HP 1/10G Virtual Connect Ethernet Module for c-Class BladeSystem - key benefits

Ease of operations and deployment

• Enclosures can be pre-configured for easy, drop-in server installations either locally or in a remote site
• Servers are change ready - add, move, replace, upgrade without affecting the LAN.
• The standards-based Virtual Connect Ethernet Module is compatible with all other standards-based switch products. This provides high performance, end-to-end connections with your favorite brands of core switches.
• The Virtual Connect Ethernet Module appears as a pass-thru device to the network. Any changes to the server are transparent to its associated network, cleanly separating the servers from LAN and relieving LAN Administrators from server maintenance.

Enterprise class performance and availability

• 1Gb/s downlink connections to server NIC's , and up to 28Gb/s total uplink bandwidth provides non-blocking bandwidth to datacenter networks.
• High availability features such as NIC teaming, trunk failover, and dual redundant Virtual Connect Ethernet Modules assure maximum uptime.
• Standards based data center connectivity such as port based VLAN's, VLAN tagging, and uplink port aggregation are built in.
• Virtual Connect server profiles are shared and continually updated between high availability pairs, and within a shared Virtual Domain of stacked enclosures.

Security and management

• No extra software to purchase, the embedded Virtual Connect Manager runs on each Virtual Connect Ethernet Module. You can define available LANs, server connections, and manage server connection profiles.
• Role based privileges for 'Administrator' account defined by default and can be modified by the BladeSystem administrator.
• Additional role based privileges for user accounts can be created by domain, server, networking, and storage.