D A T A S H E E T
C O N N E C T I V I T Y
Overview
Emulex dual port 10Gb Ethernet (10GbE) Integrated
FlexFabric Adapters are available as a converged
Universal LAN on Motherboard (ULOM) for HP c-Class
ProLiant G7 BladeSystems:
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NC551i - BL685c and BL465c ProLiant AMD G7
blade servers
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NC553i - BL460c and BL490c ProLiant Intel G7
blade servers
Based on the Emulex OneConnect
™
Universal
Converged Network Adapter (UCNA) technology, these
integrated adapters support Transmission Control
Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) and Fibre Channel
over Ethernet (FCoE) or accelerated iSCSI connectivity
concurrently with high-performance protocol offloads
that optimize server efficiency and maximize server
virtualization ratios.
Emulex OneConnect UCNA technology fully
supports HP’s FlexFabric Converged Infrastructure,
a next-generation, highly scalable data center
fabric architecture and a technology layer in the
HP Converged Infrastructure architecture. The
combination of HP’s new ProLiant G7 server
blades with Emulex UCNA technology and the new
HP Virtual Connect FlexFabric module simplifies,
consolidates and virtualizes the server edge for HP
BladeSystem customers.
Optimized Network Connectivity
Lower cost
—The HP FlexFabric adapters can save
up to 98% on adapter cards, switch ports, and cables
needed to support network and storage traffic.
Lower power and cooling
—The HP FlexFabric
adapters can reduce the number of adapter cards
and switches, resulting in savings up to 40% for
power and cooling.
Support for converged networks with HP
Virtual Connect
—HP Virtual Connect provisions
Local Area Network (LAN) and Storage Area
Network (SAN) connectivity for BladeSystem
server blades through administration of Media
Key Features
One platform for network and storage
connection
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Simplifies I/O hardware choices for
IT managers
Multiple protocol offloads for
optimum server efficiency
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Stateless TCP/IP with Flex-10 support
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TCP Offload Engine (TOE)
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FCoE or accelerated iSCSI
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Provides (up to) eight connections to network
and storage without the need for add-in
mezzanine cards
Superior performance
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Full 20Gb/s bidirectional Ethernet
bandwidth per port
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Up to 800K I/Os per second (IOPS) for FCoE
Energy-efficient design
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Industry-leading performance per watt
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Complements data center “green” initiatives
Easy to deploy and manage
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One management console for network and
storage adapters
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HP Insight Control suite with enhanced
Integrated Lights-Out 3 (iLO 3) remote
management
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Centralized enterprise I/O management with
Emulex OneCommand
™
Manager
Key Benefits
Optimized for convergence
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Maximizes I/O consolidation with high-
performance 10GbE ports
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One network and management infrastructure
reduces capital (CapEx) and operating
expenses (OpEx)
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Leverages existing IT investments
Enterprise-ready
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Hardware parity, CRC, ECC and other
advanced error checking
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Backed by field-proven HP and Emulex
reliability and support
SIMPLIFIED
NETWORKING,
TRUSTED SAN
INTEROPERABILITY
AND INCREASED
BUSINESS
AGILITY
Dual Port 10GbE
Integrated FlexFabric Adapters
HP NC551i Converged FlexFabric Adapter
HP NC553i Converged FlexFabric Adapter
BL685c G7 (shown)
BL465c G7
BL460c G7
(shown)
BL490c-G7
HP NC551i for ProLiant
AMD G7 servers and
HP NC553i for ProLiant
Intel G7 servers
