Description
Network Connectivity and Topology for the Adapter
The HPE FlexFabric 10GB 2-port 556FLR-T Adapter is designed to provide high-speed network connectivity for HPE ProLiant servers. The adapter features two 10Gb Ethernet ports, each with support for full-duplex operation, enabling it to deliver up to 20Gb/s of bi-directional throughput.
The adapter uses a PCIe 3.0 x8 interface to connect to the server, providing high-bandwidth connectivity between the adapter and the host. This interface supports high-speed data transfer rates, ensuring that the adapter can deliver maximum performance.
The HPE FlexFabric 10GB 2-port 556FLR-T Adapter supports a range of network topologies, including point-to-point, switch-to-switch, and switch-to-server configurations. This flexibility enables the adapter to be used in a wide range of network environments, from smaller, lower-bandwidth networks to large, high-bandwidth data centers.
In addition to its high-speed connectivity, the adapter also supports a variety of advanced network technologies, such as VLAN tagging, jumbo frames, and IPv6. These technologies can help to optimize network performance and improve network efficiency.
The adapter also supports network teaming and load balancing, which enable multiple physical links to be aggregated into a single logical link, increasing network bandwidth and providing redundancy in case of link failure. This can help to improve network performance and ensure high availability.
The HPE FlexFabric 10GB 2-port 556FLR-T Adapter is designed to provide high-speed, reliable network connectivity for HPE ProLiant servers. Its advanced features and support for multiple network topologies make it a versatile and flexible solution for a wide range of network environments.
Support for Virtualization Technologies
The HPE FlexFabric 10GB 2-port 556FLR-T Adapter is designed to provide high-speed network connectivity for virtualized environments, and as such, it supports a range of virtualization technologies.
One of the key virtualization technologies supported by the adapter is Virtual Machine Queue (VMQ), which helps to improve network performance in virtualized environments by offloading the processing of network traffic from the hypervisor to the adapter. This enables each virtual machine (VM) to receive its own dedicated queue, which helps to reduce latency and improve throughput.
In addition to VMQ, the adapter also supports Single Root I/O Virtualization (SR-IOV), which enables a single physical network adapter to be shared among multiple virtual machines. With SR-IOV, the adapter appears to the hypervisor as multiple virtual adapters, each with its own set of resources, such as bandwidth, memory, and processing power. This helps to improve network performance by reducing the overhead associated with managing virtual adapters.
The adapter supports Data Center Bridging (DCB), which provides a set of technologies for prioritizing and managing network traffic in converged environments. DCB enables the adapter to support lossless Ethernet, which is critical for converged environments that carry both storage and network traffic.
Adapter Teaming and Load Balancing Capabilities
The HPE FlexFabric 10GB 2-port 556FLR-T Adapter supports adapter teaming and load balancing, which enable multiple physical links to be aggregated into a single logical link. This can increase network bandwidth and provide redundancy in case of link failure, thereby improving network performance and ensuring high availability.
Adapter teaming, also known as NIC teaming, allows multiple network adapters to be combined into a single logical adapter. This can increase bandwidth by combining the bandwidth of multiple adapters, and it can also provide redundancy in case of adapter failure. With adapter teaming, if one adapter fails, traffic is automatically rerouted through the remaining adapters, ensuring uninterrupted network operation.
Load balancing is another technique that can be used to improve network performance and reliability. With load balancing, traffic is distributed across multiple network adapters, enabling each adapter to share the workload and reducing the chances of any one adapter becoming overloaded. Load balancing can also improve network availability by providing redundancy in case of adapter failure.
The HPE FlexFabric 10GB 2-port 556FLR-T Adapter supports several load balancing modes, including:
- Switch-assisted Load Balancing (SLB): In SLB mode, the network switch distributes traffic across multiple adapters based on the source and destination IP addresses. This mode requires the switch to support IEEE 802.3ad Link Aggregation Control Protocol (LACP).
- Hyper-V Port Load Balancing (PLB): In PLB mode, traffic is distributed across multiple adapters based on the virtual machine (VM) that generated the traffic. This mode is supported in Microsoft Hyper-V environments.
- Dynamic Load Balancing (DLB): In DLB mode, traffic is distributed across multiple adapters based on their current workload. This mode is designed to ensure that each adapter is used evenly, helping to maximize throughput and avoid overloading any one adapter.
The HPE FlexFabric 10GB 2-port 556FLR-T Adapter’s support for adapter teaming and load balancing can help to improve network performance, increase bandwidth, provide redundancy, and ensure high availability in enterprise environments.
General Information
- Manufacturer: HPE
- Device Type : Network Adapter
- Part Number or SKU# 815667-001
- Form Factor : Plug-In Card
- Interface (Bus) Type : Pci Express 3.0 X8
- Pci Specification Revision : Pcie 3.0
Networking
- Ports : 10gbase-T X 2
- Connectivity Technology : Wired
- Cabling Type : Ethernet 10gbase-T
- Data Link Protocol : 10 GIGE
- Data Transfer Rate : 10 GBPS
- Capacity : Jumbo Frame Size: Up To 9.2 Kb
- Status Indicators : Status, Link/Activity
- Features : Wake On Lan (Wol), Pxe Support
- Compliant Standards : IEEE 802.1q, IEEE 802.1p, IEEE 802.3x, IEEE 802.3ad (Lacp), IEEE 802.3ae, IEEE 802.1ab (Lldp), IEEE 802.3an, IEEE 802.1QBB, IEEE 802.1QAZ, IEEE 802.1QBG
