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HPE Virtual Connect

FlexFabric-20/40 F8 Module

HPE Virtual Connect FlexFabric

10 Gb/24-Port Module

HPE Virtual Connect

Flex-10/10D Module

HPE Interconnect

module features:

Single Bay Blade, 10/20/40 Gbps line

speed, full duplex, 16 x 10/20 Gb

downlinks, 4 x 40 Gb QSFP uplinks,

8 x 10 Gb external uplinks (SFP+,

Ethernet/FC), 2 x 20 Gb cross connects,

HPE OneView, VCEM support and CLI,

Flat SAN capable, sFlow®

Single Bay Blade, 10 Gbps line speed, full

duplex, 16 x 10 Gb downlinks, 2 x 10 Gb

cross connects, 8 x 10 Gb external

uplinks (SFP+, Ethernet/FC),

HPE OneView, VCEM support and CLI,

Flat SAN capable

Single Bay Blade, 10 Gbps line speed, full

duplex, 16 x 10 Gb downlinks, 4 x 10 Gb

cross connects, 10 x 10 Gb external

uplinks (SFP+), HPE OneView, VCEM

support and CLI

HPE Virtual Connect 16 Gb

24-Port Fibre Channel Module

HPE Virtual Connect 8 Gb

20-Port Fibre Channel Module

HPE Virtual Connect 8 Gb

24-Port Fibre Channel Module

HPE Interconnect

module features:

Single Bay Blade, 16 Gbps line speed,

full duplex, 16 internal 16/8 Gb downlinks,

8 external 16/8/4 Gb uplinks, N-port

trunking, VCEM support and CLI

Single Bay Blade, 8 Gbps line speed,

full duplex, 16 internal 8/4/2/1 Gb

downlinks, 4 external 8/4/2 Gb uplinks,

HPE OneView, VCEM support and CLI

Single Bay Blade, 8 Gbps line speed,

full duplex, 16 internal 8/4/2/1 Gb

downlinks, 8 external 8/4/2 Gb uplinks,

HPE OneView, N-port trunking,

VCEM support and CLI

HPE Networking 6125G

Ethernet Switch

Mellanox SX1018HP

Ethernet Blade Switch

Cisco B22HP Fabric Extender

HPE Interconnect

module features:

Single Bay Blade, 1/10 Gbps line speed,

full duplex, 16 x 1 Gb downlinks, 4 x 1 Gb

external uplinks (RJ-45), 4 x 1 Gb

external uplinks (SFP+), 1 x 1 Gb cross

connect, Comware v5, HPE IMC, CLI

support, IRF

Double Bay Blade, 10/40 Gbps line

speed, full duplex, 16 x 10/40 Gb

downlinks, 18 x 40 Gb external QSFP

uplinks, GUI and CLI support,

OpenFlow support

Single Bay Blade, 1/10 Gbps line speed,

full duplex, 16 x 1/10 Gb downlinks,

8 x 10 Gb external uplinks (SFP+),

Cisco management and CLI support

HPE Networking 6127XLG

Ethernet Switch

HPE Networking 6125XLG

Ethernet Switch

HPE Networking 6125G/XG

Ethernet Switch

HPE Interconnect

module features:

Single Bay Blade, 10/20/40 Gbps line

speed, full duplex, 16 x 10/20 Gb

downlinks, 4 x 40 Gb QSFP uplinks,

8 x 10 Gb external uplinks (SFP+),

4 x 10 Gb cross connects, Comware v7,

HPE IMC, CLI support, SDN & OpenFlow

support, IRF

Single Bay Blade, 10/40 Gbps line speed,

full duplex, 16 x 10 Gb downlinks,

4 x 40 Gb QSFP uplinks, 8 x 10 Gb

external uplinks (SFP+), 4 x 10 Gb cross

connects, Comware v7, HPE IMC, CLI

support, SDN & OpenFlow support, IRF

Single Bay Blade, 1/10 Gbps line speed,

full duplex, 16 x 1 Gb downlinks, 4 x 1 Gb

external uplinks (RJ-45), 4 x 1/10 Gb

external uplinks (SFP+), 1 x 10 Gb cross

connects, Comware v5, HPE IMC, CLI

support, IRF

HPE BladeSystem c3000 Platinum Enclosure HPE BladeSystem c7000 Platinum Enclosure

