Compaq BL10e 10 Gigabit Ethernet technology for industry-standard servers
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- Compaq BL10e | 10 Gigabit Ethernet technology for industry-standard servers - Page 1
supported 10GbE media standards 5 Physical medium dependent connections for 10GbE 5 Transceiver modules ...6 10GbE connection standards...6 Converged network fabrics with 10GbE 6 iSCSI ...7 Fibre Channel over Ethernet ...8 HP approach to10GbE implementation 9 HP Dual Port 10GbE Server Adapters - Compaq BL10e | 10 Gigabit Ethernet technology for industry-standard servers - Page 2
twin-ax, and in 2006 with 802.3an, the 10GbE services environments. These system configurations provide real-time trading floor information and trading analytics Merging LAN, data, and storage traffic onto a single fabric network, also known as a converged network (CN) Server consolidation using - Compaq BL10e | 10 Gigabit Ethernet technology for industry-standard servers - Page 3
instructions and redistributing large amounts of data between shared, distributed applications. IPC functions include methods for message passing, synchronization, shared memory used for hard disks and tape drives, but it can connect a wide range of other devices, including scanners and CD drives - Compaq BL10e | 10 Gigabit Ethernet technology for industry-standard servers - Page 4
communications link primarily used in HPC. Its features include quality of service (QoS) and failover, and it is designed to be low-latency, high-bandwidth, and scalable. The InfiniBand architecture specification defines a connection between processor nodes and high performance I/O nodes such as - Compaq BL10e | 10 Gigabit Ethernet technology for industry-standard servers - Page 5
with distance. The data rate affects how long a packet takes to complete transmission, from first bit sent to last bit received. Queuing or buffer delays more attractive for HPC environments. HP supported 10GbE media standards All HP supported media specifications for cable, connections, and - Compaq BL10e | 10 Gigabit Ethernet technology for industry-standard servers - Page 6
making it convenient for end users to change media and distance ranges. Table 2 describes the current types of transceiver modules supported by HP. Table 2. HP supported modules Module Type XenPak X2 XFP SFP+ Description 802.3ae (optical) and 802.3ak (copper) compliant, Large face plate area - Compaq BL10e | 10 Gigabit Ethernet technology for industry-standard servers - Page 7
Memory I/O II//OO II//OO II//OO II//OO LAN/IP Storage IPC Management Converged Fabric II//OO II//OO II//OO II//OO Compared to alternatives like Fibre Channel or InfiniBand, Ethernet is already the dominant fabric and offers performance HP hard drive enclosure or another computer, it can also - Compaq BL10e | 10 Gigabit Ethernet technology for industry-standard servers - Page 8
both ends of the path is used to encapsulate SCSI block commands into Ethernet Packets for transmission over IP networks as illustrated in Figure 3. Figure 3. iSCSI is SCSI over TCP/IP File System Disk Driver SCSI SCSI MP** iSCSI initiator File System Disk Driver SCSI iSCSI MP** TCP/IP Ethernet - Compaq BL10e | 10 Gigabit Ethernet technology for industry-standard servers - Page 9
for links to specific information about ProLiant, BladeSystem, and HP ProCurve 10GbE products. In addition, HP Virtual Connect is using 10GbE technology and Flex-10 to bring users new management capabilities that enhance flexibility, performance, and control of their server network connectivity - Compaq BL10e | 10 Gigabit Ethernet technology for industry-standard servers - Page 10
customers to provision their HP ProLiant DL370 G6 and ProLiant ML370 G6 servers with 10Gb bandwidth. Figure 5. NC524SFP upgrade module for ML/DL370 G6 These adapters are ideal for customers with environments that require a dual port, high performance 10GbE NIC in support of high demand environments - Compaq BL10e | 10 Gigabit Ethernet technology for industry-standard servers - Page 11
uses two components: either the 10Gb Flex-10 LAN-on-motherboard (LOM) or the HP part of a server profile3. 3 "Server profiles" are HP software constructs that define characteristics of both physical and virtual servers. For more on HP server profiles, see the link to "Introducing logical servers - Compaq BL10e | 10 Gigabit Ethernet technology for industry-standard servers - Page 12
Figure 7. HP VC Flex-10 10Gb Ethernet Module 1x 10GBASE-CX4 Ethernet or 1x SFP+ module ( . Each of these FlexNICs has its own MAC address. Figure 8. Flex-10 architecture BladeSystem Server Flex10 LOM or Mezz Card FlexNIC FlexNIC FlexNIC FlexNIC FlexNIC FlexNIC FlexNIC FlexNIC port 01 port 02 - Compaq BL10e | 10 Gigabit Ethernet technology for industry-standard servers - Page 13
pathway is enabled by implementing the 10GBASE-KR (IEEE specification 802.3ap) one-lane, serial backplane connection standard. performance and security are unaffected. If two modules are used in a side by side configuration, this capability can provide redundant access to every FlexNIC on the server - Compaq BL10e | 10 Gigabit Ethernet technology for industry-standard servers - Page 14
- Currently defined in TIA/EIA-568-B. Provides performance of up to 250 MHz, more than double transmission at frequencies up to 600 MHz. Edge servers - Servers that are located closer to end user machines than to origin servers used for synchronization. iSCSI initiator - The application server - Compaq BL10e | 10 Gigabit Ethernet technology for industry-standard servers - Page 15
coding sublayer). PMD - Part of the PHY, the Physical-Media-Dependent sublayer is responsible for signal transmission. The typical PMD functionality includes amplifier, modulation, and wave shaping. Different PMD devices may support different media. QoS - Quality of Service , more power efficient, - Compaq BL10e | 10 Gigabit Ethernet technology for industry-standard servers - Page 16
http://cdn.procurve.com/training/Manuals/10-GbE-SupportJul2008.pdf http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManu al/c01608922/c01608922.pdf http://h18004.www1.hp.com/products/servers/networking/nc 522sfp/index.html http://h18004.www1.hp.com/products/servers/networking/nc 524sfp/index.html
Abstract
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Introduction
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Why 10GbE technology is important
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Current network architecture
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Types of data
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Network and interconnect types
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Small Computer System Interface
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Ethernet
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Fibre Channel
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InfiniBand
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10GbE networks
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Full duplex operation
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Latency
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HP supported 10GbE media standards
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Physical medium dependent connections for 10GbE
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Transceiver modules
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10GbE connection standards
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Converged network fabrics with 10GbE
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iSCSI
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Fibre Channel over Ethernet
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HP approach to10GbE implementation
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HP Dual Port 10GbE Server Adapters
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Virtualization and Virtual Connect
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Server Virtualization
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NIC virtualization
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Flex-10 for Virtual Connect
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Summary
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Appendix:
Glossary
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For more information
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Call to action
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10 Gigabit Ethernet technology for industry-
standard servers
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