HPE 610609-B21 Getting Started Guide
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QuickSpecs
Overview
HP NC552m 10Gb 2-port Flex-10 Ethernet Adapter
HP NC552m 10GbE 2-port Flex-10 Ethernet Adapter
Models
HP NC552m 10Gb 2-port Flex-10 Ethernet Adapter
NOTE:
The NC552m network adapter card is required for each server blade connecting to a 10Gb interconnect in
bays 3-8 (HP BladeSystem c7000 Enclosure) or bays 2-4 (HP BladeSystem c3000 Enclosure)
NOTE:
The NC552m requires a minimum of 2 GB of server memory.
NOTE:
The NC552m supports linking at 1000Mbps or 10000Mbps when not connected to a Flex-10 device. The
NC552m will only support 1000Mbps when connected to a 1Gb Ethernet interconnect.
Kit Contents
1.
NC552m mezzanine adapter
2.
Quick install card
3.
Product warranty statement
4.
Drivers, user guide, and utilities via:
http://www.hp.com
610609-B21
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QuickSpecs
Compatibility
HP ProLiant Server
Support
NOTE:
HP Integrity Server Blades
Support
Supported Interconnect
Modules
HP NC552m 10Gb 2-port Flex-10 Ethernet Adapter
BL280c G6
BL2x220c G6
BL460c G6
BL460c G7
BL465c G6
BL465c G7
BL490c G6
BL490c G7
BL495c G6
BL620c G7
BL680c G7
BL685c G6
BL685c G7
BL ProLiant BL660c Gen8
Some servers listed above may be discontinued.
BL860c i2
BL860c i4
BL870c i2
BL870c i4
BL890c i2
BL890c i4
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 6125G Blade Switch
HP 6125G/XG Blade Switch
HP 1:10Gb Ethernet BL-c Switch
HP 1Gb Ethernet Pass-Thru Module for c-Class BladeSystem
Cisco Catalyst 3120G Blade Switch for HP
Cisco Catalyst 3120X Blade Switch for HP
Cisco Catalyst 3020 Blade Switch
HP GbE2c Layer 2/3 Ethernet Blade Switch
HP 10GbE Pass-Thru Module
Cisco Fabric Extender B22HP for HP
NOTE:
HP Virtual Connect FlexFabric 10Gb/24-Port Module is also supported with NC552m on HP Integrity
Server Blades.
NOTE:
Except for the HP Virtual Connect Flex-10 Ethernet Module, HP Virtual Connect Flex Fabric Module,
HP 6120XG, HP 10GbE Pass-Thru Module and the Cisco B22 Fabric Extender, all other supported
interconnects are limited to 1Gb per port connection.
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QuickSpecs
Standard Features
Product Features
Dual-port 10 Gigabit
Ethernet Throughput
HP Virtual Connect Flex10 10Gb Ethernet Module
for the c-Class
BladeSystem
The NC552m 20,000 Mbps full duplex Ethernet transfer rate per port (40 Gbps aggregate full duplex)
delivers outstanding network performance that improves response time and removes bottlenecks
required for the next generation data center.
Evolve 10Gb at your own speed! When paired with the HP Virtual Connect Flex-10 10Gb Ethernet
Modules, take advantage of the Flex Nics, which are PCI Physical Function devices that are OS
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 four physical function NICs per port
HP NC552m 10Gb 2-port Flex-10 Ethernet Adapter
Industry-leading throughput and latency performance
Supported on all G6 and Integrity i2 c-Class servers, in mezzanine slots1, 2 or 3 (full height servers)
or slots 1 and 2 (half height servers).
Type I Adapter
IEEE 802.1p QoS 802.3x flow control, and 802.3ap 10GBase-KR
9K Jumbo frames
Dual 10Gb ports provide up to 40Gb full duplex per adapter
Supports VMware NetQueue and Microsoft Virtual Machine Queue (VMQ)
Supports HP's exclusive Flex-10* technology that allows you to set any bandwidth from 100Mb to
10Gb on up to four "Physical Function" NICs per port when combined with the 10Gb Flex-10 Virtual
Connect module
Jumbo Frames
802.1p QoS Tagging
TCP/IP Stateless
Offloading
The NC552m support for jumbo frames (also known as extended frames) permit up to a 9K byte
transmission unit (MTU), which is over five times the size of standard 1500 byte Ethernet frame. The use of
jumbo frames is a way to achieve higher throughput and better CPU utilization. Jumbo frames are
particularly useful for database transfers and tape backups.
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 NC552m supports standard TCP/IP stateless offloading
techniques including:
TCP/IP checksum offload (TCO) moves the TCP and IP checksum offloading from the CPU to the
network adapter.
Large send offload (LSO), also known as TCP segmentation offload (TSO), allows TCP segmentation
to be handled by the adapter rather than the CPU.
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