Converged Network Adapters - HP ProLiant BL620c - G7 Server Application Note

HP C-series Nexus 5010/5020 Converged Network Switches
HP resells the Cisco Nexus 5010 and 5020 Switches
10-GbE ports
FC ports
Figure 4 C-series Nexus 5010 and 5020 Converged Network Switches
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Features
L2 access:
IEEE DCB and FCoE support
IEEE DCB is a Cisco unified fabric product with additional proprietary features.
NX-OS with combined features from Cisco IOS and Cisco MDS 9000 SAN-OS/NX-OS
Cisco 5020 (2 RU):
40 10-GbE ports
Two optional expansion module slots
Up to 52 10-GbE ports, or a combination of 40 10-GbE ports and 16 FC ports
Cisco 5010 (1 RU):
20 10-GbE ports
One optional expansion module slot
Up to 26 10-GbE ports, or a combination of 20 10-GbE ports and 8 FC ports
Optional expansion modules:
6-port 10-GbE expansion module
6-port 8-Gb/s FC expansion module
8-port 4-Gb/s FC expansion module
4-port 4-Gb/s FC and 4-port 10-GbE expansion module

Converged network adapters

Servers with CNAs require fewer adapters per server and, therefore, 75% fewer cable connections
for network and FC attachments.
HP offers the HP CN1000E CNA
about servers that support CNAs, see
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(Figure 5) and the HP CN1000Q CNA
Server support on page 19.
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