FCoE via LOM on Integrity BL8xxc i4

[Plamen SIMEONOV]

Hello team,

  I am searching for any official document with information that Integrity blade server BL870 i4 (or BL8x0c i4) and connection to storage (in my example 3PAR 7200) via integrated NC553i and Virtual Connect is supported.

  For ProLiant servers there is a lot of information and (I think) all is clear, but for HP-UX machines ... 

  (SPOCK was rummaged - no information about INTEGRATED NC553i)

  Thank you in advance!

Plamen

[Torsten.]

The overview page (and likely quickspec too) say FCoE is supported.

http://h20564.www2.hp.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docId=emr_na-c03597651

[Plamen SIMEONOV]

Dear Torsten,

Thank you for link and information.

I am still confused because (in the same link):

(copy/pasted)

FlexFabric support^{2, 3 :}

Four (4) ports via Two Dual (2) port SE-BE4310 Converged Network Controllers integrated on system motherboard:

• Dual (2) ports via HP BLc NC553m Dual Port FlexFabric 10Gb Converged Network Adapter

• Dual (2) ports via HP BLc NC551m Dual Port FlexFabric 10Gb Converged Network Adapter

^{NC553m and NC551m are mezzanine cards with their own P/N. They are not in motherboard. The board in motherboard has to be "i" (example CN553i). If only NC553m are supported, they ask an additional VCs in communication slots (3 and 4) of blade chassis.}

 ^{In QuickSpec of VC there is also confusing information (about servers supported in VC in slot 1 and 2).}

^{But doesn't matter... I will stop looking for the sentence: "... this VC supports ... that LOM ... in BL8X0c i4 server ... with HP-UX 11.31 ..."}

^{Many thanks for your efforts!}

^Plamen

^{P.S. Dear HP - sometimes the docs are not clear enough :-(} 

[Plamen SIMEONOV]

Hello all,

  Finnaly I found this: (Source: http://h10032.www1.hp.com/ctg/Manual/c04618731 FibrChanl-03 (fcoc) Fibre Channel Mass Storage Driver for HP-UX 11i v3 Release Notes Version Number B.11.31.1503, page 11)

Hardware Requirements

This version of the FibrChanl-03 (fcoc) Fibre Channel Mass Storage Driver for HP-UX 11i v3 runs on HP Integrity BL8x0c i2, BL8x0c i4, rx2800 i2, rx2800 i4, Superdome2 and Superdome2 i4 servers with the HP-UX 11i v3 (B.11.31) operating system. It supports Fibre Channel hardware products such as: 

• BL8x0c i4 LOM Embedded CNIC Dual Port 10Gb FlexFabric Converged Network Adapter  <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<

• 580151-B21 HP NC551m Dual Port 10Gb FlexFabric Converged Network Adapter 

• 613433-001 HP NC553m Dual Port 10Gb FlexFabric Converged Network Adapter 

• AT111-60001 HP Integrity CN1100E PCIe 2-Port Converged Network Adapter

Plamen