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HP Virtual Connect FlexFabric-20/40 F8 Module

Increase performance with industry leading 20Gb server connectivity while simplifying network and reducing TCO to meet business demands

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The HP Virtual Connect portfolio of products can reduce complexity and costs at the server edge. Virtual Connect is powered by Flex-10/Flex-20 Technology — designed to address bandwidth optimization demands in highly virtualized environments.

Reduce complexity by up to 95%*
Reduce cost of hardware by up to 65%*
Reduce cost of power and cooling by up to 40%*

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HP Virtual Connect FlexFabric-20/40 F8 Module

Accelerate server virtualization and delivers converged data center services at the speed of business
Drive data center performance to new heights with the Industry's first 20Gb server-to-network converged solution
40GbE uplinks and up to 8 Flexports enable higher aggregate bandwidth for demanding applications and workloads
Reduce complexity with seamless SAN connectivity with direct attach Flat SAN technology

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Attach HP Virtual Connect FlexFabric directly to HP 3PAR video0:46 min

Efficiently managing Virtual Connect environments PDF 614 KB

Overview of HP Virtual Connect technologies PDF 1.6 MB

HP FlexFabric 20Gb 2-port 650 Series adapters

Accelerate server and virtual workloads with native, full-rate 20Gb performance per port using Flex-20 technology
Enable faster workload mobility while improving business performance with RoCE and offload technology support
First adapters to converge FCoE or RoCE with LAN traffic on a single 10/20GbE wire, simplifying and consolidating infrastructure needs

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Accelerate applications using Tunnel Offload and RoCE with HP FlexFabric 650 and 556 Adapters PDF 500 KB

HP FlexFabric 20Gb 2-port 630 Series adapters

Enable server connectivity and faster VM migration with native, full-rate 20Gb performance per port
Reduce CPU utilization and latency to deliver results faster
Intelligent bandwidth provisioning enables full-rate 10Gb Ethernet and 8Gb storage simultaneously on each port

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HP FlexFabric network adapters for HP ProLiant Gen8 servers - Family Data sheet PDF 258 KB

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Virtual Connect v4.30

Implements support for SNMPv3
40 Gb Dual Hop FCoE with HP Networking 5900 Series switches
Provides support for 4K VLANs, defining networks across Virtual Connect domains
Slice domain stacking for additional flexibility in enclosures

Virtual Connect v4.30 User guidePDF 6.0 MB

Virtual Connect v4.30 Release notesPDF 260 KB

95%: A traditional server blade configuration would typically require a dual-port LOM, an extra quad-port NIC mezzanine, and a dual-port HBA along with switch modules (6 Ethernet and 2 Fibre Channel). The total traditional configuration components come up to 40 vs. the VC FlexFabric module solution. The VC FlexFabric solution requires only embedded dual-port FlexFabric adapters on servers (no mezzanine cards) and two VC FlexFabric modules. This simple calculation will help you understand it better, (40-2)/40=95 percent.
65%: Based on the difference of traditional interconnect and adapter cost when compared to the VC Flex-10/10D solution. Compare cost of 6 Ethernet switches, 16 quad-port NICs, to 2 HP VC Flex-10/10D. ILP, May 2010.
40%: Based on the difference of traditional interconnect and adapter power costs compared to VC Flex-10/10D solution. Compare cost of power for 6 Ethernet switches, 16x 1 Gb dual-Port NIC LOMs, 16 quad-port NICs to 2 HP VC Flex-10/10D modules connected to 16 embedded Flex-10 adapters. This notes refers to VC FlexFabric and not VC Flex10/10D.