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HP Virtual Connect Flex-10 10 Gb Ethernet Module

HP Virtual Connect 8 Gb 20-Port Fibre Channel Module

HP Virtual Connect FlexFabric 10 Gb/24-Port Module

NC551m Dual Port FlexFabric 10 Gb Converged Network Adapter

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Move to a future-ready
data center with Converged
Infrastructure

infrastructure costs, slow down your ability to
respond tochange. VC simplifies the server edge by
addressing this sprawl. VC Flex-10 and VC FlexFabric
modules enable you to allocate up to four connections
per network port and provides management and
What is a Converged Infrastructure? fine-tuning of bandwidth. Over-provisioning of network
capacity consumes precious budget dollars, while
A data center that helps remove silos and integratesunder-provisioning creates bottlenecks that can lower
multiple technologies into pools of interoperable
virtual machine performance. You are no longer
resources to deliver operational flexibility for the future. locked into either 1 Gb or 10 Gb allocations for a
Built on leading innovation, and industry standards,
workload. Allocating too much, or too little bandwidth
a Converged Infrastructuretackles the problem of IT
creates inefficiencies that cost you money and time.
sprawl by simplifying, integrating, and automating
HP Virtual Connect Flex-10 and VC FlexFabric modules
technology. Create and virtualize a compute, storage, and FlexFabric adapters allow you to adjust bandwidth
and network environment for any workload.
to your changing workload—whenever you need to.
A ConvergedInfrastructure has four pillars: Virtual
Resource Pools, Data Center Smart Grid, Matrix
Operating Environment, and HP FlexFabric. HP Virtual
Connect (VC) is a cornerstone of the HP FlexFabric
architecture. It is a common, virtualized network fabric
to connect servers to networking and storage while
simplifying and increasing flexibility from the data
center to the network edge.
Network sprawl atthe server edge, explosive
growth of virtual machines, and rising networking

Traditionally, there were only two ways to connect
server blades to outside networks and storage—
pass-thru modules or switches. The pass-thru approach
is simple, but it leaves you with countless cables and
the associated cabling cost, reliability concerns, and
risk of human error. Blade switches reduce thenumber
of cables needed, but lead to more switches, and their
management. And with either approach, it’s hard to
clearly separate server management from network
and storage management.

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• Server blades are change-ready—you can add,
move, replace, or upgrade server blades, and move
workloads without affecting your LAN and SAN.
• Wire-once, then add, move, and change network
connections in minutes vs. days; managing
connections to thousands of servers from one pane
of glass.
• 100 percent compatibility with existing data
and storagenetworks, protocols, switches,
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• One module for all data and storage
connection needs.
• HP Virtual Connect FlexFabric Modules are
HP Virtual Connect technology changes all of this. It is
compatible with all other standards-based switch
the next step in virtualization—helping IT fully realize
products. They provide high-performance and
the benefitsof a Converged Infrastructure. It extends the
end-to-end optical or copper connections with
benefit of virtualization beyond the server to the rest of
HP Networking or other brands of core switches.
your IT infrastructure. VC simplifies your IT infrastructure
• HP Virtual Connect FlexFabric Modules appear as
by virtualizing server-to-network connections.
pass-thru device to the network....