HPE 534FLB User instructions

QuickSpecs
HPE FlexFabric 10Gb 2-port 534FLB Adapter
Overview
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HPE FlexFabric 10Gb 2-port 534FLB Adapter
The HPE FlexFabric 10Gb 2-port 534FLB adapter features the next generation of 10Gb Ethernet offering in a single chip solution on
a FlexibleLOM form factor, further reducing power requirements for 2 ports of 10Gb Ethernet. It is designed for use with HPE
BladeSystem c-Class Gen8 servers.
It provides full duplex high performance Ethernet connectivity with support for HPE Virtual Connect FlexFabric blade interconnect
technology, allowing each 10GbE port to be divided into four physical NICs and optimize bandwidth management for virtualized
servers. The HPE 534FLB FlexFabric network adapter, in conjunction with HPE Virtual Connect FlexFabric technology, helps to
extend the benefits of virtualization beyond the server and into the rest of the infrastructure.
The HPE 530FLB supports enterprise class features such as VLAN tagging, adaptive interrupt coalescing, MSI-X, NIC teaming
(bonding), tunnel offloads (NVGRE, VxLAN), Receive Side Scaling (RSS), jumbo frames and PXE boot. It also supports virtualization
features such as SR-IOV (Windows, Linux, VMWare), VMware NetQueue and Microsoft VMQ.
HPE FlexFabric 10Gb 2-port 534FLB Adapter
Models
HP FlexFabric 10Gb 2-port 534FLB Adapter
700741-B21
HP FlexFabric 10Gb
2-port 534FLB FIO Adapter 700742-
B21
NOTE:
The HPE 534FLB on each server blade connects to a 10Gb interconnect in bays 1-2 (HPE
BladeSystem c7000 Enclosure) or bay 1 (
HPE BladeSystem c3000 Enclosure).
NOTE:
The 534FLB requires a minimum of 2 GB of server memory.
NOTE:
The 534FLB supports linking at 1000Mbps or 10000Mbps when not connected to a Flex-10 device.
NOTE:
The 534FLB will only support 1000Mbps when connected to a 1Gb Ethernet interconnect.
Kit Contents
•HPE FlexFabric 10Gb 2-port 534FLB Adapter
•Quick install card

QuickSpecs
HPE FlexFabric 10Gb 2-
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Overview
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•
Product warranty statement
•
Drivers, user guide, and utilities via:
http://www.hpe.com

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Compatibility
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HPE
ProLiant
Server Support
•HPE ProLiant BL420c Gen8
•HPE ProLiant BL460c Gen8
•HPE ProLiant BL465c Gen8
•HPE ProLiant BL660c Gen8
Supported
Interconnect
Modules
•HPE Virtual Connect FlexFabric-20/40 F8 Module for c-Class BladeSystem
•HPE Virtual Connect FlexFabric-20/40 F8 Module for c-Class BladeSystem with TAA
•HPE Virtual Connect FlexFabric 10Gb/24-port Module for c-Class BladeSystem
•HPE Virtual Connect FlexFabric 10/24 Enterprise Edition BLc7000 Option
•HPE Virtual Connect Flex-10/10D Module for c-Class BladeSystem
•HPE Virtual Connect Flex-10/10D Module Enterprise Edition for BLc7000 Option
•HPE Virtual Connect Flex-10 10Gb Ethernet Module for c-Class BladeSystem
•HPE Virtual Connect Flex-10 Ethernet Module Enterprise Edition for BLc7000 Option
•HPE 6120XG Blade Switch
•HPE 6120G/XG Blade Switch
•HPE 6125XLG Ethernet Blade Switch
•HPE 6125XLG Ethernet Blade Switch with TAA
•HPE 6125G/XG Ethernet Blade Switch
•HPE 6125G/XG Ethernet Blade Switch with TAA
•HPE 6125G Ethernet Blade Switch
•HPE 6125G Ethernet Blade Switch with TAA
•Cisco Catalyst 3120G Blade Switch for HPE
•Cisco Catalyst 3120X Blade Switch for HPE
•Cisco Catalyst 3020 Blade Switch
•Cisco Fabric Extener B22HP for HPE
•HPE 10GbE Pass Thru Module
•HPE 1GbE Pass Thru Module
NOTE:
10GbE converged connectivity is supported in all HPE Virtual Connect Flex-10 Ethernet, HPE
Virtual Connect FlexFabric modules,
HPE 6120XG, HPE 6125XG series switches, Cicso B22 Fabric
Extender and
HPE 10GbE Pass-
Thru modules. All other supported interconnects and switches are limited
to 1GbE per connection for Ethernet
-ony traffic.

