 802.3x (Flow Control)
· IEEE 802.1p (Quality/Class of Service)
· IEEE 802.1Qaz (Enhanced Transmission Selection)
· IEEE 802.1Qaz (Data Center Bridging Capabilities
Exchange)
· IEEE 802.1Qbb (Priority-based Flow Control)
· IEEE 802.1ab (Link Layer Discovery Protocol)
· PHP hot plug-hot swap
Architecture
· Dual-channel, 10Gb/s Ethernet link speed
· PCIe Express 2.0 (x8, 5GT/s), MSI-X support
· Integrated data buffer and code space memory
FCoE Features
· Common driver for HP FCoE CNA
and Fibre Channel HBAs from Emulex
· N_Port ID Virtualization (NPIV)
· Support for FIP and FCoE Ether types
· Fabric Provided MAC Addressing (FPMA) support
· 1024 concurrent port logins (RPIs)
· 1024 active exchanges (XRIs) per port
Ethernet Features
· IPv4/IPv6 TCP, UDP checksum offload; Large Send
Offload (LSO); Large Receive Offload; Receive Side
Scaling (RSS); IPv4 TCP Chimney Offload
· VLAN insertion and extraction
· Jumbo frames up to 9000 bytes
(8000 bytes for ports using FCoE)
· Preboot eXecution Environment (PXE) 2.0
network boot support
· Interrupt coalescing
· Load balancing and failover support including
adapter fault tolerance (AFT), switch fault tolerance
(SFT), adaptive load balancing (ALB), teaming
support and IEEE 802.3ad
Accelerated iSCSI Features
· Target discovery methods
· Authentication modes
· INT 13 Boot
Comprehensive OS Support
· Microsoft Windows Server
· VMware ESX
· Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server
· Novell SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
HP’s Flex-10 Support
· Up to 4 physical function NICs per port
· 100Mb/s to10Gb/s speeds
Interconnect Compatibility
· HP 10GbE Flex-10 and FlexFabric Virtual
Connect module
· ProCurve 6120XG Blade Switch
· HP 10GbE Pass-Thru Module
· All currently shipping Virtual Connect, switch,
and pass thru modules with 1Gb downlinks
Servers
· HP NC551i:
- ProLiant BL465c G7
- ProLiant BL685c G7
· HP NC553i:
- ProLiant BL460c G7
- ProLiant BL490c G7
- ProLiant BL620c G7
- ProLiant BL680c G7
SPECIFICATIONS
Access Control (MAC) and World
Wide Port Names (WWPN) addresses.
This allows server administrators to
independently manage blade servers
and their connectivity, maintaining high-
availability connections and securely
administering MAC addresses and
WWPNs for each server.
Simplified Management
OneCommand Manager application—
The OneCommand Manager application
provides centralized management of
HP Storageworks and FlexFabric CNAs
and Fibre Channel (FC) HBAs from
Emulex throughout the data center from
a centralized management console. The
OneCommand Manager application
provides a graphical user interface (GUI)
and a scriptable command line user
interface (CLI) to optimize administration
efficiency.
Highest Performance and Reliability
Enterprise-ready—Leveraging ten
generations of advanced, field-proven FC
HBA technology, HP FlexFabric CNAs
are based on the Emulex OneConnect
architecture and meet the robust
interoperability and reliability requirements
of corporate data centers.
Advanced error checking—End-to-end
data protection with hardware parity, CRC,
ECC and other advanced error checking
and correcting ensure that data is safe
from corruption.
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