Features 6U, up to 8 HH/4 FH blades, 4 I/O Fabric interconnects,

6 Power Supplies, 6 Fans, 2 Onboard Administrators (OA)

10U, up to 16 HH/8 FH blades, 8 I/O Fabric interconnects,

6 Power Supplies, 10 Fans, 2 Onboard Administrators (OA)

For more info go to: BladeSystem Enclosures.

Step 2: Choose your BladeSystem enclosure

Step 3: Choose your server blades

Eight steps to building an HPE BladeSystem

HPE BladeSystem delivers real business results

Building Blocks for a Modular Infrastructure

HPE BladeSystem is a modular infrastructure platform that converges servers, storage, and network fabric. It accelerates

operations and speeds delivery of applications as well as services that run in physical, virtual, and cloud-computing environments.

Shared infrastructure—reduced costs

Because the core infrastructure is shared, capital costs can be significantly lower. Blades share power, cooling, network, and

storage infrastructure at the BladeSystem enclosure level.

Since equipment is not needed for reach server there is a dramatic reduction in power distribution units, power cables,

LAN and SAN switches, connectors, adapters, and cables.

Easier upgrades

You can bring in the newest-generation technologies by simply changing the components that need to be updated.

Simplify routine maintenance

HPE BladeSystem infrastructure changes takes less time with the wire-once connectivity only available with HPE Virtual

Connect. Virtual Connect simplifies and converges server-edge connections, making them transparent to storage and networks.

You can reduce server-edge infrastructure such as network interface cards, cables, and switches.

HPE Virtual Connect FlexFabric modules can be directly connected to HPE 3PAR Storage solutions via direct-attach flat

SAN technology, which reduces complexity, cost, and latency.

Simplified management

HPE OneView delivers unprecedented ease to use, so you can deploy and manage HPE BladeSystem faster, at lower cost,

and at greater scale. HPE OneView is the first software platform that creates a modern and integrated workspace for lifecycle

management of HPE BladeSystem. HPE OneView reduces the needs for multiple management tools and non-management

tools, streamlining processes, and helps eliminate common sources of errors.

Resources:

hpe.com/info/bladesystem

HPE BladeSystem overview

HPE BladeSystem with HPE OneView delivers a whole new experience for IT with the power of

one—one infrastructure and one management platform to speed the delivery of services.

Only the power of one delivers leading infrastructure convergence, availability with federation,

and agility through data center automation.

Modular, future-proof design

The HPE global community of business technology experts and partners is here to help you build a solution and support plan

that is just right for your needs. And we do a lot of the hard work for you by integrating the infrastructure essentials inside the

BladeSystem. It arrives at your door, ready to deliver outstanding business results.

Building your ideal BladeSystem infrastructure solution begins with these eight simple steps:

Step 1: Choose your

operating environment

Step 3: Choose your

server blades

Step 4: Choose your

interconnects

Step 2: Choose your

BladeSystem enclosure

Step 6: Choose your

infrastructure management

Step 7: Choose your power

and cooling configurations

Step 5: Choose your storage

infrastructure

Step 8: Choose your services

Proven wire-once simplicity with HPE Virtual Connect

HPE Virtual Connect is an essential building block for any virtualized or cloud-ready environment. This innovative, wire-once

HPE connection management simplifies server connectivity, making it possible to add, move, and change servers in minutes vs. hours

or days. Virtual Connect is the simplest way to connect servers to any network and reduces network sprawl at the edge by up to

95 percent. With more than 10 million ports shipped, Virtual Connect continues to deliver proven simplified operations for LAN, SAN,

and converged infrastructures.