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Standard Features
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Product Features
•Full hardware offload of iSCSI and FCoE storage protocol processing for highest performance
converged Ethernet data and storage networks.
•Dual-port 10GbE Flex-10 FlexibleLOM network adapter that provides the flexibility to choose the
type of LOM to meet growing infrastructure needs
•Industry-leading throughput and latency performance* Tunnel Offload support for NVGRE and
VxLAN
•Optimized for virtual server environments with support for HPE Flex-10 Technology and Single-Root
I/O Virtualization (SR-IOV)User configurable bandwidth settings when combined with the 10Gb Flex-
10 Virtual Connect module. From 100Mb/s to10Gb/s on up to four "Physical Function" NICs per port,
in increments of 100Mb/s for NIC. The combined bandwidth of NICs cannot exceed port bandwidth
i.e. 10 Gb.
•Up to 40Gb/s bi-directional near line
rate throughput
•Hardware acceleration and offloads for stateless TCP/IP, TCP Offload Engine (TOE)
•Improved small packet performance
•Support for Preboot eXecution Environment (PXE)
•
Integrated PHY and MAC
Dual
-port 10
Gigabit Ethernet
Throughput
(theoretical
bandwidth)
The
HPE 534FLB adapter delivers 20,000 Mbps full duplex Ethernet transfer rate per port (40 Gbps
aggregate full duplex), providing the network performance needed to improve response times and alleviate
bottlenecks. 10Gb Ethernet b
andwidth is ideal for high performance computing, database clusters.
HPE
Virtual
Connect FlexFabric
10Gb Ethernet
Module for the c
-
Class BladeSystem
Evolve 10Gb at your own speed! When paired with the
HPE Virtual Connect FlexFabric 10Gb Ethernet
Module
s, take advantage of four Flex Nics, which are PCI Physical Function devices that are OS/ Hypervisor
independent. In addition take advantage of
iSCSI and FCoE storage offload capability making it a full-
Converged Network Adapter (CNA)
Server ROM recognizes
them as individual NICs
Speeds can be set per NIC from 100Mb to 10Gbs in 100Mb increments
Three fold increase in number of network connections per port.
Up to four physical function NICs per port.
Ideal for virtualized server environment, especially for
dedicated bandwidth application like virtual machine
migration from one physical server to another physical server.
Jumbo Frames
The
HPE 534FLB adapter supports jumbo frames (also known as extended frames), permitting up to a 9K
byte (KB) transmission
unit (MTU) when running Ethernet I/O traffic. This is over 5X the size of a standard
1500
-byte Ethernet frame. With jumbo frames, networks can achieve higher throughput performance and
greater CPU utilization. These attributes are particularly useful for
database transfer and tape backup
operations.
TCP/IP Stateless
Offloading
TCP, IP, UDP checksum offload, Large Send Offload (LSO), TCP, Segmentation Offload (TSO). These features
optimize host efficiency, leaving the CPU available for other duties.
Tunnel Offload
Minimize the impact of overlay networking on host performance with tunnel offload support for VXLAN

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andNVGRE. By offloading packet processing to adapters, customers can use overlay networking to increase
VM migration flexibility and netwo
rk scale with minimal impact to performance. HPE Tunnel Offloading
increases I/O throughput, reduces CPU utilization, and lowers power consumption. NVGRE tunnel offload
supports Microsoft OS environments and VxLAN supports select VMware and Linux (RHEL and
SUSE)
environments.
MSI and MSI
-X
Message Signaled Interrupt (Extended) provides performance benefits for multi
-core servers by load
balancing interrupts between CPUs/cores
802.1p QoS Tagging
IEEE quality of service (QoS) 802.1p tagging allows the
adapter to mark or tag frames with a priority level
across a QoS
-aware network for improved traffic flow.
802.1Q VLANs
IEEE 802.1Q virtual local area network (VLAN) protocol allows each physical port of the
HPE 530FLB adapter
to be separated into mult
iple virtual NICs for added network segmentation and enhanced security and
performance. VLANs increase security by isolating traffic between users. Limiting the broadcast traffic to
within the same VLAN domain also improves performance.
TOE
TCP/IP Off
load Engine (TOE) shifts the processing of data in the TCP protocol stack from the server CPU to
the adapter's processor, freeing server CPU cycles for other operations.
Single
-Root I/O
Virtualization
Single
-Root I/O Virtualization (SR-IOV) provides a mechanism to bypass the host system hypervisor in virtual
environments providing near metal performance and server efficiency. SR
-IOV provides mechanism to create
multiple Virtual Functions (VFs) to share single PCIe resources. The device
supports SR-IOV with appropriate
Server BIOS and OS support.
.
Optimized for
Virtualization
I/O Virtualization support for VMware NetQueue and Microsoft VMQ help meet the performance demands of
consolidated virtual workloads.
RDMA
Not Supported
iSCSI/FCoE
The
HPE 534FLB supports accelerated iSCSI or iSCSI boot and FCoE.
Network
Partitioning
The
HPE 534FLB supports NIC partitioning for ProLiant Gen8 blade servers. Allowing administrators to
configure a 10Gb port as four separate partitions or physical func
tions. Each PCI function is associated with a
different virtual NIC. To the OS and the network, each physical function appears as a separate NIC port.
Ease of Deployment and Management
PXE Boot Support
Supports the Preboot eXecution Environment (PXE) allows the server to boot over the network and download
software residing in the network
FlexibleLOM slot
Compatibility
Compatible with
HPE FlexibleLOM slot for c-Class Gen8 blade servers

