Introduction; Overview; Led Indicators - HP NC552SFP User Manual

Introduction

Overview

The HP NC552SFP 10Gb 2-port Ethernet Server Adapter is a dual port 10GbE adapter for ProLiant DL, ML,
and SL platforms. The HP NC552SFP 10GbE 2P Adapter uses the BladeEngines 3 (BE3) Emulex chipset and
provides NIC-only functionality. The adapter is designed for virtualization and consolidation by providing a
high speed, low latency connection to networking infrastructure. The HP NC552SFP 10GbE 2P Adapter
ships with advanced server features such as Large Send and Receive offload, VLAN tagging, 9K jumbo
frame support, and teaming functionality for both redundancy and load balancing.
For more information about the HP NC552SFP 10Gb 2-port Ethernet Server Adapter, see the HP website
(http://www.hp.com/go/proliantnics).

LED indicators

The HP NC552SFP 10GbE 2P Adapter has two ports with LED indicators for Link (L) and Activity (A) for each
port. Standard-height bracket is shown below with the SFP+ ports and LED indicators.
The HP NC552SFP 10GbE 2P Adapter LED indicators operate as described in the following table.
Item LED indicator
Activity
1
Link
2
Status Description
Off Indicates no network activity on the link.
Flashing (Green) Indicates network activity on the link. The adapter is sending
or receiving network data at up to 10 Gb/s.
Off No link to the adapter is established. The adapter is not
receiving power or the cable connection is faulty.
On (Yellow) Link to the adapter is established. The adapter is receiving
power and the cable connection is good.
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