Step 4: Choose your interconnects

HPE BladeSystem Virtual Connect and Interconnect modules

Step 1: Choose your operating environment

HPE Integrity and HPE ProLiant server blades run in almost the same operating environment as other

HPE servers, but with the advantages of a BladeSystem infrastructure. You can mix and match dierent

Integrity and ProLiant server blades and run multiple operating environments in the same enclosure.

hpe.com/info/virtualconnect HPE Product Bulletin

HPE ProLiant BL460c Gen9 HPE ProLiant BL660c Gen9

Server Blade

Features:

HH Blade, 1 or 2 Processors, Intel® Xeon® E5-2600 v4 or v3, 2 TB max

memory, 2 SFF Drive bays, M.2 support, Persistent Memory support PCIe

3.0 Mezzanine slots, NVMe support, UEFI support

FH Blade, 2 or 4 Processors, Intel Xeon E5-4600 v4 or v3, 4 TB max

memory, 4 SFF Drive bays, M.2 support, 3 PCIe 3.0 Mezz slots,

NVMe support, UEFI support

HPE ProLiant WS460c Gen9 Graphics Server Blade HPE ProLiant WS460c Gen9 Graphics Server Blade with Expansion Slot

Server Blade

Features:

HH Blade, 1 or 2 Processors, Intel Xeon E5-2600 v4 or v3, 1 TB max memory,

2 SFF Drive bays, M.2 support, 2 PCIe 3.0 Mezz slots, NVMe support,

UEFI support, NVIDIA® Quadro M6 or K3100M and AMD S7100X in MXM

Mezz adapter

HH/DW Blade, 1 or 2 Processors, Intel Xeon E5-2600 v4 or v3, 1 TB max

memory, 2 SFF Drive bays, M.2 support, 2 PCIe 3.0 Mezz slots, UEFI

support, NVIDIA GRID K2, K1, Quadro K6000, K5000, K4000, up to

2 HPE Multi-GPU with 2 NVIDIA M6 or 3 NVIDIA Quadro K3100M on each

expansion card

For more info go here: ProLiant BL Blade ProLiant Servers, Gen9 Technologies White Paper,

HPE BladeSystem Firmware Compatibility List

HPE Virtual Connect FlexFabric and Ethernet

The HPE VC FlexFabric and Ethernet Modules for HPE BladeSystem c-Class are the simplest, most flexible connection to

your Ethernet and Converged fabrics. Virtual Connect modules provide high-performance and end-to-end optical or copper

connections with HPE Networking and other brands of aggregation or core switches. HPE Virtual Connect modules are

edge-safe. The HPE Virtual Connect FlexFabric family supports Flat SAN solutions by directly attaching to Fibre Channel (FC)

storage with HPE 3PAR StoreServ Storage Systems. Doing so removes the need for a SAN fabric between servers and

HPE 3PAR StoreServ Storage Arrays.

HPE Virtual Connect Fibre Channel

The HPE VC Fibre Channel Modules for HPE BladeSystem c-Class are the simplest, most flexible connection to your

SAN fabrics. The modules simplify server connections by cleanly separating the server enclosure from SAN, and simplify SAN

fabrics by reducing cables without adding switches to the domain. This allows you to change servers in minutes, not days.

Find a complete list of products in the Virtual Connect portfolio at hpe.com/info/virtualconnect.

Ethernet blade switches

HPE BladeSystem c-Class switches provide a rich set of networking features that can lower maintenance and operating costs.

You can count on HPE Ethernet switches to provide the solution by choosing from simple-to-configure 1 Gb switches,

1 Gb/10 Gb hybrid switches designed especially for data centers in transition, or a powerful 10/20/40 Gb switch designed

for handling data from today’s multiprocessor virtualized servers.

Find a complete list of products in the Interconnects portfolio at hpe.com/servers/blades/interconnects.

Supported OS and virtualization software

• Microsoft® Windows®: hp.com/go/wincert

• Red Hat® Enterprise Linux® (RHEL): hp.com/go/rhelcert

• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES): hp.com/go/slescert

• Oracle Linux Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel: hp.com/go/oelcert

• Oracle Solaris: hp.com/go/solariscert

• Canonical Ubuntu: hp.com/go/ubuntucert

• VMware®: hp.com/go/vmwarecert

• Citrix®: hp.com/go/citrixcert

Purchase your entire operating environment

from Hewlett Packard Enterprise

Hewlett Packard Enterprise resells and provides full

service and support for Microsoft Windows, Red Hat

Enterprise Linux, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server,

Ubuntu Server, Citrix, and VMware.

