HPE BS668A Getting Started Guide
QuickSpecs
HPE Converged Network Adapters
Overview
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HPE Converged Network Adapters
The HPE Converged Network Adapters (CNAs) are dual port adapters that provide Ethernet, iSCSI, and Fibre Channel (FC)
(EoR) switches to ensure an optimal FCoE solution for your datacenter.
10G BASE-T
Available with 10GBASE-T connectivity using RJ45 connectors for CAT6A or CAT7 cables, reduces
implementation costs by eliminating need for SFP+ optics.
Converged
Jumbo Frames
•
for database transfer and tape backup operations.
DPDK
• CN1100R Series adapters supports DPDK with benefit for packet processing acceleration and
use in NFV deployments.
TCP/IP Stateless
Offloading
• TCP, IP, UDP checksum offload, Large Send Offload (LSO), TCP Segmentation Offload (TSO).
Tunnel Offload
• CN1200E and CN1100R Series CNAs minimize the impact of overlay networking on host
Linux (RHEL and SUSE) environments.
MSI and MSI-X
•
by load balancing interrupts between CPUs/cores.
connectivity over 10GbE using both Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) and Converged Enhanced Ethernet (CEE) standards. By
consolidating Ethernet, iSCSI, and Fibre Channel onto a converged network adapter, HPE CNAs reduce the number of separate
adapters and cables required for your datacenter and also reduce operational, power and cooling costs while preserving existing
Ethernet and Fibre Channel infrastructure. HPE CNAs have been thoroughly tested with HPE Top of Rack (ToR) and End of Row
Key Features and Benefits
Infrastructure
Ethernet, iSCSI, and Fibre Channel in one adapter
• Combines the functionality of a NIC (Ethernet), iSCSI, and Fibre Channel onto a single
converged network adapter reducing the number of adapters and cables and reducing
acquisition and operational costs
Support jumbo frames (also known as extended frames), permitting up to a 9K byte (KB)
transmission unit (MTU) when running Ethernet I/O traffic. This is over 5X the size of a
standard 1500-byte Ethernet frame. With jumbo frames, networks can achieve higher
throughput performance and improve CPU utilization. These attributes are particularly useful
These features optimize host efficiency, leaving the CPU available for other duties.
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 network scale with minimal impact to performance. HPE Tunnel Offloading
increases I/O throughput, reduces CPU utilization, and lowers power consumption. NVGRE
tunnel offload supports Microsoft OS environments and VxLAN supports select VMware and
Message Signaled Interrupt (Extended) provides performance benefits for multi-core servers
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HPE Converged Network Adapters
Overview
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802.1Q VLANs
• IEEE 802.1Q virtual local area network (VLAN) protocol allows each physical port of the HPE
TOE
• 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.
Optimized for
• I/O Virtualization support for VMware NetQueue and Microsoft VMQ help meet the
Machines (VMs) to share single PCIe resources.
Checksum &
• Normally the TCP Checksum is computed by the protocol stack. By selecting one of the
segmentation offload (TSO) when applied to TCP, or generic segmentation offload (GSO).
IPv6
•
supported 32-bit addressing. The HPE 533FLR-T Adapter by QLogic supports IPv6.
Receive Side Scaling
• RSS resolves the single-processor bottleneck by allowing the receive side network load from a
processing to scale with the number of available processors.
Time synchronization
implementations (PTP)
•
Network Adapter
• HPE CNAs support for NIC teaming helps IT administrators increase network fault tolerance
adapter.
Network Partitioning
• The CN1100R Series adapters support Network Partitioning (NPAR) for ProLiant rack servers.
network, each physical function appears as a separate NIC port.
Reliability
Converged Enhanced Ethernet reliability standards
Ethernet.
Provides HPE ProLiant
Robust interoperability testing
undergone extensive HPE interoperability testing for
connecting HPE ProLiant servers into storage and networking environments.
