The HP FlexFabric 20Gb 2-port 630FLB Adapter for HP ProLiant Gen8 Blades

The HP FlexFabric 20Gb 2-port 630FLB Adapter is the perfect solution for virtualized and converged data centers. With twice the bandwidth of 10 Gb adapters, this new FlexibleLOM Adapter improves Ethernet, FCoE, and iSCSI speed, increasing workload performance and scalability.

Improved Performance and Scalability

With 20Gb bandwidth, this adapter provides a 2X improvement over 10Gb adapters, removing server I/O bottlenecks and accelerating virtualized workloads. In fact, one 20Gb adapter can provide a 35% CPU improvement over two 10Gb adapters. The Flex-20/FlexFabric technology allows for dynamic fine-tuning of up to four partitioned connections to meet the specific needs of different applications.

Simplified I/O Hardware and Reduced Costs

The Flex-20/FlexFabric technology also simplifies I/O hardware and reduces costs by consolidating server I/O connections. This means fewer NIC/HBA adapters, less cabling, and fewer switch ports are required. In fact, each adapter eliminates 50% of server I/O hardware and reduces costs by 60%. When used with the HP Virtual Connect FlexFabric 20/40 F8 Module, this adapter can reduce up to 95% of the hardware needed to connect servers to the network.

Centralized Life-cycle Management

With the HP FlexFabric 20Gb 2-port 630FLB Adapter, life-cycle management is streamlined and operations are made more efficient. Multiple adapters can be provisioned in seconds using Virtual Connect profiles, and updates can be managed from a centralized Virtual Connect Manager or Virtual Connect Enterprise Manager. Reliable adapter firmware updates can also be orchestrated on multiple blade servers with HP Smart Update Manager (SUM).