Hewlett Packard Enterprise FlexFabric 554M
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1. Qu ickSpecs HP FlexFabric 10Gb 2 port 554M Adapter Overview The HP FlexFabric 10Gb 2 port 554M adapter supports Virtual Connect Flex 10 that allows each 10Gb port to be divided into tour physical NICs to optimize bandwidth management for virtualized servers When connected to a Data Center Bridging DCB capable switch Fibre Channel over Ethernet FCoE and Ethernet I O are separated and routed to the corresponding network For iSCSI storage the HP 554M supports full protocol offload to provide better CPU efficiency when compared to software initiators thus enabling the server to handle increased virtualization workloads and compute intensive applications This combination of high performance network and storage connectivity reduces cost and complexity and provides the flexibility and scalability to fully optimize Gen8 BladeSystem servers The HP 554M delivers the performance benefits and cost savings of converged network connectivity tor HP BladeSystem servers The dual port HP 554M optimizes network and storage traffic with hardware acceleration and offloads for stateless TCP IP TCP Offload Engine TOE Fibre Channel over Ethernet FCoE and iSCSI HP FlexFabric 10Gb 2 port 554M Adapter Models HP FlexFabric 10Gb 2 port 5542. and better CPU utilization Jumbo frames are particularly useful for database transfers and tape backups DA 14221 North America Version 2 March 9 2012 Page 3 Qu ickSpecs HP FlexFabric 10Gb 2 port 554M Adapter Standard Features 802 1p QoS Tagging 802 1Q VLANs TCP IP Stateless Offloading TOE RDMA iSCSI Warranty YD IEEE quality of service QoS 802 1p tagging allows the adapter to mark or tag frames with a priority level across a QoS aware network for improved traffic flow The HP 554M adapter supports the IEEE 802 1Q virtual local area network VLAN protocol that allows each physical port or FlexNIC to be assigned to a VLAN for added network segmentation and enhanced security and performance VLANs increase security by isolating traffic between users Limiting the broadcast traffic to within the same VLAN domain also improves performance For overall improved system response the HP 554M adapter supports standard TCP IP stateless offloading techniques including e TCP IP checksum offload TCO moves the TCP and IP checksum offloading trom the CPU to the network adapter e Large send offload LSO also known as TCP segmentation offload TSO allows TCP segmentation to be handled by the adapter rather than the CPU TCP IP Offload Engine TOE moves the processing of data in the TCP protocol stack from the server CPU to the network card freeing CPU cycles for other duties Not Supported The HP
3. contact for server problem diagnosis hardware problem resolution and basic software problem diagnosis fault isolation and resolution if available to HP If the problem is with HP HW the representative will arrive on site any time and day of the year to begin hardware maintenance service within 4 hours of the service request being logged In case the issue is with HP or supported third party software product and cannot be resolved by applying known fixes HP will contact the third party vendor and create a problem incident on your behalf HP ProLiant Server Hardware Installation Provides for the basic hardware installation of HP branded servers storage devices and networking options to assist you in bringing your new hardware into operation in a timely and professional manner http h20195 www2 hp com V2 GetPDF aspx 598 1 9356EN pdft A DA 14221 North America Version 2 March 9 2012 Page 5 Qu ickSpecs HP FlexFabric 10Gb 2 port 554M Adapter Service and Support Related Services Insight Remote Support HP Support Center YD Related HP Care Pack Services to enhance your HP product experience 3 Year HP 24x7 4 hour Response Proactive Care or Critical Advantage Helps optimize your systems and delivers high levels of application availability through proactive service management and advanced technical response A skilled Technical Manager will own your query or issue end to end until resolved delivering a single p