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Network Adapter
Teaming
The
HPE 534FLB adapter support for NIC teaming helps IT administrators increase network fault tolerance
and improve workload balance. These capabilities optimize availability, improve performance and help reduce
costs
Management
Support
The
HPE 534FLB adapter can be administered from HPE Systems Insight Manager (SIM). The adapters can
be managed individually or in teams, providing SNMP based statistics for reporting purposes. The 534FLB
adapter can also be managed by other applications with SNMP support.
HPE
Sea of Sensors
3D
Supp
ort for HPE's Sea of Sensors which is a collection of 32 sensors that automatically track thermal activity -
heat
- across the server. When temperatures get too high, sensors can kick on fans and make other
adjustments to reduce energy usage. What makes it
better is the upgrade from all six fans kicking on at one
time to a new system where only one kicks on
- the one in proximity of the area that started heating up - thus
reducing the amount of energy used for cooling.
Warranty
Hewlett Packard Enterpri
se branded hardware options qualified for BladeSystem c-Class and p-Class servers
are covered by a global limited warranty and supported by
HPE Services and a worldwide network of Hewlett
Packard Enterprise Authorized Channel Partner
s. The Hewlett Packard Enterprise branded hardware option
diagnostic support and repair is available for one year from date of purchase, or the length of the server they
are attached to, whichever is greater. Support for software and initial setup is available for 90 days from d
ate
of purchase. Additional support may be covered under the warranty or available for an additional fee.
Enhancements to warranty services are available through
HPE Care Pack services or customized service
agreements.
Additional information regarding wor
ldwide limited warranty and technical support is available at:
http://h17007.www1.hpe.com/us/en/enterprise/servers/warranty/index.aspx

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Service and Support
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Service and Support
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Related Options
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Additional c
-Class
BladeSystem
Adapters
FlexibleLOM Adapters
HP Ethernet 10Gb 2
-port 560FLB Adapter 655639-
B21
HP FlexFabric 10Gb 2-port 554FLB Adapter
647586-B21
HP Flex
-10 10Gb 2-port 530FLB Adapter 656590-
B21
HP Ethernet 1Gb 2
-port 361FLB Adapter 652500-
B21
Mezzanine Adapters
HP Ethernet 10Gb 2-port 560M Adapter
665246-B21
HP FlexFabric 1
0Gb 2-port 554M Adapter 647590-
B21
HP Flex
-10 10Gb 2-port 530M Adapter 631884-
B21
HP Ethernet 1Gb 4
-port 366M Adapter 615729-
B21
HPE
10Gb
interconnects
HP Virtual Connect FlexFabric-20/40 F8 Module for c-Class BladeSystem
691367-B21
HP Virtual Co
nnect FlexFabric-20/40 F8 Module for c-Class BladeSystem with TAA 691367-
B22
HP Virtual Connect FlexFabric 10Gb/24
-port Module for c-Class BladeSystem 571956-
B21
HP Virtual Connect FlexFabric 10/24 Enterprise Edition BLc7000 Option
605865-
B21
HP Virtual Connect Flex-10/10D Module for c-Class BladeSystem
638526-B21
HP Virtual Connect Flex
-10/10D Module Enterprise Edition for BLc7000 Option 662048-
B21
HP 6125XLG Ethernet Blade Switch
711307-
B21
HP 6125XLG Ethernet Blade Switch with TAA
737230-
B21
HP 6125G/XG Ethernet Blade Switch
658250-B21
HP 6125G/XG Ethernet Blade Switch with TAA
737226-
B21
HP 6125G Ethernet Blade Switch
658247-
B21
HP 6125G Ethernet Blade Switch with TAA
737220-
B21
HP 6120XG Blade Switch
516733-B21
HP 10GbE Ethernet
Pass-Thru Module for c-Class BladeSystem 538113-
B21

