HP 571956-B21 Specification page 20

QuickSpecs
Technical Specifications
VLAN Features
Industry Standard NPIV
Support
Data Center Connectivity Each Virtual Connect FlexFabric module supports up to 4 SAN fabrics and is
Management Features
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HP Virtual Connect FlexFabric 10Gb/24-Port Module
Smart Link network senses a failed upstream switch connection and allows
teamed NICs to properly failover.
Configure uplink speeds to Auto, 1Gb,or10Gb on the associated uplinks
802.1Q VLAN supported on uplinks.
Uplink ports can be configured for VLAN tagging at egress or pass-thru of
tagged VLAN packets from Server ports.
Native VLAN support for untagged packets on a shared uplink set. Packets can
be targeted to a specific server ports.
Simultaneous tunneled and mapped VLAN connections to a single domain.
The Virtual Connect FlexFabric module works by first converting FCoE traffic
from multiple FLEXFABRIC ADAPTER ports to native Fibre Channel and then
aggregating it over a single N-port uplink through the use of N_port_ID
virtualization (NPIV). NPIV allows multiple distinguishable identities (multiple
port WWNs or port IDs) over a single N-port connection. All Fibre Channel SAN
switch vendors have support for NPIV in their latest firmware release. By
conforming to the NPIV standard, SAN equipment interoperability simplified.
The Virtual Connect FlexFabric Module can aggregate traffic from up to 255
physical and virtual servers per Fibre Channel uplink port and up to 255 virtual
server connections per single downlink port.
typically connected to Fibre Channel switches that have been configured to
run in NPIV mode. The 4 FC configurable uplink ports are speed selectable
from 2, 4, or 8Gb/s.
The setup wizard allows SAN administrators to name the fabric that servers
will connect into and set the oversubscription rate. Fibre Channel boot
parameters and WWN administration are configurable options that can be
integrated into server profiles.
In an NPIV environment, there is an initial brief login function between the
Virtual Connect FlexFabric Module's uplink port and the data center SAN
switch. Once completed, all FlexHBA connections appear as though they are
directly connected between the server and the SAN switch. The Virtual Connect
FlexFabric Module appears as a pass-thru device to the SAN, yet cables are
reduced as much as 16:1
Simple and intuitive Graphical User Interface (GUI) for defining, configuring,
and managing all elements of the Virtual Connect Domain.
Setup Wizards for server profile creation and initial domain installation and
configuration and network configuration.
Comprehensive administration, definition, and management of Ethernet
Network, Shared Uplink Set, SAN Fabric management and Server Profiles
Embedded SNMP v1, v2 and SMI-S agents allow Network Management
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