Performance and Scalability
The AW520A HPE Storageworks 2Port PCI Express 2.0 X8 Converged Network Adapter is a hardware component designed to provide high-speed connectivity for network and storage traffic in data centers. This adapter supports both Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) and Ethernet protocols, allowing it to be used for both storage and networking applications.
In terms of performance, the AW520A provides a high level of throughput and low latency, which makes it well-suited for data-intensive workloads such as virtualization, database management, and cloud computing. The adapter supports up to 10 Gbps of bandwidth, which is faster than traditional Ethernet networks and enables faster data transfer rates.
In addition to its high performance, the AW520A also offers scalability. Its two ports allow for redundant connections and can be used to connect to multiple switches, which provides additional bandwidth and redundancy. This makes the adapter suitable for enterprise-level deployments where high availability and scalability are critical.
Advanced Technologies
The AW520A HPE Storageworks 2Port PCI Express 2.0 X8 Converged Network Adapter is a hardware device that is designed to provide high-speed connectivity between a server and a network. It has two ports that support Ethernet, Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE), and iSCSI protocols.
The AW520A adapter is built with advanced technologies that enable it to provide high performance and efficiency. These advanced technologies include:
Converged Enhanced Ethernet (CEE) - This technology allows the adapter to prioritize and manage network traffic more efficiently. It supports Quality of Service (QoS) and provides congestion management, which helps to reduce network latency and improve application performance.
Virtualization - The AW520A adapter supports virtualization technologies such as Virtual Machine Queue (VMQ) and Single-Root I/O Virtualization (SR-IOV). These technologies allow multiple virtual machines to share the adapter's resources, improving overall system performance.
iSCSI Offload - This technology offloads the processing of iSCSI commands from the server's CPU to the AW520A adapter, which can significantly reduce CPU utilization and improve system performance.
Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) - This technology allows Fibre Channel traffic to be transmitted over Ethernet networks, reducing the need for separate Fibre Channel networks and lowering infrastructure costs.
Robust Security and Dynamic Quality
The AW520A HPE Storageworks 2Port PCI Express 2.0 X8 Converged Network Adapter is a high-performance network adapter designed for use in enterprise data centers. It allows for the convergence of multiple networking protocols, such as Ethernet, iSCSI, and Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE), onto a single network adapter, simplifying network infrastructure and reducing costs.
Robust Security: The AW520A comes with robust security features to ensure that data transmitted over the network is secure. It supports a variety of security protocols, including IPsec, SSL, and TACACS+, which can be used to authenticate and encrypt network traffic. It also includes features such as MAC address filtering, VLAN tagging, and port mirroring, which can help prevent unauthorized access to the network.
Dynamic Quality: The AW520A is designed to provide dynamic quality of service (QoS) capabilities, which allow for the prioritization of network traffic based on its importance. This helps to ensure that critical network traffic, such as storage data, is given priority over less important traffic, such as email or web browsing. The AW520A supports advanced QoS features such as traffic shaping, which can be used to control the rate at which traffic is transmitted over the network, and packet prioritization, which allows for the identification and prioritization of specific types of traffic.
