HPE 779793-B21 Getting Started Guide

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QuickSpecs

Overview

HPE Ethernet 10G 2-port 546SFP+ Adapter

This adapter is part of an extended catalog of products tailored for customers in specific markets or with specific workloads, requiring the utmost in performance or value, but typically have a longer lead-time The HPE Ethernet 10Gb 2-port 546SFP+ Adapter for ProLiant servers is designed to optimize Cloud efficiency, and improve performance and security of applications – especially where I/O, block storage and database performance are critical and the need for maximum VM density and up-scalability are greatest. The HPE Ethernet 546SFP+ can provide up to 40 Gb/s of converged bi-directional Ethernet bandwidth, helping to alleviate network bottlenecks.

HPE Ethernet 10G 2-port 546SFP+ Adapter

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QuickSpecs HPE Ethernet 10G 2-port 546SFP+ Adapter

Platform Information

Models

HPE Ethernet 10Gb 2-port 546SFP+ Adapter 779793-B21

Kit Contents

Compatibility Supported Servers

HPE Ethernet 10Gb 2-port 546SFP+ Adapter Quick install card Product warranty statement

HPE ProLiant DL380 Gen9 HPE ProLiant DL360 Gen9 HPE ProLiant DL180 Gen9 HPE ProLiant DL160 Gen9 HPE ProLiant DL120 Gen9 HPE ProLIant DL80 Gen9 HPE ProLiant DL60 Gen9 HPE ProLiant ML350 Gen9 HPE ProLiant ML150 Gen9 HPE ProLiant ML110 Gen9 HPE Apollo 6000 Gen9 HPE Apollo 2000 Gen9

NOTE:

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

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QuickSpecs HPE Ethernet 10G 2-port 546SFP+ Adapter

Standard Features

At a Glance Features

• Dual 10 Gb ports provide up to 40 Gb bi-directional per adapter

• Industry-leading throughput and latency performance

• Over eight million small packets/s, ideal for web/mobile applications, mobile messaging, and social media

• Tunnel Offload support for VXLAN and NVGRE

• Support for Preboot eXecution Environment (PXE)

• Optimized host virtualization density with SR-IOV support

• Converges RoCE with LAN traffic on a single 10 GbE wire

• RDMA over Converged Ethernet (RoCE) for greater server efficiency and lower latency

• Advanced storage offload processing freeing up valuable CPU cycles

• Supports UEFI and legacy boot options

• Greater bandwidth with PCIe 3.0

• Includes 128 MB of onboard memory

• Jumbo Frames support

• Supports receive-side scaling (RSS) for the efficient distribution of network receive processing across multiple CPUs in multiprocessor systems

• Support for Windows SMB Direct

• Supports VMWare NetQueue, Microsoft Virtual Machine Queue (VMQ) for Windows

ThroughputTheoretical Bandwidth

802.1p QoS Tagging

802.1Q VLANs

Configuration Utilities

DPDK

Interrupt Coalescing

This adapter delivers 20 Gb/s bi-directional Ethernet transfer rate per port (40 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. VLANs increase security by isolating traffic between users. Limiting the broadcast traffic to within the same VLAN domain also improves performance.

This adapter ships with a suite of operating system-tailored configuration utilities that allow the user to enable initial diagnostics and configure adapter teaming. This includes a patented teaming GUI for Microsoft Windows operating systems. Additionally, support for scripted installations of teams in a Microsoft Windows environment allow for unattended OS installations.

This adapter supports DPDK with benefit for packet processing acceleration and use in NFV deployments.

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.

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