Single-Root I/O
Virtualization
Single-Root I/O Virtualization (SR-IOV) provides a mechanism to bypass the host system hypervisor in
virtual environments providing near metal performance and server efficiency. SR-IOV provides mechanism
to create multiple Virtual Functions (VFs) to share single PCIe resources. The device is capable of SR-IOV,
and requires Server BIOS support, controller firmware, and OS support.
Optimized for
Virtualization
I/O Virtualization support for VMware NetQueue and Microsoft VMQ help meet the performance demands
of consolidated virtual workloads.
Checksum &
Segmentation Offload
Normally the TCP Checksum is computed by the protocol stack. By selecting one of the "Checksum
Offload" parameters, the checksum can be computed by the adapter.
Segmentation Offload is technique for increasing outbound throughput of high-bandwidth network
connections by reducing CPU overhead. The technique is also called TCP segmentation offload (TSO) when
applied to TCP, or generic segmentation offload (GSO).
The HP Adapter by Broadcom has Checksum and Segmentation Offload capabilities.
IPv6
IPv6 uses 128-bit addressing allowing for more devices and users on the internet. IPv4 supported 32-bit
addressing.
The HP Adapter by Broadcom supports IPv6
Receive Side Scaling (RSS)
RSS resolves the single-processor bottleneck by allowing the receive side network load from a network
adapter to be shared across multiple processors. RSS enables packet receive-processing to scale with the
number of available processors.
The HP Adapter by Broadcom has RSS capabilities.
Time synchronization
implementations (PTP)
Synchronization of system clocks throughout a network, achieving clock accuracy in the sub-microsecond
range, making it suitable for measurement and control systems.
The HP Adapter by Broadcom supports Precision Time Protocol-ready (PTP).
Network Adapter Teaming
The HP adapter support for NIC teaming helps IT administrators increase network fault tolerance
and increased network bandwidth, The team of adapters can work together as a single virtual adapter. The
HP provides support for several different types of teaming enabling IT administrators to optimize
availability, improve performance and help reduce costs.
Network Management
Management Support
The HP adapter can be administered from HP Systems Insight Manager (SIM). The adapters can be
managed individually or in teams, providing SNMP based statistics for reporting purposes. The HP
adapter can also be managed by other applications with SNMP support.
QuickSpecs
HP FlexFabric 10Gb 2-port 534FLR-SFP+ Adapter
Standard Features
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