Detail Description
- Manufacturer: HPE
- MPN: AW520A
- Type: Networking
- Sub-Type: Network Adapter 2 Ports
- SKU: AW520A
- Form Factor: Plug-in Card - Low Profile
- Number of Channels: Dual
- Port Speed: 10GB
- Interface (Bus) Type: PCI Express v2.0 (Gen 2) x8 lane operation
- Slot Type Supported: PCI Express 2.0 to Fibre Channel
- Data Path: Eight Lanes (x8)
- Interrupt Levels: Automatically Configured
- PCI Specification Revision: PCIe 2.0
- Bundled with: CNA: Low-Profile Bracket
Networking
- Connectivity Technology: Wired
- Features: Auto-Negotiation
- Media: 10GB SFP+ Ethernet Optical Modules (SR) or SFP+ direct attach passive copper cable (HPE C-series FCoE Switches) or SFP+ direct attach active copper cable (HPE B-series FCoE Switches)
Expansion / Connectivity
- Expansion Slots: 2 (total) / 2 (Free) x SFP+
- Compatible Slots: 1 x PCI Express 2.0 x8
Software / System Requirements
- Supported Operating System: Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V, VMware v4.0, RHEL 5, x86, x64, SLES 10, x86, x64, SLES 11, x86, x64
Dimensions
- Width: 10.30 inch
- Depth: 7.50 inch
- Height: 2.50 inch
Environmental Parameters
- Operating Temperature: 0° to 45°C (32° to 113°F)
- Non-Operating Temperature: -40° to 73°C (-40° to 158°F)
- Operating Humidity: 15% to 80% relative, non-condensing
Compatibility Information
- HPE ProLiant DL Series: DL120 (Gen5), DL160 (Gen5, Gen6), DL165 (Gen5, Gen6), DL180 (Gen5, Gen6), DL185 (Gen5), DL320 (G5p, Gen6), DL360 (Gen5, Gen6), DL365 (Gen5), DL380 (Gen5, Gen6), DL385 (G5p, Gen6), DL580 (Gen5), DL585 (Gen5, Gen6), DL785 (Gen5, Gen6)
- HPE ProLiant ML Series: ML350 (Gen6), ML370 (Gen6)
About Refurbished Products
A converged adapter is also referred to as a converged network adapter (CNA) or a single network interface card (NIC). Within a network, the CNA serves the combined roles of a fiber channel host bus adapter and TCP/IP Ethernet network interface card.
The role of a converged adapter is to connect servers to FC-based SANs and Ethernet-based LANs, including workstations and other hardware units. The adapter connects to the server through the PCI-e interface. Therefore, the server will send fiber channel SAN and Ethernet-based LAN to the Ethernet port on the converged adapter through the Fiber Channel over Ethernet protocol for FC-based SAN data and Ethernet protocol for traffic and data on LAN.
At the CNA level, FCoE traffic is first converted into FC and then sent to the FC-based SAN. There's no conversion for Ethernet traffic, which is directly sent to a LAN. Where a CNA is absent, servers must have at the very least two adapters. The first is an FC HBA adapter that aids in connecting the server to SAN, while the second will have a TCP/IP Ethernet NIC that facilitates the connection to the LAN.
We have a wide range of converged network adapters that will come in handy in meeting the requirements of your computer network. The use of a CNA to make the connection between servers to both SAN and LAN helps to reduce costs since it will cut back on the number of adapter cards, PCI-e slots, cables, and switch ports used within the network. As a result, a converged adapter will greatly minimize the challenge of network maintenance and administration, since there will be only a single connection and a single cable to look after.
Other benefits of converged adapters and converged networks are:
- Simplification of the typical storage and network topology
- Access to basic network interface card features and performance virtualization over NIC.
- All-in-one provision of Ethernet, iSCSI, and Fiber Channel (FC) connectivity by offloading FCoE and iSCSI hardware.
- Guaranteed data integrity
- Power saving because of fewer adapters and cables.
- Minimal impact of the overlay network
- Fewer switch ports - 1 Port, 2 Port, 4 Port
- Lower cabling requirements
- Centralized network management
- Improved quality of service
- Remote direct memory access to facilitate data acceleration
- Support for software-defined networking (SDN) programming
Converged network adapter plays a strategic role within networks and many IT setups in that they help business owners and network admins consolidate their systems, harness new and emerging technologies, and ensure efficient IT operations. CNAs will also serve as a foundation for all-inclusive progress to more powerful and sophisticated computing networks and systems. With the increased sophistication in storage, handling, and evaluation of data, CNAs as well as other network admin tools are changing the network landscape and creating intelligent and capable networks.
Besides, the converged adapters can be used with specific hardware pieces that can be used to satisfy performance standards. A CNA can be used alongside 10 Gigabit and 40 Gigabit to support greater performance network transmission.
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