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Overview
Overview
HPE FlexFabric 20Gb 2-port 630M Adapter
HPE FlexFabric 20Gb 2-port 630M Adapter
Recommended SKU - This adapter is a recommended option that has been selected by HPE experts to provide the right technology for
a range of workloads and market segments offering the best combination of performance, value and availability.
The HPE FlexFabric 630M is a 2-port 20GbE Mezzanine adapter, featuring the first generation of 20Gb Ethernet offering in a single chip
solution on a mezzanine form factor that further reduces power requirements for 2 ports of 20Gb Ethernet. It is designed for use with
HPE BladeSystem c-Class blade server platforms’ type A and Type B mezzanine slots.
It provides full duplex high performance Ethernet connectivity with support for HPE Virtual Connect Flex-20 blade interconnect
technology, allowing each 20GbE port to be divided into four physical NICs and optimize bandwidth management for virtualized servers.
The HPE FlexFabric 630M adapter, in conjunction with HPE Virtual Connect FlexFabric technology, helps to extend the benefits of
virtualization beyond the server and into the rest of the infrastructure.
The HPE 630M supports enterprise class features such as VLAN tagging, adaptive interrupt coalescing, MSI-X, NIC teaming (bonding),
Tunnel Offload (NVGRE, VxLAN), Receive Side Scaling (RSS), jumbo frames and PXE boot. It also supports virtualization features such
as SR-IOV, Network Partitioning (NPAR), VMware NetQueue and Microsoft VMQ.
HPE FlexFabric 20Gb 2-port 630M Adapter
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Platform Information
Platform Information
Models
HPE FlexFabric 20Gb 2-port 630M Adapter 700076-B21
NOTE:
NOTE:
This adapter requires a minimum of 2GB of server memory.
This adapter supports linking at 10Gb/s when not connected to a Flex-20 device.
Kit Contents
Compatibility Supported Servers
Compatibility
- Supported
Interconnect Modules
HPE FlexFabric 20Gb 2P 630M Adapter
Quick install card
Product warranty statement
HPE ProLiant BL460c Gen9 Server
HPE ProLiant BL460c Gen10 Server
HPE ProLiant WS460c Gen9 Server
HPE ProLiant BL660c Gen9 Server
NOTE:
This is a list of supported servers. Some may be discontinued.
HPE Virtual Connect FlexFabric-20/40 F8 Module for c-Class BladeSystem
HPE Virtual Connect FlexFabric-20/40 F8 Module for c-Class BladeSystem with TAA
HPE Virtual Connect FlexFabric 10Gb/24-port Module for c-Class BladeSystem
HPE Virtual Connect FlexFabric 10/24 Enterprise Edition BLc7000 Option
HPE Virtual Connect Flex-10/10D Module for c-Class BladeSystem
HPE Virtual Connect Flex-10/10D Module Enterprise Edition for BLc7000 Option
HPE Virtual Connect Flex-10 10Gb Ethernet Module for c-Class BladeSystem
HPE Virtual Connect Flex-10 Ethernet Module Enterprise Edition for BLc7000 Option
HPE 6127XLG Ethernet Blade Switch
HPE 6127XLG Ethernet Blade Switch with TAA
HPE 6125XLG Ethernet Blade Switch
HPE 6125XLG Ethernet Blade Switch with TAA
HPE 6125G/XG Ethernet Blade Switch
HPE 6125G/XG Ethernet Blade Switch with TAA
HPE 6125G Ethernet Blade Switch
HPE 6125G Ethernet Blade Switch with TAA
NOTE:
Supported features with VC modules and Ethernet switches.
