D ATA S H E E T
Selecting HP/Emulex 554FLB
FlexibleLOM for HP ProLiant Gen8 v2
Ivy Bridge BladeSystem Server Blades
HP ProLiant Gen8 v2 Ivy Bridge Platform Launch
On September 10, 2013, HP announced the availability of new HP ProLiant Gen 8 v2 servers that use Intel Ivy Bridge processors. HP
has designated the HP/Broadcom 10GbE Flexible LAN on Motherboard (FlexibleLOM) as the BTO and CTO default for select ProLiant
Gen8 v2 BladeSystem server blades with this refresh. However, the HP/Emulex 554FLB FlexibleLOM can easily be selected
in the configurator tools. It’s important to select Emulex when configuring the server blades to provide customers with a seamless
transition from either ProLiant G7 or Gen8 (Sandy Bridge) platforms, wherein customers have been using the HP/Emulex 554FLB
FlexibleLOM. Note, the HP/Emulex 554FLB FlexibleLOM has been and will continue to be the default 10GbE FlexibleLOM for the Sandy
Bridge BladeSystem servers.
How to Choose the HP/Emulex 554FLB FlexibleLOM
Various HP configurator tools are available to use when building existing ProLiant G7, Gen8 (Sandy Bridge) and the new Gen8 v2 (Ivy
Bridge) server blade models. Some examples include Sales Builder For Windows (SBFW), Watson, and Public Simplified Configuration
Environment (SCE). The screen shots below show how to select the HP/Emulex 554FLB as the FlexibleLOM adapter. It’s crucial to verify
that the HP/Emulex 554FLB adapter is selected in this field such that customers don’t inadvertently receive another selection that
they are not expecting.
The HP/Broadcom 534FLB is the default
FlexibleLOM for HP’s Gen8 v2 Ivy Bridge server
blades.
Click the drop down menu to display all
available options to replace the HP/Broadcom
FlexibleLOM.
Highlight the HP/Emulex 554FLB Emulex
FlexibleLOM option.
Once the HP/Emulex 554FLB is highlighted it
now becomes the Flexible LOM selection for this
CTO Gen8 v2 server blade.
Selecting HP/Emulex 554FLB FlexibleLOM for HP
ProLiant Gen8 v2 Ivy Bridge BladeSystem Server Blades
Top Reasons for Using the HP/Emulex 554FLB FlexibleLOM
The HP/Emulex 554FLB FlexibleLOM leverages common 10Gb Ethernet (10GbE) drivers across multiple HP server platform
generations.
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The HP/Emulex 554FLB FlexibleLOM has a proven Fibre Channel/Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) stack with qualifications at all
major FC storage vendors. As of this publication, the HP/Broadcom FlexibleLOM is not qualified with all major FC storage vendors.
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HP/Emulex FlexibleLOM technology enables superior functionality and flexibility for HP BladeSystem solutions in competing
against Cisco UCS. Please contact your local Emulex sales rep to obtain this document.
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Emulex provides end-to-end I/O technology when connecting HP ProLiant servers to HP 3PAR storage delivering the ultimate in
performance and industry-leading reliability.
www.emulex.com/artifacts/476148c7-98e9-449a-838e-dc2386f70624/elx_sb_all_io_sollutions_hp.pdf
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Reduce OPEX and increase ROI by combining HP/Emulex 554FLB FlexibleLOM adapters with add-on mezzanine adapters provided
by Emulex. www.emulex.com/artifacts/bda113d6-c979-49b3-8893-52e6041422b8/elx_sb_all_hp_8gfc_flexiblelom.pdf
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If you have any questions, please contact your local Emulex representative or email sales@emulex.com and your question will be
directed to the appropriate sales representative.
