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  Virtual Connect Flex-10. A Guided Tour



November 17, 2008 Announcement

With Flex-10 you can have get 4x more NICs per server for virtual servers
If you host lots of virtual machines, your network costs are way too high. How would you like to consolidate your network equipment 4 to 1 and still get 3x more NICs per server for virtual machines?
While we're dreaming, what if you had the ability to fine-tune your bandwidth the way you want for each virtual machine channel?
 
Imagine 1Gb for console, 2Gb for backup and 7Gb for production.
Control to assign your bandwidth the way you want for each virtual machine channel - imagine 1Gb for console, 2Gb for backup and 7Gb for production
Virtual Connect Flex-10 is the world's first technology to divide and fine-tune 10Gb Ethernet network bandwidth at the server edge. It carves the capacity of a 10Gb Ethernet connection into four NIC ports and adds the unique ability to fine-tune each connection to adapt to your virtual server channels and workloads on-the-fly.
10Gb when your business is ready
Better still, it costs less than most 1Gb solutions and gives you an on-ramp to converge your fabrics on high-speed 10Gb when your business is ready. Boil it all down and that means more NICs for a lot less money, big power savings from cutting equipment and a whole new level of flexibility tailor made for hosting virtual servers. Read this whitepaper from the experts at IDC to learn how Virtual Connect can simplify your networks.

To complement Virtual Connect Flex-10, we also announced new products to simplify your Fibre Channel networks and storage:
  • Upgrade to Virtual Connect Flex-10 today
  • Easily assign storage volumes to your virtual machines
  • Add Flex-10 to your existing ProLiant blades
  • Assign any number of drives to any blade
Find out more about Virtual Connect and Flex-10.
Availability and pricing: The Virtual Connect Flex-10 Ethernet Module available today starting at $12,000.

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Other Hot News about Cool Blades


HP BladeSystems major advantages revolve around a core of three unique offerings that save time, power and cooling, and make changing to blades easy. Learn more about these triple threats known as:

HP Blade Believers


HP BladeSystems have plenty of fans; and we're not talking about the ones in the enclosure! Watch and listen as customers tell in their own words how a blade solution has changed their business processes, increased their profitability, reduced administration man-hours, and contributed to a green strategy through reduced energy costs.

But others sing our praises as well. A plethora of third-party industry experts have also had plenty good to say in their reviews of HP blades.

Finding blade answers


The Technical Users Message Board is full of techies eager to share their expertise and experience; some our blade expert employees, some industry leaders, some customers, and some knowledge seekers.

What's happening now in the Blade Connect community?


If you've got a million questions about blades or need the nitty-gritty, go ahead and ask in our anonymous online community. It's okay. The HP team and any of our preferred partners hang out here and one of them may be located near enough to check out your business in person.

Perhaps you secretly always wanted to be a professor when you grew up. Go ahead. Answer those newbies, create a new discussion, give free advice. You can even plan clandestine meetings to discuss the merits of Virtual Connect vs. patch panels. All from the comfort of your ergonomically correct swivel chair.

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