Learn more at hp.com/go/ossupport.

On system On premise On cloud

Integrated Lights-Out (iLO) HPE OneView HPE Insight Online

Automated support case management/Contracts, warranty,

and service credit management

Yes

Direct connect registration with no host server Yes

Channel partner dashboard Yes

Network management with HPE Virtual Connect Yes

Storage and SAN provisioning Yes

Software-defined flexibility using server profiles, templates,

groups, and sets

Yes

Advanced power, thermal, and location management Yes

Enterprise partner integrations: VMware vCenter,

Microsoft System Center, RHEV

Yes

Open development platform using REST APIs

(PowerShell and scripting)

Yes Yes

Firmware maintenance Yes Yes

Server provisioning configuration replication Yes Yes

Integrated Remote Console (virtual media, folders,

record/replay, virtual power management)

Yes Yes

Pre-boot health summary and iLO reboot switch

(used when server is down)

Yes

iLO Federation Yes

Mobile app Yes Yes

Security: Encryption and role-based Yes Yes Yes

Dashboards and downloadable reports Yes Yes Yes

24x7 health, alerts, and notifications Yes Yes Yes

Standardized and secure BIOS configuration via UEFI Yes Yes

HPE Care Pack services:

• HPE Installation and Startup Service for c-Class BladeSystem Service

• HPE BladeSystem Enhanced Network Installation and Startup Service for c-Class Service

• HPE Installation and Startup Service for HPE Insight Dynamics for ProLiant

• HPE Installation and Startup Service for HPE Virtual Connect Enterprise Manager software

• HPE Installation and Startup Service for HPE Insight Control

• HPE Support Plus 24 Service

• HPE Proactive BladeSystem Service

• HPE Data Center services

HPE Factory Express: factory-based CTO solutions

HPE Education Services

HPE Financial Services

Hewlett Packard Enterprise oers a full range of services to help keep your blade environment running strong.

Management for HPE BladeSystem

HPE D2220sb Storage Blade HPE StoreEasy 3850 Gateway

Blade Storage

HPE StoreVirtual VSA HPE StoreEver LTO-5 Ultrium

SB3000c Tape Blade

Storage Blade Features: HH Blade, DAS storage or iSCSI

with VSA, 12 SFF Drive bays,

up to 24 TB raw storage

HH Blade, SAN connect: iSCSI,

FC, and SAS, 2 SFF Drive bays,

Server Blade gateway to

unlimited external storage

This aordable, software-defined

storage solution provides you

with flexible deployment choices

to reduce complexity and cost by

co-locating virtualized

applications and shared storage.

HH Blade, 6 Gb/s SAS, 1.6 TB to

3 TB (2:1 compressed) capacity

HPE BladeSystem Storage options (internal)

Step 5: Choose your storage infrastructure

HPE 3PAR StoreServ Storage HPE MSA Storage HPE StoreOnce System

External Storage

Family Features:

Flash-optimized storage arrays with massive

scalability for mission-critical workloads in

midrange to large enterprise and service

provider environments.

Storage consolidation for small to midsize

companies and remote locations.

Disk-based data protection suitable for small

local and remote virtualized sites as well as

large, central data centers.

HPE BladeSystem Storage options (external)

For more info go here: Storage Blades, Tape Blades, Converged Storage.

Step 6: Choose your infrastructure management

Hewlett Packard Enterprise created the HPE Power Advisor utility to provide more accurate and meaningful estimates of power

needs for HPE ProLiant server blades. This utility can even show you how HPE Intelligent Infrastructure can help you save

money by enhancing power and cooling. Learn more or download the HPE Power Advisor at hp.com/go/hppoweradvisor.

c7000

• Up to six power supplies and up to ten fans

• Single- or three-phase power options and N+N and N+1 for power supply redundancy

c3000

• Up to six power supplies and up to six fans

• Single-phase 110/220 V power

Choose your HPE PDU and UPS

• Choice of Modular or Monitored PDU

• 4.9 kVA to 17.3 kVA single- or three-phase

• Single- or three-phase UPS systems ranging from 5000 VA to 60 kW (N+1)

Choose your HPE 10000 G2 Rack or Modular Cooling System

• Capabilities up to 35 kW per rack

For more info go here: HPE Enterprise Information Library, HPE Rack and Power Infrastructure.

