HP BladeSystem C-Class Interconnect Component Virtual Connect Modules, Mezzanines and Adapters

QuickSpecs

HP BladeSystem c-Class Interconnect Components

Overview

Virtual Connect Modules

HP 1/10Gb Virtual Connect Ethernet Modules for the c-Class BladeSystem

HP 4Gb Virtual Connect Fibre Channel Module for the c-Class BladeSystem

The simplest, most flexible connection to your Fiber and copper Ethernet networks.

A new class of blade interconnect that simplifies server connections by cleanly separating the server enclosure from LAN, simplifies networks by reducing cables without adding switches to manage, and allows you to change servers in just minutes, not days.

An innovative, new class of integrated interconnects from HP. Simplest, most flexible connection to your SAN fabrics.

A new class of blade interconnect that simplifies server connections by cleanly separating the server enclosure from SAN, simplifies SAN fabrics by reducing cables without adding switches to the domain, and allows you to change servers in just minutes, not days.

An innovative, new class of integrated interconnects from HP.

Mezzanines and Adapters

Ethernet Mezzanine Cards The QLogic QMH4062 1GbE iSCSI Adapter is a dual port fully integrated Gigabit Ethernet iSCSI target mezzanine optimized for iSCSI traffic from an c-Class ProLiant server. It is an alternative to less integrated iSCSI offerings and often more costly non TCP/IP implementations. Designed for ultimate performance, the QMH4062 provides full stateful offloading of iSCSI and TCP/IP traffic for both Microsoft Windows and Linux. The adapter supports iSCSI boot certification for VMware ESX Server 3.5 and ESXi 3.5. The QMH4062 is IPv6 compliant providing an end-to-end IPv6 solution when using either a Cisco Catalyst Blade Switch 3120 for HP with the IPv6 software upgrade or the Ethernet Pass-Thru.

The NC512m is a dual port 10 Gigabit Ethernet network server adapter supporting stateful TCP offloading. It offers the highest bandwidth available in a ProLiant Ethernet c-Class adapter. Two NC512m adapter is supported on all ProLiant c-Class servers in mezzanine slot 2 or 3 (full height servers) and slot 2 (half height servers) providing up to sixty-four (64) 10 Gigabit Ethernet adapter ports per c7000 enclosure and thirty-two (32) per c3000 enclosure.

The HP NC364m is a quad port network adapter providing four Gigabit Ethernet ports on a single card saving valuable server mezzanine slots for other purposes. The x4 PCI Express NC364m is supported on both HP Integrity and ProLiant c-Class servers in all mezzanine slots.

The NC373m is a dual port Multifunction Gigabit Ethernet adapter supporting TOE (TCP/IP Offload Engine) for Microsoft Windows and accelerated iSCSI (Internet Small Computer System Interface) The Multifunction capabilities permit a unified fabric combining accelerated networking, storage, and clustering over a single network connection.

The HP NC360m is a dual port 1 GbE BL-c network adapter providing two Gigabit Ethernet ports on a single mezzanine card. The NC360m is designed for applications requiring additional Gigabit Ethernet ports than those provided on the server.

Like the NC360m, the NC326m is a dual port Gigabit Ethernet adapter designed for applications requiring additional Gigabit Ethernet ports than those provided on the server. The NC326m has a Broadcom controller where as the NC360m has an Intel controller giving customer a choice of the network controller manufacturer.

Like the NC364m, the NC325m is a quad port Gigabit Ethernet adapter providing the highest port density available for BladeSystem servers in a single adapter. The NC325m , as well as the NC364m, are ideal for virtualization, security, server consolidation, network segmentation, and other ProLiant server applications requiring maximum throughput and port density. The NC325m has a Broadcom controller where as the NC364m has an Intel controller.

NOTE: For additional information on the BladeSystem Ethernet adapter mezzanine options, see:

http://www.hp.com/servers/networking

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