HPE 447883-B21 Getting Started Guide
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QuickSpecs
HP NC364m Quad Port 1GbE BL-c Adapter
Overview
The HP NC364m is a HP BladeSystem c-Class 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 Integrity and ProLiant c-Class servers in
all mezzanine slots. For Integrity c-Class servers, it is the first network adapter mezzanine option available providing up to 16 Gigabit
Ethernet ports per BL860c and BL870c server. For ProLiant c-Class servers, the NC364m is the second quad-port adapter option for cClass allowing ProLiant customers a choice of an adapter that uses either an Intel or Broadcom controller. With the NC364m, up to 128
Gigabit Ethernet ports per c7000 enclosure and 64 per c3000 enclosure are possible.
The four ports provide the highest port density available for BladeSystem servers in a single adapter. The NC364m is ideal for
virtualization, security, server consolidation, network segmentation, and other server applications requiring maximum throughput and
port density. The total aggregate throughput of 8Gbps full duplex also meets the needs for customers desiring high bandwidth but are
not yet ready to move to 10 Gigabit Ethernet.
What's New
Support for HP ProLiant Generation 7 blade servers
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Overview
Models
HP NC364m Quad Port 1GbE BL-c Adapter
Kit Contents
1.
HP NC364m Quad Port 1GbE BL-c Adapter
2.
Quick install card
3.
Product warranty statement
4.
Drivers, user guide, and utilities via
HP NC364m Quad Port 1GbE BL-c Adapter
447883-B21
http://www.hp.com
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Compatibility
HP ProLiant Server
Support
NOTE:
HP Integrity Server
Support
HP NC364m Quad Port 1GbE BL-c Adapter
HP ProLiant BL685c G6
HP ProLiant BL685c G7
HP ProLiant BL680c G5
HP ProLiant BL680c G7
HP ProLiant BL620c G7
HP ProLiant BL495c G5
HP ProLiant BL495c G6
HP ProLiant BL490c G6
HP ProLiant BL490c G7
HP ProLiant BL465c G5
HP ProLiant BL465c G6
HP ProLiant BL465c G7
HP ProLiant BL460c G6
HP ProLiant BL460c G7
HP ProLiant BL280c G6
HP ProLiant BL2x220c G6
Some servers listed above may be discontinued.
HP Integrity BL860c
HP Integrity BL860c i2
HP Integrity BL860c i4
HP Integrity BL870c
HP Integrity BL870c i2
HP Integrity BL870c i4
HP Integrity BL890c i2
HP Integrity BL890c i4
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Standard Features
Product Features
Performance
Quad-port Gigabit
Ethernet Throughput
Jumbo Frames
802.1Q VLANs with
802.1p QoS Tagging
TCP/IP Stateless
Offloading
Up to 2000 Mbps full duplex Ethernet transfer rate per port (8000 Mbps combined) delivers outstanding
network performance designed to improve response time and remove bottlenecks across the entire
network. Four ports on a single adapter are ideal for high density; I/O slot constrained blade servers,
virtualization and security, applications, server consolidation, and increased network segmentation. The
total aggregate throughput of 8Gbps full duplex also meets the needs for customers desiring high
bandwidth but are not yet ready to move to 10 Gigabit Ethernet.
The NC364m support for 9K jumbo frames (also known as extended frames) permit a 9K byte transmission
unit (MTU), which is six times the size of standard 1500 byte Ethernet frame. The NC364m supports jumbo
frames as a way to achieve higher throughput and better CPU utilization. Jumbo frames are particularly
useful for database transfers and tape backups.
IEEE 802.1Q virtual local area network (VLAN) protocol allows each physical port of the NC364m to be
separated into multiple virtual NICs 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. 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.
For overall improved system response, the NC364m supports standard TCP/IP offloading techniques
including:
HP NC364m Quad Port 1GbE BL-c Adapter
Four Gigabit Ethernet ports
Supported on ProLiant and Integrity servers in all c-class enclosures, all server mezzanine slots;
multiple cards per server.
Dual Intel 82571EB controllers
Designed with server needs in mind:
IEEE 802.1p, 802.1Q, 802.3, 802.3ad, and 802.3x
ProLiant Teaming including Network Fault Tolerance, Transmit Load Balancing, and SwitchAssisted Load Balancing
9K Jumbo frames
TCP/IP checksum offload (TCO) and large send offload (LSO)
Interrupt coalescence
Dual address cycles (DAC)
PXE (when using Virtual Connect modules only)
IPv6 packet transmit and receive (excluding all offload capabilities); IPv6 aware SNMPv1 agent for
Windows
Interrupt Coalescence
Dual Address Cycles
TCP/IP checksum offload (TCO) moves the TCP and IP checksum offloading from the CPU to the
network adapter.
Large send offload (LSO) or TCP segmentation offload (TSO) allows the TCP segmentation to be
handled by the adapter rather than the CPU.
Interrupt coalescing (interrupt moderation) groups multiple packets, thereby reducing the number of
interrupts sent to the host. This process optimizes host efficiency, leaving the CPU available for other duties.
Dual address cycles (DAC) provide the ability to address memory above 4 GB and improve system
performance by preventing the server operating system from performing a buffer copy from below 4 GB to
above 4 GB.
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