HP ProLiant Gen8 and ProLiant G7 Rack and Tower Fibre Channel and 10GbE Adapters
NC550SFP
(BE2)
HP CN1000E
(BE2)
HP 81E 8GFC
SC FC Host Bus
Adapter
HP 82E 8GFC
DC FC Host Bus
Adapter
HP SN1000E
16GFC PCIe Gen 2
Adapters
HP StoreFabric
SN1100E 16GFC PCIe
Gen 3/2 Adapters
NC552SFP
(BE3)
HP CN1100E
(BE3)
HP 554FLR-SFP+
(BE3)
Stand-up card
Stand-up card
Stand-up card
Stand-up card
Stand-up card
Stand-up card
Stand-up card
Stand-up card
Pluggable-LOM
Interface
PCIe NIC
PCIe Converged
Network Adapter
PCIe HBA
PCIe HBA
PCIe HBA
PCIe HBA
PCIe NIC
PCIe Converged
Network Adapter
Pluggable LOM
Embedded/optional
Optional
Optional
Optional
Optional
Optional
Optional
Optional
Optional
Optional
2-port 10GbE
2-port 10GbE,
Flex-10, FlexFabric
8GFC
single port
8GFC
dual port
Gen 5 (16GFC)
single port
Gen 5 (16GFC)
dual port
2-port 10GbE
2-port 10GbE,
Flex-10, FlexFabric
2-port 10GbE,
Flex-10, FlexFabric
NIC only
Multi-Function:
NIC, FCoE, iSCSI
Fibre Channel
Fibre Channel
Fibre Channel
Fibre Channel
NIC only
Multi-function:
NIC, FCoE, iSCSI
Multi-function:
NIC, FCoE, iSCSI
581201-B21
AW520A
AW520B*
AJ762A
AJ762B*
AJ763A
AJ763B*
QR558A (single port)
QR559A (dual port)
C8R38A (single port)
C8R39A (dual port)
614203-B21
BK835A
629142-B21,
684213-B21 (FIO)
2
2
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
2
2
1
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
Description
Protocols supported
HP-branded
part numbers
Maximum number
allowed per server
Transceivers included
ProLiant G7 options
ProLiant Gen8 options
* New RoHS compliant SKU as of 8/13/12.
For HP 4Gb Fibre Channel product support information, visit:
http://h10010.www1.hp.com/wwpc/us/en/sm/WF06b/12169-304608-336885-336885-336885-1809835-1143949-1143950.html?dnr=1
http://h10010.www1.hp.com/wwpc/us/en/sm/WF06b/12169-304608-336885-336885-336885-1809835-1143907-1143959.html?dnr=1
HP ProLiant Gen8 and ProLiant G7 Fibre Channel and 10GbE Adapters for HP BladeSystem c-Class
NC553i
(BE3)
NC551i
(BE2)
NC550m
(BE2)
NC551m
(BE2)
NC552m
(BE3)
NC553m
(BE3)
FC mezz
LPe1205-HP
FC mezz
LPe1205A-HP
HP 554FLB (BE3)
HP 552M (BE3)
HP 554M (BE3)
LOM
LOM
Mezzanine
Mezzanine
Mezzanine
Mezzanine
Mezzanine
Mezzanine
Pluggable LOM
Mezzanine
Mezzanine
LAN On
Motherboard
LAN on
Motherboard
Mezzanine
Flex-10 NIC
Mezzanine
Converged
Network
Adapter
Mezzanine
Flex-10 NIC
Mezzanine
Converged
Network
Adapter
FC Mezzanine
FC Mezzanine
Pluggable LOM
Mezzanine
Flex-10 NIC
Mezzanine
Converged
Network
Adapter
Embedded/
optional
Embedded
Embedded
Optional
Optional
Optional
Optional
Optional
Optional
Optional
Optional
Optional
Description
2-port 10GbE,
Flex-10,
FlexFabric
2-port 10GbE,
Flex-10,
FlexFabric
2-port 10GbE
2-port 10GbE,
Flex-10,
FlexFabric
2-port 10GbE
2-port 10GbE,
Flex-10,
FlexFabric
8Gb FC
dual port
8Gb FC
dual port
2-port 10GbE,
Flex-10, FlexFabric
2-port 10GbE
2-port 10GbE,
Flex-10,
FlexFabric
Protocols
supported
MultiFunction: NIC,
FCoE, iSCSI
MultiFunction: NIC,
FCoE, iSCSI
NIC only
Multi-Function:
NIC, FCoE, iSCSI
NIC only
Multi-Function:
NIC, FCoE iSCSI
Fibre Channel
Fibre Channel
Multi-Function:
NIC, FCoE, iSCSI
NIC only
Multi-Function:
NIC, FCoE, iSCSI
HP-branded
part numbers
N/A
N/A
581204-B21
580151-B21
610609-B21
613431-B21
456972-B21
659818-B21
647586-B21,
684212-B21 (FIO)
674764-B21
647590-B21
Maximum
number
allowed per
server
N/A
N/A
2 per half
height blade 3
per full height
blade
1
2 per half
height blade 3
per full height
blade
2 per half
height blade 3
per full height
blade
Interface
2 per half height 2 per half height 2 per half height 2 per half height 2 per half height
blade 3 per full blade 3 per full blade 3 per full blade 3 per full blade 3 per full
height blade
height blade
height blade
height blade
height blade
ProLiant Gen8 options
ProLiant G7 options
For HP 4Gb Fibre Channel mezzanine product support information, visit:
http://h18004.www1.hp.com/products/blades/components/fibrechannel/emulex/index.html?jumpid=reg_R1002_USEN
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