HP ProLiant BL660c HP BladeSystem Networking Reference Architecture: HP Virtua - Page 1

HP BladeSystem Networking Reference Architecture HP Virtual Connect FlexFabric Module and VMware vSphere 5 Technical white paper Table of contents Executive Summary ...2 Virtual Connect FlexFabric Module Hardware Overview 3 Designing an HP FlexFabric Architecture for VMware vSphere 4 Designing a vSphere Network Architecture with the Virtual Connect FlexFabric module 7 vNetwork Distributed Switch Design 7 Network I/O Control...9 Hypervisor Load Balancing Algorithms 9 Modifying Server Profiles with Online Servers 10 HP NC551 and NC553 Minimum Supported Firmware and Drivers 10 Appendix A: Virtual Connect Bill of Materials 11 Appendix B: Terminology cross-reference 11 Appendix C: Glossary of Terms ...12 For more information...14 1