4. 554M adapter supports accelerated iSCSI and iSCSI INT 13 Boot HP branded hardware options qualified tor BladeSystem c Class and p Class servers are covered by a global limited warranty and supported by HP Services and a worldwide network of HP Authorized Channel Partners The HP branded hardware option diagnostic support and repair is available tor one year trom date of purchase or the length of the server they are attached to whichever is greater Support for sottware and initial setup is available for 90 days trom date of purchase Additional support may be covered under the warranty or available for an additional fee Enhancements to warranty services are available through HP Care Pack services or customized service agreements Additional information regarding worldwide limited warranty and technical support is available at http h1 8004 www 1 hp com products servers plattorms warranty index html DA 14221 North America Version 2 March 9 2012 Page 4 Qu ickSpecs HP FlexFabric 10Gb 2 port 554M Adapter Service and Support Service and Support HP Technology Services HP Technology Services offers you consultants and support experts to solve your most complex intrastructure problems We help keep your business running boost availability and avoid downtime Protect your business beyond warranty with HP Care Pack Services When you buy HP Options it s also a good time to think about what level of service you may need HP Care
5. E For more operating system support amp certification information please visit http h10018 www1 hp com wwsolutions index html DA 14221 North America Version 2 March 9 2012 Page 9 Qu ickSpecs HP FlexFabric 10Gb 2 port 554M Adapter Technical Specitications Environment triendly End of life Management Hewlett Packard offers end of life HP product return trade in and recycling Products and Approach and Recycling programs in many geographic areas For trade in information please go to http www hp com go green To recycle your product please go to htto www hp com go green or contact your nearest HP sales office Products returned to HP will be recycled recovered or disposed of in a responsible manner The EU WEEE directive 2002 95 EC requires manutacturers to provide treatment information for each product type for use by treatment facilities This information product disassembly instructions is posted on the Hewlett Packard web site at htto www hp com go green These instructions may be used by recyclers and other WEEE treatment facilities as well as HP OEM customers who integrate and re sell HP equipment Copyright 2012 Hewlett Packard Develooment Company L P The intormation contained herein is subject to change without notice Windows is a US registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation The only warranties for HP products and services are set forth in the express warranty statements accompa
6. M Adapter 647590 B2 1 NOTE The HP 554M 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 554M adapter requires a minimum of 2 GB of server memory NOTE The HP 554M adapter supports linking at 1Gbps or 10Gbps when not connected to a Flex 10 device The HP 554M adapter will only support 1Gbps when connected to a 1Gb Ethernet interconnect Kit Contents e HP FlexFabric 10Gb 2 port 554M Adapter Quick install card Product warranty statement Drivers user guide and utilities via http www hp com Ap DA 14221 North America Version 2 March 9 2012 Page Qu ickSpecs HP FlexFabric 10Gb 2 port 554M Adapter Compatibility HP ProLiant Server HP ProLiant BL460c Gen8 Support Supported Interconnect Modules HP Virtual Connect Flex 10 Ethernet Module HP 1 10Gb Virtual Connect Ethernet Module HP 1 10Gb F Virtual Connect Ethernet Module HP HP 6120XG Blade Switch HP 6120G XG Blade Switch HP 1 10Gb Ethernet BL c Switch Cisco Catalyst 3120G Blade Switch for HP Cisco Catalyst 3120X Blade Switch tor HP Cisco Catalyst 3020 Blade Switch Cisco Fabric Extender B22HP tor HP HP GbE2c Layer 2 3 Ethernet Blade Switch HP 10GbE Pass Thru Module HP 1GbE Pass Thru Module NOTE Except for the HP Virtual Connect Flex 10 Ethernet Module the 6120XG and the HP 10GbE Pass Thru Module all other supported interconnec
7. P 6120XG Blade Switch 516733 B21 HP 10GbE Ethernet Pass Thru Module for c Class BladeSystem 538113 B21 A DA 14221 North America Version 2 March 9 2012 Page 8 QuickSpecs HP FlexFabric 10Gb 2 port 554M Adapter Technical Specitications General Specifications Power and Environmental Specitications Network processor Data rate Onboard memory Bus type Form factor IEEE Compliance Operating Power requirement Emissions classification Agency approvals RoHS Compliance Safety Operating System Support Microsoft Microsoft Windows Server 2008 SP2 R2 x86 and x64 Microsoft Windows Hyper V R2 SP1 Ar Linux RHEL 5 6 SLES 10 11 Solaris Solaris 10 x86 and x64 Virtualization Emulex BE3 Two ports each at 20 Gbps tull duplex 40 Gbps aggregate tull duplex theoretical bandwidth 128MB PCI Express v2 0 Gen 2 x8 Type A Mezzanine Card 802 1p 802 1q 802 1qau 802 3ad 802 3ae 802 3ap 10GBase KX4 and 802 3x Temperature OC to 55 C 32 F to 131 F Humidity 10 to 90 non condensing 8 6W idle and 10W maximum FCC Class A USA FCC CFR 47 part 15 and UL 60950 Canada ICES 003 and CSA60950 Japan VCCI Korea MIC RRL EMC Registration Australia ACA AS NZS3548 EN55022 1998 EN55024 1998 EN55022 1998 CISPR 22 EN55024 1998 and IEC60950 1999 EN60950 2000 European Union 6of6 UL Mark USA and Canada CE Mark EN 60590 VMware ESX ESXi 4 1 and ESXi 5 0 NOT
