Mellanox ConnectX-2 10GbE Controller at HP
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For BladeSystem c-Class
HP NC542m Dual Port Flex-10
10GbE BLc Adapter
With industry-leading performance, power efficiency, integration and feature-set, ConnectX-2-enabled adapters provide an optimized, low-latency solution for high-transaction databases, financial services, cloud computing, and virtualized server and storage data center environments.
The HP NC542m is the company's highest performing, lowest power 10GigE adapter card available today. It provides full bandwidth on both ports simultaneously with the industry's lowest power at 8.5 Watts maximum. The NC542m also supports the industry's lowest standard TCP/IP application latency at less than 8us and supports an internal RDMA acceleration engine to further reduce the latency to well under 6us. The NC542m is VMware Ready' certified for VMware vSphere' 4, enabling customers to manage key infrastructure components including CPUs, storage and networking as a seamless, flexible and dynamic cloud environment.
"Mellanox is pleased to provide its leading ConnectX-2 EN 10 Gigabit Ethernet technology through HP, to enable IT managers with the most efficient, flexible and high-performance Ethernet solution," said John Monson, vice president of marketing at Mellanox Technologies. "The combination of 10 Gigabit Ethernet mezzanine adapter cards powered by Mellanox's ConnectX-2 EN and HP Bladesystem c-Class enables end-users to improve their business results with reduced infrastructure complexity, expanded flexibility, and increased efficiency and power savings for maximum return on investment."
"With its high-integration, advanced feature-set, and leading performance and power efficiency, the HP NC542m with Mellanox's ConnectX-2 EN 10 Gigabit Ethernet controller shines as one of the most-attractive 10 Gigabit Ethernet options available through HP,'" said Bob Wheeler, senior analyst at The Linley Group. "End-users selecting this 10 Gigabit Ethernet adapter can expect to achieve superior data center productivity and service flexibility."
Availability
The HP NC542m Dual Port Flex-10 10GbE BLc Adapter is available through the HP website.
Our comments :
The HP NC542m Dual Port Flex-10 10GbE BLc Adapter costs $799.

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