Step 7: Choose your power and cooling configurations

HPE 8.6 kVA 24 A Three-Phase Core Intelligent Modular

Power Distribution Unit

Note: Hewlett Packard Enterprise oers larger capacity Intelligent PDUs.

For more information: hp.com/go/ipdu.

Step 8: Choose your services

Feature VC FF-20/40 F8 VC 16 Gb 24-port FC VC Flex-10/10D HPN 6127XLG HPN 6125XLG Mellanox

SX1018HP

20G/Flex-20 - - (20G) - -

10G/Flex-10 - (10G) (10G) (10G)

Ethernet 1/10/20/40 Gb -1/10 Gb 1/10/20/40 Gb 1/10/40 Gb 1/10/40 Gb

Fibre Channel 8 Gb 8/16 Gb - - - -

FCoE --

RoCE - - - 

Tunnel Oload -

Gen8/Gen9      

For more info go here: Virtual Connect, Server Interconnects, Server Adapters.

Refer to the HPE Server Management Family Guide for specifics.

For more info go here: HPE Server Management.

Unleash the Full Power of Your HPE BladeSystem

HPE oers a full range of services to help keep your blade environment running strong.

Support Services

Shift IT focus from

infrastructure maintenance to

creating business value.

Converged Infrastructure Services

Let Hewlett Packard Enterprise design

an integrated data center architecture to

match your business needs.

Flexible Capacity Services

Hewlett Packard Enterprise delivers

a public cloud experience with

all the benefits of on-premise IT.

HPE BladeSystem adapter options

A workload-optimized portfolio of networking adapters for better business outcomes.

HPE Server Networking Adapter solutions deliver application-centric connectivity including core business applications,

mission-critical environment, virtualized and cloud workloads as well as Big Data, HPC, and Web Scalability.

HPE server adapters for HPE BladeSystem benefits include:

• Intelligence to increase productivity

• Availability for continuous business

• Density and eiciency to scale rapidly

• Convergence to accelerate IT service delivery

Technologies:

HPE Ethernet adapters deliver performance and value solutions for fast data center and Enterprise operations with up to

10GbE and 4 port-densities per adapter. This family includes the HPE Ethernet 300 and 500 Series adapters.

HPE Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapters enable high performance, low latency, and reliable I/O operations for SAN-based

infrastructures. This family includes 4, 8, and 16 Gb Fibre Channel adapters from Hewlett Packard Enterprise and

HPE’s partners.

HPE FlexFabric: Deliver converged operations with a variety of capabilities and standards including FCoE, iSCSI, and RoCE

with LAN traic on a single Ethernet wire. FlexFabric dynamically enables up to 4 channels per port to improve and maximize

utilization, all manageable with HPE OneView.

HPE Flex-20: HPE Flex-20 (FlexFabric 600 Series) adapters for HPE BladeSystem deliver the best of all worlds, performance,

convergence, and innovation. Boost workloads with increased server to adapter performance from 10 Gb (Flex-10) to 20 Gb.

Feature HPE Fibre Channel adapters HPE Ethernet adapters

(3xx, 5xx Series)

HPE FlexFabric adapters

(5xx Series)

HPE FlexFabric 630,

650 Series adapters

20G/Flex-20 ---

10G/Flex-10 - - BL only 

Ethernet -1/10 Gb 1/10 Gb 1/10/20 Gb

Fibre Channel 4/8/16 Gb - - -

FCoE --Selected 

RoCE ---(650)

Tunnel Oload --Selected 

NPAR/FlexFabric - NPAR (select adapters) FlexFabric FlexFabric

Gen8/Gen9 Consult your sales

representative

Consult your sales

representative



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