8. PXE The 20 Gbps full duplex Ethernet transfer rate per port 40 Gbps aggregate full duplex delivers outstanding network pertormance that improves response time and removes bottlenecks Combines the functionality of an industry standard NIC with a proven Fibre Channel software stack to seamlessly converge network and storage traffic over a shared lossless Ethernet network based on IEEE DCB standards Evolve 10Gb at your own speed When paired with the HP Virtual Connect Flex 10 10Gb Ethernet 10 10Gb Ethernet Module Modules take advantage of four Flex NICs which are PCI Physical Function devices that are OS for the c Class BladeSystem Jumbo Frames YD Hypervisor independent Server ROM recognizes them as individual NICs Speeds can be set per NIC from 100Mb to 10Gbs in 100Mb increments Three fold increase in number of network connections per port Up to tour physical tunction NICs per port Ideal for virtualized server environment especially for dedicated bandwidth application like virtual machine migration trom one physical server to another physical server The HP 554M adapter supports jumbo frames also known as extended trames with a maximum transmission unit MTU of up to 9K bytes when running Ethernet and or iSCSI I O which is over five times the size of standard 1500 byte Ethernet frame Eight KB jumbo frames are supported when running Ethernet and FCoE O concurrently Jumbo frames can help achieve higher throughput
9. Pack services provide total care and support expertise with committed response choices designed to meet your IT and business need HP Foundation Care services deliver scalable support packages for HP industry standard servers and sottware You can choose the type and level of service that is most suitable tor your business needs New to this portfolio is HP Collaborative Support If you are running business critical environments HP offers Proactive Care or Critical Advantage These services help you deliver high levels of application availability through proactive service management and advanced technical response Here is the support service recommendation from the Foundation Care and Proactive Care portfolio For customized support service solution HP can work with you to tailor a service solution for your unique support requirements using broader services portfolio of Foundation Care and Proactive Care Recommended Services Recommended HP Care Pack Services for optimal satisfaction with your HP product 3 Year HP 24x7 4 hour Response Hardware Support Onsite Service Provides you with rapid remote support and if required an HP authorized representative who will arrive on site any time and day of the year to begin hardware maintenance service within 4 hours of the service request being logged http h20195 www2 hp com V2 GetPDF aspx 5982 654 7EEE pdt OR 3 Year HP 24x7 4 hour Response HP Collaborative Support Offers customers a single point of
10. an agent for live support Now you can get access to personalized IT support anywhere anytime HP Insight Remote Support and HP Support Center are available at no additional cost with a HP warranty HP Care Pack or HP contractual support agreement HP Support Center Mobile App is subject to local availability DA 14221 North America Version 2 March 9 2012 Page 6 Qu ickSpecs HP FlexFabric 10Gb 2 port 554M Adapter Service and Support Parts and materials Warranty Service Coverage For more information Ar HP will provide HP supported replacement parts and materials necessary to maintain the covered hardware product in operating condition including parts and materials for available and recommended engineering improvements Supplies and consumable parts will not be provided as part of this service standard warranty terms and conditions apply Parts and components that have exceeded their maximum supported lifetime and or the maximum usage limitations as set forth in the manufacturer s operating manual or the technical product data sheet will not be provided repaired or replaced as part of this service For ProLiant servers and storage systems this service covers HP branded hardware options qualified for the server purchased at the same time or afterward internal to the enclosure as well as external monitors up to 22 and tower UPS products these items will be covered at the same service level and for the sam
