Description
Product Details about the HPE N3U51A
The N3U51A HPE StoreFabric CN1200E 10GBASE-T Dual Port Network Adapter is a high-performance network interface card (NIC) designed for enterprise data center applications. It offers dual ports that provide 10 Gigabit Ethernet connectivity over twisted pair copper cabling, which makes it a cost-effective solution for organizations that have existing copper cabling infrastructure.
In this article, we will provide an overview of the N3U51A HPE StoreFabric CN1200E 10GBASE-T Dual Port Network Adapter, its features, benefits, and applications.
Features
The N3U51A HPE StoreFabric CN1200E 10GBASE-T Dual Port Network Adapter has several features that make it a reliable and efficient network adapter. Some of these features include:
- Dual Port Connectivity: The CN1200E offers dual port connectivity, which means it has two ports that can be used to connect to different networks simultaneously. This feature provides redundancy and load balancing, which ensures high availability and optimal performance.
- 10GBASE-T Support: The CN1200E supports 10GBASE-T technology, which allows it to transmit data at speeds of up to 10Gbps over standard copper cabling. This technology offers a cost-effective alternative to fiber optic cabling, which can be expensive and difficult to install.
- Low Latency: The CN1200E has a low latency of less than 2 microseconds, which means it can transmit data quickly and efficiently. This low latency is ideal for applications that require real-time data processing, such as financial trading, online gaming, and video streaming.
- Advanced Offload Capabilities: The CN1200E has advanced offload capabilities that offload tasks from the CPU to the network adapter, which improves overall system performance. These offload capabilities include TCP/IP checksum offload, TCP segmentation offload, and RDMA over Converged Ethernet (RoCE) offload.
- Energy Efficient: The CN1200E is energy efficient and consumes less power than other network adapters, which reduces energy costs and carbon footprint. It supports the IEEE 802.3az Energy Efficient Ethernet (EEE) standard, which reduces power consumption during periods of low network activity.
Benefits
The N3U51A HPE StoreFabric CN1200E 10GBASE-T Dual Port Network Adapter offers several benefits to organizations that require high-performance networking solutions. Some of these benefits include:
- Cost-Effective: The CN1200E offers a cost-effective alternative to fiber optic cabling, which can be expensive and difficult to install. It allows organizations to leverage their existing copper cabling infrastructure, which reduces deployment costs.
- High Performance: The CN1200E offers high-performance networking capabilities that enable organizations to handle large volumes of data quickly and efficiently. It provides low latency, high throughput, and advanced offload capabilities, which improve overall system performance.
- Scalability: The CN1200E offers dual port connectivity, which provides scalability and flexibility. Organizations can easily expand their network capacity by adding additional CN1200E network adapters.
- Energy Efficient: The CN1200E is energy efficient and consumes less power than other network adapters. It supports the IEEE 802.3az Energy Efficient Ethernet (EEE) standard, which reduces power consumption during periods of low network activity. This reduces energy costs and carbon footprint.
- Reliability: The CN1200E offers dual port connectivity, which provides redundancy and load balancing. This ensures high availability and optimal performance, which is essential for mission-critical applications.
Specifications
- Manufacturer: HPE
- Part Number or SKU # N3U51A
- Spare Part Number: 827607-001
- Product Type: Network Adapter
Key Features
- Form Factor: Plug-in Card – Low Profile
- Bus Type: PCIe (PCI Express)
- PCIe Connector: PCIe x8 Gen3
- Slot Type Supported: x8 PCIe 3.0 or 2.0
- Number of Channels: Dual
- Bundled with: CNA, Low-Profile Bracket
Networking
- Connector Type: Dual
- Ports: 10Gb Ethernet x 2
- Port Speed: 10GbE
- Connectivity Technology: Wired
- Cabling Type: Ethernet 10GBase-T
- Data Link Protocol: 10 Gigabit Ethernet, Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE), 10Gb Converged Enhanced Ethernet (CEE)
- Data (Transfer) Rate: 10 GbE / 25 GbE Ethernet
- Protocol Supported: FCoE, Ethernet, iSCSI
- Supported Cables: SFP+ Ethernet Optical Modules or Direct Attach Copper
- Media: Cat6a cables, 10Gb SFP+ Ethernet Optical Modules (SR) or SFP+ direct attach active and passive copper cable
- Compliance: IEEE802.3x, IEEE802.3ad, IEEE802.1p, IEEE802.1q, IEEE802.3az, IEEE802.3ae, IEEE802.3ap, IEEE802.1qau, P802.1Qaz(ETS), P802.1Qbb(PFC), P802.1Qaz(DCBX)
Expansion / Connectivity
- Interfaces: 2 x 10GBase-T
Miscellaneous
- Included Accessories: Low-Profile Bracket, Full-Height Bracket
- Software / System Requirements:
- Operating Systems Supported: Microsoft Windows Server 2016/2012/2012 R2 & Hyper V (x64), VMware (6.7,6.5,6.0,5.5) (x64), RHEL (Red Hat Linux 7.x, 6.x) (x64), SLES (SUSE Linux 12.x, 11.x) (x64)
Power
- Up to six (6) 2650W power supplies providing up to 15,900W of power for the chassis
Product Dimensions
- Box Dimension (W x D x H): 240 mm x 155 mm x 42 mm
- Card Dimension (W x D x H): 182 mm x 120 mm x 21.8 mm
Environmental Parameters
- Operating Temperature: 32º to 113º F (0º to 45º C)
- Storage Temperature: -40º F to 158º F (-40º to 70º C)
- Operating Relative Humidity: 15% to 80% (relative, non-condensing)
Compatibility
- HP ProLiant XL Series: XL170r Gen10, XL190r Gen10
- HP StoreEasy: 3850 Gateway Single Node
- Compatible Array Platforms: HP MSA family, HP XP family, HP 3PAR family, HP Nimble Storage family
- FCoE Switch Supported: HP B-series converged network switches HP C-series converged network switches HP FlexFabric switches