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Technical Specifications
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General
Specifications
Network processor
QLogic
57810S with integrated MAC/PHY
Data rate
Two ports, each at 20 Gbps full duplex; 40 Gbps aggregate full duplex theoretical
bandwidth.
Onboard memory
9
00MB (distributed memory)
Bus type
PCI Express v2.0 (Gen 2) x8
Form factor
FlexibleLOM
IEEE Compliance
802.3, 802.1ab, 802.3x, 802.3ad, 802.3p, 802.1q, 802.3ae, 802.1Qau, 802.3ap
Power and
Environmental
Specifications
Operating
Temperature
0°C to 55°C / 32°F to 131°F
Humidity
10% to 90% non-condensing
Power requirement
<12W
Emissions
classification
FCC Class A
Agency approvals
USA: FCC Part 15 Class A
Canada: ICES=
--3, Issue 4
Japan: VCCI V3 (2010.04) Class A
International: EN55022:2006 + A
1:2007 Class A
International: EN55024:1998+A1:2011+A2; EN61000
-3-2:2006, EN61000-3-3:2008
Taiwan: BSMI, CNS13438 (2006) Class A
Australia/New Zealand (AS/NZS): EN55022:2006+A12007 class A
Korea: KN22 Class A, KN24
RoHS Compliance
6 of 6
Safety
UL Mark
(USA and Canada)
CE Mark
EN 60590
Operating System
Support
Microsoft:
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 w/SP1 (x86 and x64)
Microsoft Windows Server 2012, 2012 R2
Microsoft Windows Hypver-V 2008 R2 w/SP1, 2012, 2012 R2
Linux:
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5, 6 and 7
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 and 12
Solaris:
Solaris 10 and 11
HypverVisors:
VMware ESXi 5.x and 6.x
VMware vSphere 5.5
Citrix XenServer 6.x

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NOTE:
1. For more operating system support & certification information, please visit:
http://h17007.www1.hpe.com/us/en/enterprise/servers/supportmatrix/redhat_linux.aspx#.V4fcOU
32ZD8
2. Minimum Linux versions for FCoE support include RHEL 6.4 and SLES11SP3.
3. vSphere 5.5 is the minimum version of VMware for SRIOV support.
4. Boot from SAN via the iSCSI offload path is not supported for VMware.
5. Networking only support for Solaris and Citrix XenServer.
Environment-
friendly Products
and Approach
End-of-life
Management and
Recycling
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
offers end-of-life Hewlett Packard Enterprise product
return
, trade-in, and recycling programs in many geographic areas. For trade-in
information, please go to:
http://www8.hp.com/us/en/hpe/HPE-
information/livingprogress/
. To recycle your product, please go to:
http://www8.hp.com/us/en/hpe/HPE
-information/livingprogress/ or contact
your nearest
Hewlett Packard Enterprise sales office. Products returned to Hewlett
Packard Enterprise will
be recycled, recovered or disposed of in a responsible manner.
The EU WEEE directive (2002/95/EC) requires manufacturers to provide treatment
information for each product type for use by treatment facilities. This information
(product disassembly instructions) is posted on the
Hewlett Packard Enterprise web
site at:
http://www8.hp.com/us/en/hpe/HPE-information/livingprogress/. These
instructions may be used by recyclers and other WEEE treatment facilities as well as
HPE
OEM customers who integrate and re-sell Hewlett Packard Enterprise equipment.

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Summary of Changes
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Date Version History Action Description of Change
15-Jul-2016 From Version 6 to 7 Changed QuickSpecs was updated.
19-Jun-2015 From Version 5 to 6 Changed Overview, Compatibility, Standard Features, and Technical
Specifications sections were updated.
28-Nov-2014 From Version 4 to 5 Changed Standard Features, Related options and Technical
Specifications sections were updated.
Added SKUs Added on HPE 10Gb interconnects:
691367-B21, 691367-B22, 571956-B21, 605865-B21, 638526-
B21, 662048-B21.
Removed Obsolete SKUs deleted:
455880-B21
09-May-2014 From Version 3 to 4 Changed Changes were made throughout the QuickSpecs
18-Apr-2014 From Version 2 to 3 Changed Service and Support and Recommended Services were
revised.
11-Oct-2013 From Version 1 to 2 Changed Revised the following Sections
Overview
Compatibility
Standard Features
Related Options
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