11. e coverage period as the server unless the maximum supported lifetime and or the maximum usage limitation has been exceeded Coverage of the UPS battery is not included standard warranty terms and conditions apply The defective media retention service feature option applies only to Disk or eligible SSD Flash Drives replaced by HP due to malfunction It does not apply to any exchange of Disk or SSD Flash Drives that have not failed SSD Flash Drives that are specified by HP as consumable parts and or that have exceeded maximum supported lifetime and or the maximum usage limit as set forth in the manufacturer s operating manual or the technical data sheet are not eligible for the defective media retention service feature option To learn more on services for HP ESSN Options please contact your HP sales representative or HP Authorized Channel Partner Or visit htto www hp com services proliant or www hp com services bladesystem DA 14221 North America Version 2 March 9 2012 Page 7 Qu ickSpecs HP FlexFabric 10Gb 2 port 554M Adapter Related Options Additional c Class FlexibleLOM Adapters BladeSystem Adapters HP FlexFabric 10Gb 2 port 554FLB Adapter 647586 B2 1 HP Flex 10 10Gb 2 port 530FLB Adapter 656590 B2 1 Mezzanine Adapters HP Flex 10 10Gb 2 port 530M Adapter 631884 B21 HP Flex 10 10Gb 2 port 552M Adapter 674764 B2 1 HP 10Gb HP Virtual Connect Flex 10 10Gb Ethernet Module for c Class BladeSystem 455880 B21 interconnects H
12. nying such products and services Nothing herein should be construed as constituting an additional warranty HP shall not be liable for technical or editorial errors or omissions contained herein GY DA 14221 North America Version 2 March 9 2012 Page 10
13. oint of contact for you http h20195 www2 hp com V2 GetPDF aspx 4AA3 2 1 40ENW pdt OR 3 Year HP 6 hour Onsite Call to Repair HP Collaborative Support Offers customers a single point of contact for server problem diagnosis hardware problem resolution to return the hardware in operating condition within 6 hours of the initial service request to the HP Global Solution Center and basic sottware problem diagnosis fault isolation and resolution if available to HP In case the issue is with HP or supported third party sottware product and cannot be resolved by applying known tixes HP will contact the third party vendor and create a problem incident on your behalf HP Proactive Select Service Provides a flexible way to purchase HP best in class consultancy and technical services You can buy Proactive Select Service Credits when you purchase your hardware and then use the credits over the next 12 months http h20195 www2 hp com V2 GetPDF aspx 4AA2 3842ENN pdt Provides 24 X 7 remote monitoring proactive notitications and problem resolution Learn more http www hp com go insightremotesupport Personalized online support portal with access to information tools and experts to support HP business products Submit support cases online chat with HP experts access support resources or collaborate with peers Learn more http www hp com go hpsc HP s Support Center Mobile App allows you to resolve issues yourself or quickly connect to
14. ts are limited to 1Gb per port connection Ar DA 14221 North America Version 2 March 9 2012 Page 2 Qu ickSpecs HP FlexFabric 10Gb 2 port 554M Adapter Standard Features Performance Product Features Dual port 10 Gigabit Ethernet Throughput theoretical bandwidth Fibre Channel over Ethernet FCoE HP Virtual Connect Flex Industry leading throughput and latency performance Supports Gen8 c Class ProLiant BladeSystem servers Type A Mezzanine Adapter e Dual 10Gb ports provide up to 40Gb full duplex per adapter e Hardware acceleration and offloads for stateless TCP IP TCP Offload Engine TOE Fibre Channel over Ethernet FCoE and iSCSI e 802 1 802 1q 802 1qau 802 3ad 802 3ae 802 3ap 1OGBase KX4 and 802 3x e Jumbo frames support e Supports HP s FlexFabric and Flex 10 technologies that allow setting any bandwidth trom 100Mb to 10Gb on up to four physical function NICs or Flex NICs per port when combined with the 10Gb Flex 10 Virtual Connect module One of the Flex NICs can be configured to support FCoE or accelerated iSCSI Each FlexNIC and FlexHBA is recognized by the server as a PCle physical tunction device with adjustable speeds trom 1Gb to 10Gb in 100Mb increments e Supports receive side scaling RSS for efficient distribution of network receive processing across multiple CPUs in multiprocessor systems e Includes 128 MB of onboard memory Supports the Preboot eXecution Environment
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