HP ML530 10 Gigabit Ethernet technology for industry-standard servers
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- HP ML530 | 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 - HP ML530 | 10 Gigabit Ethernet technology for industry-standard servers - Page 2
Protocol (IP). This is primarily data moved over LAN. Examples include email, file sharing, web services, streaming media, and internet services. Management - This data is usually IP-based remote switch, server, and management consoles. Although some companies may combine general IP traffic with - HP ML530 | 10 Gigabit Ethernet technology for industry-standard servers - Page 3
employed mostly for passing instructions and redistributing large amounts passing, synchronization, shared memory, and remote procedure includes Network Attached Storage (NAS), File System, iSCSI Targets and Initiators, for each server. Figure 1 illustrates the fact that businesses may support as - HP ML530 | 10 Gigabit Ethernet technology for industry-standard servers - Page 4
service (QoS) and failover, and it is designed to be low-latency, high-bandwidth, and scalable. The InfiniBand architecture specification peripherals such as disks. It supports several signaling rates and links can cause significant data loss. While the problem of potential data loss was addressed - HP ML530 | 10 Gigabit Ethernet technology for industry-standard servers - Page 5
by the NIC or switch. This significantly reduces latency and makes 10GbE more attractive for HPC environments. HP supported 10GbE media standards All HP supported media specifications for cable, connections, and connection modules employed in the design and construction of 10GbE networks are - HP ML530 | 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 - HP ML530 | 10 Gigabit Ethernet technology for industry-standard servers - Page 7
networks to a converged network Multiple Data Networks Processor Memory Converged Data Network Processor Memory I/O II//OO II//OO II//OO II//OO Ethernet appliances, within Ethernet switches, or even in multifunction HP 10GbE network adapters. Currently, two of the most promising supports the 7 - HP ML530 | 10 Gigabit Ethernet technology for industry-standard servers - Page 8
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 Direct attached block storage using SCSI/SAS* * Serial Attached SCSI - HP ML530 | 10 Gigabit Ethernet technology for industry-standard servers - Page 9
a broad portfolio of 10GbE products for ProLiant blade, rack, and tower platforms. HP 10GbE architecture includes network designs that are optimized for speed, reliability, and redundancy. These designs incorporate appropriate media specifications for cabling, transceiver modules, switches, and - HP ML530 | 10 Gigabit Ethernet technology for industry-standard servers - Page 10
Figure 5, ships with two SFP+ cages suitable for connecting to DAC or fiber modules supporting SR, LR, and LRM fiber optic cabling. The NC524SFP allows customers to provision their HP ProLiant DL370 G6 and ProLiant ML370 G6 servers with 10Gb bandwidth. Figure 5. NC524SFP upgrade module for ML/DL370 - HP ML530 | 10 Gigabit Ethernet technology for industry-standard servers - Page 11
and manages each FlexNIC as 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: Making data center infrastructures more adaptive" in - HP ML530 | 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 - HP ML530 | 10 Gigabit Ethernet technology for industry-standard servers - Page 13
single pathway. This pathway is enabled by implementing the 10GBASE-KR (IEEE specification 802.3ap) one-lane, serial backplane connection standard. All of this performance, server consolidation and virtualization, and the emergence of standards for a converged network fabric. The HP family of - HP ML530 | 10 Gigabit Ethernet technology for industry-standard servers - Page 14
Gbps - Gigabits per second or billion bits per second IEEE - Institute of Electrical synchronization. iSCSI initiator - The application server running an iSCSI stack (software or other speeds, and will operate in full-duplex mode. It will support a data rate of 10 Gbps using a pacing mechanism for - HP ML530 | 10 Gigabit Ethernet technology for industry-standard servers - Page 15
(physical media attachment), and a PCS (physical coding sublayer). PMD - Part of the PHY, the PMD devices may support different media. QoS - Quality of Service is the Form Factor Pluggable transceiver module is 30% smaller, more power efficient, requires fewer components, and lower cost than the - HP ML530 | 10 Gigabit Ethernet technology for industry-standard servers - Page 16
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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
Technology brief, 2
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