Feature VC FF20/40F8VC FF
10/24
VC Flex10/10D
VC Flex-10 HPE 6125 HPE 6127
20G - - - 10G
FCoE -
This adapter also supports 1Gb or 10Gb connections with the following modules:
HPE 10GbE Ethernet Pass-Thru Module for c-Class BladeSystem
HPE 1Gb Ethernet Pass-Thru Module for c-Class BladeSystem
HPE Cisco B22HP Fabric Extender with 16 FET for BladeSystem c-Class
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Standard Features
Standard Features
At a Glance Features
• Full hardware offload of iSCSI and FCoE storage protocol processing for highest performance converged
Ethernet data and storage networks
• Dual-port Flex-20 10GbE Type A adapter for HPE BladeSystem c-Class Gen8 and Gen9 blade servers
• Hardware acceleration and offloads for stateless TCP/IP, TCP Offload Engine (TOE)
• Industry-leading throughput and latency performance
• Improved small packet performance
• Support for Tunnel Offload (NVGRE, VxLAN)
• Integrated PHY and MAC
• Support for Preboot eXecution Environment (PXE)
• Optimized for virtual server environments with support for HPE Flex-20 Technology, Network Partitioning
(NPAR) and Single-Root I/O Virtualization (SR-IOV)
• The HPE 630M adapter is compatible with Type A and B mezzanine slots for greater deployment versatility
• The HPE 630M is a Type A mezzanine adapter (works in Type A and Type B mezzanine slots)
• User configurable bandwidth settings when combined with the 20Gb Flex-20 Virtual Connect module or
NPAR. From 100Mb/s to20Gb/s on up to four "Physical Function" NICs per port, in increments of 100Mb/
s for NIC. The combined bandwidth of NICs cannot exceed port bandwidth i.e. 10Gb
• DPDK and Virtual Connect cannot be used at the same time.
• Storage personality must be disabled on NIC intended for DPDK workload. DPDK and Storage modes
cannot be used concurrently on current generation CNA NICs. HPE Recommends using 2 separate NICS for
Storage (Control Plane), and DPDK (Data Plane) workloads for the optimal high availability configuration.
Virtual Connect FlexFabric 20 Gb Ethernet Module for the c-Class BladeSystem
ThroughputTheoretical Bandwidth
802.1p QoS Tagging
802.1Q VLANs
Evolve 20 Gb at your own speed! When paired with the HPE Virtual Connect FlexFabric 20 Gb Ethernet
Modules, take advantage of four Flex Nics, which are PCI Physical Function devices that are OS/ Hypervisor
independent. In addition take advantage of new storage I/O functionality making it a full-Converged Network
Adapter (CNA).
Server ROM recognizes them as individual NICs
Speeds can be set per NIC from 100 Mb/s to 20 Gb/s in 100 Mb/s increments
Three fold increase in number of network connections per port and up to four physical function NICs per port.
Ideal for virtualized server environments, especially for dedicated bandwidth applications like virtual machine
migration from one physical server to another physical server.
This adapter delivers 40 Gb/s bi-directional Ethernet transfer rate per port (80 Gb/s per adapter), providing
the network performance needed to improve response times and alleviate bottlenecks.
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.
IEEE 802.1Q virtual local area network (VLAN) protocol allows each physical port of this adapter to be
separated into multiple virtual NICs for added network segmentation and enhanced security and performance.
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Standard Features
VLANs increase security by isolating traffic between users. Limiting the broadcast traffic to within the same
VLAN domain also improves performance.
DPDK
HPE Sea Of Sensors 3D
iSCSI/FCoE
Jumbo Frames
Management Support
Message Signaled Interrupt (Extended) (MSI-X)
This adapter supports DPDK with benefit for packet processing acceleration and use in NFV deployments.
Support for the HPE Sea of Sensors which is a collection of 32 sensors that automatically track thermal activity heat - across the server. When temperatures get too high, sensors can initiate fans and make other adjustments
to reduce energy usage. A significant improvement lies in the ability to apply fan speed increases only to the
portion of the system that is rising in temperature, rather than all six fans in unison, which reduces the amount
of energy used for cooling.
This adapter supports accelerated iSCSI or iSCSI boot and FCoE.
This adapter supports Jumbo Frames (also known as extended frames), permitting up to a 9,000 byte (KB)
transmission unit (MTU) when running Ethernet I/O traffic. This is over five times the size of a standard 1500byte Ethernet frame. With Jumbo Frames, networks can achieve higher throughput performance and greater
CPU utilization. These attributes are particularly useful for database transfer and tape backup operations.
This adapter ships with agents that can be managed from HPE Systems Insight Manager or other management
application that support SNMP.
Message Signaled Interrupt (Extended) provides performance benefits for multi-core servers by load balancing
interrupts between CPUs/cores.
Network Adapter Teaming
Network Partitioning (NPAR)
Optimized for Virtualization
Preboot eXecution Environment (PXE)
This adapter support for NIC teaming helps IT administrators increase network fault tolerance and increased
network bandwidth, the team of adapters can work together as a single virtual adapter, providing support for
several different types of teaming enabling IT administrators to optimize availability, improve performance
and help reduce costs.
This adapter supports Network Partitioning (NPAR) allowing administrators to configure a 10 Gb port as four
separate partitions or physical functions. Each PCI function is associated with a different virtual NIC. To the OS
and the network, each physical function appears as a separate NIC port.
