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QuickSpecs
Standard Features
Product Features
Performance:
Allows up to 128 virtual machines running on the same physical server to access separate storage
SAN resources.
(4) 2, 4, 8Gb Auto-negotiating Fibre Channel uplinks connected to external SAN switches
(16) 1,2, 4 or 8Gb Auto-negotiating Fibre Channel downlink ports provide maximum HBA
performance
HBA Aggregation on uplinks ports using ANSI T11 standards-based N_Port ID Virtualization (NPIV)
technology
Extremely low latency throughput provides switch-like performance.
Management:
Storage management of virtual machines is no longer limited by the single physical HBA on a server
blade
Managed with the Virtual Connect Ethernet Module
Does not add to SAN switch domains or require traditional SAN management
Appears as a pass-thru device to the SAN Manager
Virtual server profiles:
Provisioned storage resource is associated directly to a specific virtual machine - even if the virtual
server is re-allocated within the BladeSystem
Ability to pre-configure server I/O connections
Ability to move, add, or change servers on the fly
Once defined, SAN Administrators don't have to be involved in server changes
Options:
HP Virtual Connect Flex-10 Ethernet Module for c-Class BladeSystem
HP 1/10Gb-F Virtual Connect Ethernet Module for c-Class BladeSystem
8Gb Fibre Channel SFP+'s not included with the Virtual Connect Fibre Channel Module
Virtual Connect Enterprise Manager
www.hp.com/go/bladesystem/virtualconnect
www.hp.com/go/vcem
DA - 13421 Worldwide — Version 9 — August 30, 2013
HP Virtual Connect 8Gb 20-Port Fibre Channel Module for
c-Class BladeSystem
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