Description
Enhanced Network Security Features
The HP Ethernet 1GB 4 Port 366m Adapter includes a variety of enhanced network security features to protect against unauthorized access and malicious attacks. These features include:
- Network isolation: The adapter supports VLAN tagging, which enables network administrators to segment the network into multiple virtual LANs, providing network isolation between different user groups or applications.
- Secure Boot: The adapter includes a secure boot feature, which ensures that only authenticated firmware is loaded during startup, protecting against malware and other security threats.
- IPsec offloading: The adapter includes hardware-based IPsec offloading, which provides secure communications over the network, protecting against eavesdropping and other attacks.
- TCP/IP offloading: The adapter includes TCP/IP offloading, which reduces the workload on the server’s CPU, freeing up resources for other tasks and providing better performance.
- MAC address filtering: The adapter supports MAC address filtering, which enables administrators to restrict access to the network based on the MAC addresses of the devices attempting to connect.
- Secure firmware updates: The adapter includes support for secure firmware updates, which ensures that only authenticated firmware updates are applied, protecting against malicious firmware attacks.
- Network Access Control: The adapter supports Network Access Control (NAC), which provides a centralized mechanism for enforcing security policies across the network, ensuring that only authorized devices are allowed to connect.
- Jumbo frames: The adapter includes support for jumbo frames, which can reduce the number of packets transmitted across the network, improving performance and reducing the risk of network-based attacks.
Support for Virtualization Technologies
The HP Ethernet 1GB 4 Port 366m Adapter includes support for virtualization technologies, which enable multiple virtual servers to share a single physical server. This support provides benefits such as improved resource utilization, simplified administration, and increased flexibility. The adapter supports several virtualization technologies, including:
- Virtual Machine Device Queues (VMDq): The adapter includes VMDq, which provides multiple queues per virtual machine, improving the performance of network-intensive virtual machines.
- Single-Root Input/Output Virtualization (SR-IOV): The adapter supports SR-IOV, which enables virtual machines to access the adapter directly, bypassing the hypervisor and improving network performance.
- VMware NetQueue and Microsoft VMQ: The adapter includes support for VMware NetQueue and Microsoft VMQ, which provide improved network performance for virtual machines running on VMware or Microsoft hypervisors.
- Virtual Ethernet Port Aggregator (VEPA): The adapter includes support for VEPA, which provides a standard interface between virtual switches and physical switches, improving network scalability and reducing the risk of network congestion.
- Network Virtualization: The adapter includes support for network virtualization technologies such as VXLAN and NVGRE, which enable virtual machines to communicate across physical boundaries and simplify network administration.
- Network Partitioning: The adapter includes support for network partitioning, which enables multiple virtual machines to share a single adapter while maintaining network isolation, providing enhanced security and flexibility.
- Quality of Service (QoS): The adapter includes support for QoS, which enables administrators to prioritize network traffic for virtual machines based on specific criteria, ensuring that critical applications receive the necessary bandwidth and minimizing latency for time-sensitive applications.
Simplifying Network Management
The HP Ethernet 1GB 4 Port 366m Adapter includes several features that simplify network management, making it easier for administrators to configure, monitor, and maintain their networks. These features include:
- Plug and Play: The adapter is designed to be plug-and-play, which means that it can be installed and configured easily without requiring extensive technical knowledge or training.
- Integrated Management: The adapter includes integrated management tools, such as HP Systems Insight Manager, which provide a central interface for monitoring and managing network devices, simplifying administration and reducing the risk of errors.
- SNMP Support: The adapter includes support for Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP), which enables administrators to monitor and manage network devices using third-party management software.
- Remote Management: The adapter includes support for remote management, which enables administrators to manage network devices from a remote location, improving flexibility and reducing the need for on-site management.
- Diagnostics and Troubleshooting: The adapter includes built-in diagnostic and troubleshooting tools, such as Link Aggregation Control Protocol (LACP), which enable administrators to identify and resolve network issues quickly and easily.
- Standards Compliance: The adapter is designed to comply with industry standards, such as IEEE 802.3, ensuring that it can be integrated easily into existing network infrastructures.
- Firmware Updates: The adapter includes support for firmware updates, which ensure that the device is up-to-date and operating at peak performance, reducing the risk of downtime and enhancing network reliability.
Main Specification about the HP 615727-001
- Manufacturer: HP
- Part Number or SKU # 615727-001
- Device Type:Network adapter-4 ports
Networking
- Connectivity Technology: Wired
- Data Link Protocol: GigE
- Data Transfer Rate: 1 Gbps
- Features: Fault tolerance, load balancing, Jumbo Frames support, PXE support, Large Send Offload (LSO)
Compliant Standards
- IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.1Q, IEEE 802.1p, IEEE 802.3x, IEEE 802.3ad (LACP), IEEE 802.1as
Processor/Memory
- Processor: 1 x I350 – Intel
Miscellaneous
- Compliant Standards: FCC Class A certified, UL, UL 60950, FCC CFR47 Part 15, WEEE, RoHS
System Requirements
- OS Required: SuSE Linux Enterprise Server, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Windows HPC Server 2008, Oracle Solaris 10, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.1, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.7, Citrix XenServer 6.0, VMware ESXi 4.1 update 2, VMware ESXi 5.0 update 1, VMware ESX 4.1 update 2
Environmental Parameters
- Min Operating Temperature: 50 °F
- Max Operating Temperature: 95 °F
- Humidity Range Operating: 10 – 90% (non-condensing)
Compatibility Information
- ProLiant BL420c G8 G9 (Gen8 Gen9) BL460c G8 G9 (Gen8 Gen9) BL465c G8 G9 (Gen8 Gen9)
