HPE 766490-B21 Getting Started Guide

QuickSpecs

Overview

HPE FlexFabric 10Gb 2-port 536FLB 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 10Gb 2-port 536FLB adapter features the next generation of 10 Gb Ethernet offering in a single chip solution on a FlexibleLOM form factor, further reducing power requirements for 2 ports of 10 Gb Ethernet. It is designed for use with HPE BladeSystem c-Class Gen9 servers. It provides full duplex high performance Ethernet connectivity with support for HPE Virtual Connect FlexFabric blade interconnect technology, allowing each 10GbE port to be divided into four physical NICs and optimize bandwidth management for virtualized servers. The HPE 536FLB FlexFabric network 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 536FLB 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, VMware NetQueue and Microsoft VMQ.

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QuickSpecs HPE FlexFabric 10Gb 2-port 536FLB Adapter

Overview

HPE FlexFabric 10Gb 2-port 536FLB Adapter

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QuickSpecs HPE FlexFabric 10Gb 2-port 536FLB Adapter

Platform Information

Models

HPE FlexFabric 10Gb 2-port 536FLB Adapter 766490-B21 HPE FlexFabric 10Gb 2-port 536FLB FIO Adapter 766491-B21

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This adapter on each server blade connects to a 10 Gb interconnect in bays 1-2 (HPE BladeSystem c7000 Enclosure) or bay 1 (HPE BladeSystem c3000 Enclosure). This adapter requires a minimum of 2 GB of server memory. This adapter supports linking at 1000 Mbps or 10000 Mbps when not connected to a Flex-10 device. This adapter will only support 1000 Mbps when connected to a 1 Gb Ethernet interconnect.

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Compatibility Supported Servers

Compatibility

- Supported Interconnect Modules

HPE FlexFabric 10Gb 2-port 536FLB Adapter Quick install card Product warranty statement

HPE ProLiant BL460c Gen9 Server Blade HPE ProLiant BL660c Gen9 Server Blade HPE ProLiant WS660c Gen9 Server Blade HPE ProLiant BL460c Gen10 Server Blade

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This is a list of supported servers. Some may be discontinued.

HPE Virtual Connect FlexFabric-20/40 F8 Module for c-Class BladeSystem HPE FlexFabric 10Gb/24-port Module HPE Virtual Connect Flex-10/10D Module for BladeSystem c-Class HPE 6120XG Blade Switch HPE 6120G/XG Blade Switch HPE 6125G/XG Ethernet Blade Switch HPE 6125G Ethernet Blade Switch HPE 6125XLG Blade Switch HPE 6127XLG Ethernet Blade Switch HPE 1:10Gb Ethernet BL-c Switch Cisco Catalyst 3120G Blade Switch for HPE Cisco Catalyst 3120X Blade Switch for HPE Cisco Catalyst 3020 Blade Switch HPE GbE2c Layer 2/3 Ethernet Blade Switch HPE FlexFabric 536FLB Adapter also supports 1 Gb or 10 Gb connections with the following modules: HP 10GbE Ethernet Pass-Thru Module for c-Class BladeSystem HP 1Gb Ethernet Pass-Thru Module for c-Class BladeSystem HP Cisco B22HP Fabric Extender with 16 FET for BladeSystem c-Class

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