533 FLR-T 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.
Virtualization
Segmentation Offload
(RSS)
Teaming
performance demands of consolidated virtual workloads.
• Compliant with Single-Root I/O Virtualization (SR-IOV), accommodating multiple Virtual
"Checksum Offload" parameters, the checksum can be computed by the adapter.
• Segmentation Offload is technique for increasing outbound throughput of high-bandwidth
network connections by reducing CPU overhead. The technique is also called TCP
IPv6 uses 128-bit addressing allowing for more devices and users on the Internet. IPv4
network adapter to be shared across multiple processors. RSS enables packet receive-
Synchronization of system clocks throughout a network, achieving clock accuracy in the submicrosecond range, making it suitable for measurement and control systems.
and increased network bandwidth. The team of adapters can work together as a single virtual
(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
• Sends Fibre Channel data packets via Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) using Converged
Enhanced Ethernet (CEE) standards ensuring high standards of data integrity and lossless
Connectivity to Storage
and Networks
Provides an HPE-branded CNA solution which has
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Flexible Connect
Optical or direct attach copper cables
EIA/TIA 568-B.2-10b
Description
Part Number
CN1100R
HPE StoreFabric CN1100R Dual Port Converged Network Adapter
QW990A
CN1200E
HPE StoreFabric CN1200E 10Gb Converged Network Adapter
E7Y06A
CN1200E-T
HPE StoreFabric CN1200E 10Gb BASE-T Converged Network Adapter
N3U51A
CN1100R-T
HPE StoreFabric CN1100R 10Gb BASE-T Converged Network Adapter
N3U52A
Copper Cables and SFP+ Ethernet Optical Modules (SR)
SFP+ Active Copper Cables for HPE B-series FCoE Converged Network Switches
Description
Part Number
HPE 1m B-series Active Copper SFP+ Cable
AP818A
HPE 3m B-series Active Copper SFP+ Cable
AP819A
HPE 5m B-series Active Copper SFP+ Cable
AP820A
SFP+ Copper Cables for HP C-series FCoE Converged Network Switches
Description
Part Number
HPE C-series 3M Passive Copper SFP+ Cable
K2Q21A
HPE C-series 5M Passive Copper SFP+ Cable
K2Q22A
HPE 7m C-series Active Copper SFP+ Cable
QK701A
HPE 10m C-series Active Copper SFP+ Cable
QK702A
SFP+ Copper Cables for HP 5820X SFP+ Switch
Description
Part Number
HPE X240 SFP+ SFP+ 0.65 m Direct Attach Cable
JD095C
HPE X240 SFP+ SFP+ 1.2 m Direct Attach Cable
JD096C
HPE X240 SFP+ SFP+ 3 m Direct Attach Cable
JD097C
HPE X240 SFP+ SFP+ 5 m Direct Attach Cable
JG081C
10Gb SFP+ Ethernet Optical Modules (SR)
Description
Part Number
HPE 10Gb SR SFP+
455883-B21
• Choose between SFP+ SR (optical) or direct attach copper cable connectivity allowing
maximum flexibility in connecting to HPE FCoE Converged Network Switches.
• The 10G BASE-T HPE adapter can use existing UTP CAT6A (or better) cable to deliver
Gigabit Ethernet over copper, according to the IEEE 802.3an specifications. For new
installations, CAT6A shielded cable is recommended.
NOTE: A minimum of two Gigabytes (2 GB) of server memory is required per each adapter.
NOTE: Direct Attach Cable (DAC) for copper environments or fiber transceivers and cables for fiber-
optic environments must be purchased separately.
NOTE: The HPE adapter can use existing UTP CAT6A (or better) cable to deliver Gigabit Ethernet
over copper, according to the IEEE 802.3an specifications. For new installations, CAT6A shielded
cable is recommended.
Cabling details:
• CAT6A UTP or better twisted-pair
• 22-26 AWG, 100 @ 1 MHz
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