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HP Flex-10 for Virtual Connect ...4 New capabilities supported by Flex-10 technology 4 Flex-10 NIC device...4 FlexNIC...4 Flex-10 port ...4 Virtual Connect Flex-10 10GbE interconnect module 4 Server ...11 VC support for Flex-10 ...12 Recommended firmware ...12 VC FlexNIC support ...12 VC - HP BL260c | HP Flex-10 technology - Page 2
supported HP BladeSystem servers. See http://h18004.www1.hp.com/products/blades/components/ethernet/1010gb-f/questionsanswers.html#c1 for HP products that currently support Flex-10. The Flex-10 technology enables VC to configure can support simultaneous traffic from both initiator and target without - HP BL260c | HP Flex-10 technology - Page 3
instructions and memory, and remote procedure calls. Storage - All data communication to and from storage media. This includes storage area networks (SAN). Data Traffic Email, file sharing, web services, streaming media Console OS to manage physical server could be a server blade with all I/O - HP BL260c | HP Flex-10 technology - Page 4
for advanced services such as NIC teaming2 As an example, HP ProLiant c-Class blade servers limit the number of HP Flex-10 for Virtual Connect With adoption of 10GbE, the problem is not bandwidth; it is the lack of ability to direct, partition, and regulate data streams for efficient operation. HP - HP BL260c | HP Flex-10 technology - Page 5
Connect networks (vNets) inside of the Flex-10 interconnect module. Private networks Private networks act to keep traffic secure and isolated between servers. Flex-10 architectural overview Flex-10 technology introduces a unique approach to managing 10GbE networks. The Flex-10 architecture is key to - HP BL260c | HP Flex-10 technology - Page 6
single VC domain. The ProLiant c3000 enclosure also supports Flex-10 Enet modules. Figure 2. FlexNICs sharing a physical link BladeSystem Server Flex10 LOM or Mezz Card is enabled by implementing the 10GBase-KR (IEEE specification 802.3ap) one lane, serial backplane connection standard. 6 - HP BL260c | HP Flex-10 technology - Page 7
VC domain. Figure 3. ProLiant c7000 enclosure module bays • 8 bays; up to 4 redundant I/O fabrics • Up to 94% reduction in cables • Supports Ethernet, FC, IB, iSCSI, SAS Tunneling Flex-10 supports both tunneling and mapping of Enet module through the shared uplink and on to the intended target. 7 - HP BL260c | HP Flex-10 technology - Page 8
FlexNIC FlexNIC FlexNIC Mezz Card port 01 1Gb server VNET VNET Double Tagged 1Gb server VNET VNET VVNNEETT VVNNEETT VVNNEETT Flex-10 Enet VVNNEETT Module Uplink Data Center Switch Shared Uplink Mapping A FlexNIC can also be configured to support OS VLAN tag mapping to different VC - HP BL260c | HP Flex-10 technology - Page 9
devices have two ports as shown in Figure 2. NOTE: Mapping is supported on current VC, non-Flex-10, 1G NICs as well. Server VLAN mapping was introduced in the 1.31 version of Virtual Connect Manager firmware and that support extends to the individual FlexNICs in the Flex-10 environment. Flex-10 - HP BL260c | HP Flex-10 technology - Page 10
-10 LOM and mezzanine cards are dual 10Gb port cords. The BL495c G5 server with Flex-10-capable LOM is shown in Figure 6, and the HP NC532m Flex-10 10GbE Network Adapter is shown in Figure 7. Each 10Gb server port can be configured from one to a maximum of four individual FlexNICs and up to eight - HP BL260c | HP Flex-10 technology - Page 11
part of a server profile3. Figure 8. HP VC Flex-10 10Gb Ethernet Module 1x 10GBASE-CX4 Ethernet or 1x SFP+ module (X1) 5x SFP+ modules (X2-6) (1GbE or 10GbE) Port Number connected to one Flex-10 NIC on each of the blade servers Two internal 10Gb stacking ports connected to standby module in - HP BL260c | HP Flex-10 technology - Page 12
see Table A2 in the appendix. VC support for Flex-10 The goal of VC support is to extend to Flex-10 and FlexNICs the full range of services and management capabilities associated with server NIC operation. Recommended firmware For optimal operation of HP Virtual Connect Manager (VCM) with Flex-10 - HP BL260c | HP Flex-10 technology - Page 13
of VC support for Flex-10: Up to 24 NIC ports are possible per VC server profile (for a single, half height BladeSystem server). Existing (pre-Flex-10) server profiles may . This setting is domain wide. Speed is not configurable on NICs that are not FlexNICs, even if they are capable of 2.5 Gb - HP BL260c | HP Flex-10 technology - Page 14
operation in a future release of VC firmware. Operational constraints for the initial release of Flex-10 In this initial release, Flex-10 supports only static configuration of NIC parameters. Changing parameters like the transmit bandwidth will require a server reboot. The Flex-10 initial release - HP BL260c | HP Flex-10 technology - Page 15
firmware support FlexNICs. Summary Flex-10 technology introduces a hardware-based solution to address the issue of data management on 10GbE networks. Flex-10 increases the number of NICs in virtual machine server configurations solution for virtual machine server configurations requiring four or more - HP BL260c | HP Flex-10 technology - Page 16
Flex-10 supported connectors and transceiver modules Part # Connectors 443756-B21 HP 10Gb SR XFP Multimode 300m 443757-B21 HP 10Gb LR XFP N/A 455883-B21 HP 10Gb SR SFP+ 300m 455886-B21 HP10Gb LR SFP+ N/A 455889-B21 HP 10Gb LRM SFP+ 220m 453154-B21 HP 1Gb RJ45 SFP N/A 453151-B21 HP 1Gb SX - HP BL260c | HP Flex-10 technology - Page 17
the resources listed below. Resource description HP Virtual Connect architecture for server blade network I/O virtualization HP Virtual Connect Firmware & UpgradesCompatibility Matrix HP Virtual Connect Enterprise Manager Introducing logical servers: Making data center infrastructures more adaptive
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Abstract
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Introduction
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Advantages and limitations of current 10GbE technology
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Customer requirements
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Hardware demands of virtual machine software
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Performance requirements
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NIC limitations
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HP Flex-10 for Virtual Connect
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New capabilities supported by Flex-10 technology
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Flex-10 NIC device
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FlexNIC
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Flex-10 port
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Virtual Connect Flex-10 10GbE interconnect module
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Server-Side VLAN tags
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Private networks
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Flex-10 architectural overview
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FlexNIC design
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Flex-10 10Gb Ethernet Module design
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Tunneling
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Mapping
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Flex-10 Components
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FlexNICs
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Flex-10 Ethernet Module
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Cables and connectors
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VC support for Flex-10
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Recommended firmware
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VC FlexNIC support
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VC operation in the Flex-10 environment
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Operational constraints for the initial release of Flex-10
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Summary
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Appendix: Flex-10 compliant cables and connectors
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For more information
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Call to action
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