HP BL260c HP Flex-10 technology - Page 1

HP Flex-10 technology Technology brief, 1st edition Abstract...2 Introduction...2 Advantages and limitations of current 10GbE technology 2 Customer requirements ...2 Hardware demands of virtual machine software 3 Performance requirements ...3 NIC limitations...3 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-Side VLAN tags ...5 Private networks ...5 Flex-10 architectural overview ...5 FlexNIC design ...5 Flex-10 10Gb Ethernet Module design 6 Tunneling ...7 Mapping ...8 Flex-10 Components...9 FlexNICs ...10 Flex-10 Ethernet Module...11 Cables and connectors...11 VC support for Flex-10 ...12 Recommended firmware ...12 VC FlexNIC support ...12 VC operation in the Flex-10 environment 14 Operational constraints for the initial release of Flex-10 14 Summary ...15 Appendix: Flex-10 compliant cables and connectors 16 For more information...17 Call to action ...17