HP BL260c HP Flex-10 technology - Page 5

Server-Side VLAN tags These VLAN tags direct virtual machine VLANs to defined Virtual 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 understanding how these management objectives are achieved. FlexNIC design The strength of Flex-10 is that it allows users to segment and isolate different types of network traffic within the 10Gb bandwidth. Flex-10 also provides the user with the ability to assign bandwidth to the individual streams of traffic up to the total 10Gb capacity, as shown in Figure 1. Figure 1. Flex-10 partitioned and regulated bandwidth Simple Dual Port 10GbE Mezz PCI NIC 0 10Gb Port 0 10Gb Port 1 NIC 1 10GbE Ports Partitioned by VLANs with specified Min/Max bandwidths PCI FlexNIC1 FlexNIC2 FlexNIC3 FlexNIC4 FlexNIC1 FlexNIC2 FlexNIC3 FlexNIC4 10Gb Port 0 10Gb Port 1 5