I/O Virtualization support for VMware NetQueue and Microsoft VMQ helps meet the performance demands
of consolidated virtual workloads.
Support for PXE enables automatic deployment of computing resources remotely from anywhere. It allows a
new or existing server to boot over the network and download software, including the operating system, from a
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Standard Features
management/ deployment server at another location on the network.Additionally, PXE enables decentralized
software distribution and remote troubleshooting and repairs.
Single-Root I/O Virtualization
TCP/UDP/IP
TOE
Tunnel Offload
Warranty
Single-Root I/O Virtualization (SR-IOV) provides a mechanism to bypass the host system hypervisor in virtual
environments providing near metal performance and server efficiency. SR-IOV provides mechanism to create
multiple Virtual Functions (VFs) to share single PCIe resources. The device is capable of SR-IOV, and requires
Server BIOS support, controller firmware, and OS support.
For overall improved system response, this adapter supports standard TCP/IP offloading techniques including:
TCP/IP, UDP 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.
TCP/IP Offload Engine (TOE) shifts the processing of data in the TCP protocol stack from the server CPU to
the adapter's processor, freeing server CPU cycles for other operations.
Minimize the impact of overlay networking on host performance with tunnel offload support for VXLAN
and NVGRE. By offloading packet processing to adapters, customers can use overlay networking to increase
VM migration flexibility and virtualized overlay networks with minimal impact to performance. HPE Tunnel
Offloading increases I/O throughput, reduces CPU utilization, and lowers power consumption. Tunnel Offload
supports VMware's VXLAN and Microsoft's NVGRE solutions.
Maximum: The remaining warranty of the HPE product in which it is installed (to a maximum three-year, limited
warranty).
Minimum: One year limited warranty.
NOTE:
Additional information regarding worldwide limited warranty and technical
support is available at: http://h17007.www1.hpe.com/us/en/enterprise/servers/warranty/
index.aspx#.V4e3tPkrJhE
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Service and Support
Service and Support
Service and Support NOTE:
Most HPE branded options sourced from HPE that are compatible with your product will be covered under
your main product support at the same level of coverage, allowing you to upgrade freely. Additional support is
required on select workload accelerators, switches, racks and UPS options 12KVA and over. Coverage of the
UPS battery is not included under HPE support services; standard warranty terms and conditions apply.
This adapter is covered under HPE Support Services/ Service Contract applied to the HPE
ProLiant Server or enclosure. No separate HPE Support Services need to be purchased.
Warranty and Support Services
Protect your business beyond warranty with HPE Support Services
Parts and Materials
Warranty and Support Services will extend to include HPE options configured with your server or storage
device. The price of support service is not impacted by configuration details. HPE sourced options that are
compatible with your product will be covered under your server support at the same level of coverage allowing
you to upgrade freely. Installation for HPE options is available as needed. To keep support costs low for
everyone, some high value options will require additional support. Additional support is only required on select
high value workload accelerators, fibre switches, InfiniBand and UPS options 12KVA and over. Coverage of the
UPS battery is not included under TS support services; standard warranty terms and conditions apply.
HPE Technology Services delivers confidence, reduces risk and helps customers realize agility and stability.
Connect to HPE to help prevent problems and solve issues faster. HPE Support Services enable you to choose
the right service level, length of coverage and response time as you purchase your new server, giving you full
entitlement to the support you need for your IT and business.
Protect your product, beyond warranty.
Hewlett Packard Enterprise will provide HPE-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. Parts and components that have reached their maximum
supported lifetime and/or the maximum usage limitations as set forth in the manufacturer's operating manual,
product quick-specs, or the technical product data sheet will not be provided, repaired, or replaced as part of
these services. The defective media retention service feature option applies only to Disk or eligible SSD/Flash
Drives replaced by Hewlett Packard Enterprise due to malfunction.
For more information
Visit the Hewlett Packard Enterprise Service and Support website.
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Technical Specifications
Technical Specifications
General Specifications
Network Processor Cavium 57840S with integrated MAC/PHY
Data Rate Two ports, each at 40Gb/s bi-directional; 80Gb/s aggregate bi-directional
theoretical bandwidth.
