Description
Networking Protocols Supported
The 777430-B21 HPE Synergy 3820C 10/20GB Converged Network Adapter is a networking component designed for HPE Synergy, which is an infrastructure platform for composable and software-defined data centers. This network adapter supports several networking protocols that enable it to communicate with different types of network devices.
The supported networking protocols for this adapter include:
- Ethernet – This is a widely used networking protocol that enables communication between network devices over a local area network (LAN). The adapter supports Ethernet speeds of 10Gbps and 20Gbps.
- Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) – This protocol enables Fibre Channel traffic to be transmitted over Ethernet networks. The adapter supports FCoE speeds of up to 10Gbps.
- Internet Protocol version 4 (IPv4) and version 6 (IPv6) – These are the two versions of the IP protocol that enable communication between devices over the internet or other IP-based networks. The adapter supports both IPv4 and IPv6.
- Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) – This protocol is used for network management and monitoring. The adapter supports SNMP versions 1, 2, and 3.
- Remote Direct Memory Access (RDMA) – This protocol enables direct memory access between systems in a network, which can improve network performance and reduce latency. The adapter supports RDMA over Converged Ethernet (RoCE) v2.
Advanced network Features and Functions
The HPE Synergy 3820C 10/20GB Converged Network Adapter (CNA) is an advanced network adapter designed to provide high-performance networking capabilities for HPE Synergy Compute Modules.
Here are some of the advanced network features and functions of the 777430-B21 HPE Synergy 3820C CNA:
- Convergence: The 3820C CNA supports converged networking, which allows for the transmission of multiple types of traffic (such as data, storage, and management traffic) over a single Ethernet connection. This helps reduce the number of network adapters and cables needed, simplifying network infrastructure and reducing costs.
- High Bandwidth: The 3820C CNA supports both 10GbE and 20GbE connectivity, providing high-bandwidth networking capabilities that are ideal for demanding workloads such as virtualization and cloud computing.
- Intelligent Offloads: The 3820C CNA has built-in hardware offload engines that can offload various network tasks, such as TCP/IP checksum calculations and data segmentation, from the CPU to the adapter. This can help improve system performance and reduce CPU overhead.
- Network Virtualization: The 3820C CNA supports network virtualization technologies such as Virtual Ethernet Bridging (VEB) and Virtual Extensible LAN (VXLAN), which enable the creation of virtual networks that can be isolated and configured independently of the physical network.
- Quality of Service (QoS): The 3820C CNA supports QoS features such as traffic prioritization and bandwidth allocation, which can help ensure that critical traffic (such as storage and management traffic) receives the necessary resources and is not impacted by other traffic on the network.
Management and Monitoring Tools
The HPE Synergy 3820C 10/20GB Converged Network Adapter (CNA) is a high-performance network interface card designed for HPE Synergy infrastructure. It combines Ethernet and Fibre Channel functionality, allowing for greater flexibility and reduced complexity in data center networks.
The 777430-B21 model comes with built-in management and monitoring tools to help administrators efficiently manage the adapter and monitor its performance. These tools include:
- HPE OneView: This software platform provides a unified interface for managing HPE Synergy infrastructure components, including the 3820C adapter. Administrators can use OneView to configure the adapter, monitor its performance, and troubleshoot issues.
- HPE Smart Update Manager (SUM): SUM is a tool for firmware and driver updates. It enables administrators to update the adapter’s firmware and drivers remotely and in a streamlined fashion.
- HPE System Management Homepage (SMH): SMH is a web-based management tool that provides detailed information about the adapter’s configuration, performance, and health. Administrators can use SMH to configure the adapter’s settings, view performance metrics, and diagnose issues.
- HPE Insight Online: This cloud-based service provides a dashboard for monitoring the health and performance of HPE Synergy infrastructure components, including the 3820C adapter. It can alert administrators to potential issues and provide recommendations for resolving them.
General Information
- Manufacturer: HPE
- Manufacturer Part Number: 777430-B21
- Type: Networking
- Sub-Type: 2 Ports
- Device Type : Network Adapter
- Form Factor : Plug-In Card
- Interface (Bus) Type : Pci Express 3.0 X8 Mezzanine
- Pci Specification Revision : Pcie 3.0
Networking
- Ports : 20 Gigabit Cee X 2
- Connectivity Technology : Wired
- Data Link Protocol : 20 Gigabit Cee
- Data Transfer Rate : 20 GBPS
- Capacity : Jumbo Frame Size: Up To 9 KB
- Features : Vlan Support, Quality Of Service (Qos), Virtual Machine Device Queues (Vmdq), Pxe Support, Large Send Offload (Lso), Single Root I/O Virtualization (Sr-Iov), Nic Partitioning (Npar), Tcp Segmentation Offload (Tso), Checksum Offload Support, Extended Message-Signaled Interrupts (Msi-X), Tcp Offload Engine (Toe), Fcoe Support
- Compliant Standards : IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.1q, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.1p, IEEE 802.3x, IEEE 802.3ad (Lacp), IEEE 802.3ae, IEEE 802.3p, IEEE 802.3ap
Processor / Memory
- Processor : 1 X 57840s – Qlogic
- Ram : 900 MB
Expansion / Connectivity
- Interfaces : 2 X 20GB Ethernet
