- The 20,000 Mb/s full duplex Ethernet transfer rate per port (40 Gb/s aggregate full duplex) delivers outstanding network performance that improves response time and removes bottlenecks for the next generation data center
- 10 Gigabit Ethernet bandwidth is ideal for financial services, high performance computing, database clusters, iSCSI storage, storage backups, grid systems, virtualization, server and I/O consolidation, fabric consolidation, and more
- The HPE 571SFP+ Adapter is designed with an eight lane (x8) PCI Express bus based on the PCIe v2.0 standard
- The adapter is backward compatible with four lane (x4) PCI Express, automatically auto-sensing between x8 and x4 slots
- The HPE 571SFP+ Adapter supports jumbo frames (also known as extended frames), permitting up to a 9K byte (KB) transmission unit (MTU) when running Ethernet I/O traffic
- This is over 5X the size of a standard 1500-byte Ethernet frame
- With jumbo frames, networks can achieve higher throughput performance and greater CPU utilization
- These attributes are particularly useful for database transfer and tape backup operations
- Interrupt coalescing (interrupt moderation) groups multiple packets, thereby reducing the number of interrupts sent to the host
- This process optimizes host efficiency, leaving the CPU available for other duties
- IEEE 802.1Q virtual local area network (VLAN) protocol allows each physical port of the HPE 571SFP+ adapter to be separated into multiple virtual NICs for added network segmentation and enhanced
- VLANs increase security by isolating traffic between users. Limiting the broadcast traffic to within the same VLAN domain also improves performance
- The HPE 571SFP+ Adapter provides support for 802.1Q (VLAN)
- Like all HPE ProLiant server adapters, the HPE 571 SFP+ adapter ships with agents that can be managed from HPE Systems Insight Manager or other management application that support SNMP
- The HPE 571SFP+ Adapter is a validated, tested, and qualified solution that is optimized for HPE ProLiant servers
- HPE validates a wide variety of major operating systems drivers with the full suite of web-based enterprise management utilities including HPE Intelligent Provisioning and HPE Systems Insight Manager that simplify network management
- This approach provides a more robust and reliable networking solution than offerings from other vendors and provides users with a single point of contact for both their servers and their network adapters
- Each HPE 571SFP+ Adapter ships with a suite of operating system-tailored configuration utilities that allow the user to enable initial diagnostics and configure adapter teaming
- Additionally, support for scripted installations of teams in a Microsoft Windows environment allow for unattended OS installations
- Bracket LED indicators show link integrity and network activity for easy troubleshooting
The HPE Ethernet 10Gb 2-port 571SFP+ Adapter based on the Performant SFC9020 controller from Solarflare is designed to address issues facing data center managers today. Equipped to handle the application loads of the latest multi-core processors, the HPE Ethernet 571 adapter also delivers unmatched power efficiency for the consolidation and deployment of high-density servers.