Bus type PCI Express 3.0 (Gen 3) x8
Form Factor Type A mezzanine adapter (works in Type A and Type B mezzanine slots)
IEEE Compliance 802.3, 802.3ab, 802.3u, 802.3x, 802.3ad, 802.3p, 802.1q, 802.3ae, 802.3ap,
1588
Power and Environmental Specifications
Operating System and Virtualization Support
Power <12W maximum
Temperature - Operating 0° to 55°C (32° to 131°F)
Humidity - Operating 10% to 90% non-condensing
Agency Approvals USA: FCC Part 15 Class A
Canada: ICES-003, Issue 4
Japan: VCCI V3 (2010.04) Class A
International: EN55022:2006 + A1:2007 Class A
International: EN55024:1998+A1:2011+A2; EN61000-3-2:2006,
EN61000-3-3:2008
Taiwan: BSMI, CNS13438 (2006) Class A
Australia/New Zealand (AS/NZS): EN55022:2006+A12007 class A
Korea: KN22 Class A, KN24
RoHS Compliance 6 of 6
• Microsoft Windows Server 2008 SP2, R2 w/SP1 (x86 and x64)
• Microsoft Windows Server 2012 and 2012 R2
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5.9, 5.10, 6.4, 6.5, 6.7, 7.0 (x86, x64)
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 7.1, 7.2 (x64)
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 11, SP2, SP3 (x86 & x64)
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 11 SP4 (x64)
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 12, SP1 (x64)
• Solaris 10 U10
• Solaris 11 x64
• VMware ESXi 5.0 U3, 5.1 U2
• VMware vSphere 5.5, 6.0
NOTE:
For more operating system support and certification information,
please visit: http://h17007.www1.hpe.com/us/en/enterprise/servers/supportmatrix/
redhat_linux.aspx#.V4e8tPkrJD8
NOTE:
• Minimum Linux versions for FCoE support include RHEL 6.4 and SLES 11 SP3
• For RHEL 7.x, RHEL 7.2 is the minimum version for FCoE Boot from SAN support
• vSphere 5.5 is the minimum version of VMware for 20 Gb support and SRIOV support
• vSphere 6.0 is the minimum version of VMware for UEFI FCoE Boot from SAN support
• Boot from SAN via the iSCSI offload path is not supported for VMware
• Networking only support for Solaris and Citrix XenServer
• FCoE is not supported on XenServer
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Technical Specifications
• UEFI is not supported for Xenserver
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Approach - End-oflife Management and
Recycling
Hewlett Packard Enterprise offers end-of-life product return, trade-in, and recycling programs, in many
geographic areas, for our products. Products returned to Hewlett Packard Enterprise will be recycled, recovered
or disposed of in a responsible manner.
The EU WEEE Directive (2012/19/EU) requires manufacturers to provide treatment information for each
product type for use by treatment facilities. This information (product disassembly instructions) is posted on
the Hewlett Packard Enterprise web site. These instructions may be used by recyclers and other WEEE
treatment facilities as well as Hewlett Packard Enterprise OEM customers who integrate and re-sell Hewlett
Packard Enterprise equipment.
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Summary of Changes
Summary of Changes
Date Version History Action Description of Change
05-Mar-2018 Version 14 Changed General Specifications section was updated
05-Feb-2018 Version 13 Changed Overview section was updated
04-Dec-2017 Version 12 Changed Standard Features-At a Glance Features was updated.
11-Jul-2017 Version 11 Changed Compatibility section was updated.
27-Mar-2017 Version 10 Changed Standard Features and General Specifications were updated.
07-Oct-2016 Version 9 Added Added DPDK support.
22-Jul-2016 Version 8 Changed QuickSpecs sections were updated.
29-Apr-2016 Version 7
19-Jun-2015 Version 6 Changed Overview, Compatibility, Standard Features, and Technical Specifications
28-Nov-2014 Version 5
17-Oct-2014 Version 4
11-Jul-2014 Version 3 Changed Kit contents, Product features, and Network processor were revised.
13-Jun-2014 Version 2 Changed Image change only.
10-Jun-2014 Version 1 New Initial version.
Added SKUs added in Related Options:
787635-B21, 787635-B22.
Changed Rebranding applied to document.
sections were updated.
Added SKUs Added on HPE 10/20Gb interconnects:
737230-B21, 737226-B21, 658247-B21, 737220-B21.
Changed Compatibility, Related Options and Technical Specifications sections were
updated.
Added SKUs added on Related Options:
691367-B21, 691367-B22, 571956-B21, 605865-B21, 638526-B21,
662048-B21, 711307-B21, 658250-B21, 516733-B21, 538113-B21,
406740-B21, 657787-B21.
Changed Overview, Compatibility, Product features, Standard features, Technical
Specifications sections were updated.
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