The HP Flex-10 10Gb 2-port 552M is a Flex-10 10 Gigabit Ethernet (10GbE) mezzanine card for BL-c Gen8 servers that utilizes the
Emulex BE3 controller. The HP 552M adapter supports Virtual Connect Flex-10, which allows each 10Gb port to be divided into four
physical NICs to optimize bandwidth management for virtualized servers. The HP 552M optimizes network and storage traffic with
hardware acceleration and offloads for stateless TCP/IP and TCP Offload Engine (TOE).
HP Flex-10 10Gb 2-port 552M Adapter
Models
HP Flex-10 10Gb 2-port 552M Adapter
674764-B21
NOTE:
The HP 552M on each server blade connects to a 10Gb interconnect in bays 3-8 (HP BladeSystem c7000
Enclosure) or bays 2-4 (HP BladeSystem c3000 Enclosure).
NOTE:
The HP 552M adapter requires a minimum of 2 GB of server memory.
NOTE:
The HP 552M adapter supports linking at 1000Mbps or 10000Mbps when not connected to a Flex-10 device.
The HP 552M adapter will only support 1000Mbps when connected to a 1Gb Ethernet interconnect.
Kit Contents
HP Flex-10 10Gb 2-port 552M Adapter
Quick install card
Product warranty statement
Drivers, user guide, and utilities via:
http://www.hp.com
QuickSpecs
HP Flex-10 10Gb 2-port 552M Adapter
Overview
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