Description

• One Command Manager manage VFAs and HBAs through the data centre from a single console
• Has an offload engine specifically designed for processing burden
• Compatible with Next Scale nx360 M5, System x3500 M5, x3550 M5, x3650 M5, x3750 M4, x3850 X6, x3950 X6
• Supports three NIC virtualization modes
• Each physical port can simultaneously support a storage protocol

• Description

• Emulex VFA5.2 ML2 – Network adapter – PCIe 3.0 x8 Mezzanine – 10Gb Ethernet x 2 – for ThinkAgile VX Certified Node 7Y94, 7Z12, ThinkAgile VX7820 Appliance, ThinkSystem SR590

  Lenovo ENT 00AG560 Emulex VFA5.2 ML2 Mezzanine network adapter for Next Scale nx360 M5/System x3500 M5/x3550 M5/x3650 M5/x3750 M4/x3850 X6/x3950 X6, PCIe 3 x8, 10Gb Ethernet x 2 supports three NIC virtualization modes right out of the box: Virtual Fabric mode (vNIC1), switch independent mode (vNIC2), and Unified Fabric Port (UFP). With NIC virtualization, each of the two physical ports on the adapter can be logically configured to emulate up to four virtual NIC (vNIC) functions with user-definable bandwidth settings. Additionally, each physical port can simultaneously support a storage protocol (FCoE or iSCSI). You can deploy faster and manage less when you use both Virtual Fabric Adapters (VFAs) and Host Bus Adapters (HBAs) that are developed by Emulex. VFAs and HBAs developed by Emulex use the same installation and configuration process, streamlining the effort to get your server configured and running, saving you valuable time. They also use the same Fiber Channel drivers, reducing time to qualify and manage storage connectivity. With Emulex’s One Command Manager, you can manage VFAs and HBAs that are developed by Emulex through the data centre from a single console. Emulex supports Microsoft’s network virtualization using generic routing encapsulation (NVGRE) and VMware’s virtual extensible LAN (VXLAN). These technologies create more logical LANs (for traffic isolation) that are needed by cloud architectures. Because these protocols increase the processing burden on the server’s CPU, the VFA5.2 has an offload engine specifically designed for processing these tags. The resulting benefit is that cloud providers can leverage the benefits of VXLAN/NVGRE with no reduction in the server’s performance.Box ContainsLenovo ENT 00AG560 Emulex VFA5.2 ML2 Mezzanine Network Adapter