Hpe Ethernet 10gb 2-port 562sfp+ Adapter Driver Download

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Iam hoping someone can help. I have called HP support on 3 separate occasions and have spent hours trying to find answer. Perhaps the information is clearly posted somewhere but I have yet to find it. Below is a snip it from HP driver download page for the adapter i am using, which happens to be a HP branded Intel adapter. According to HP "Single NVM Version is new firmware format which represent an unified version in place of the previously used EEPROM/NVM Version or OROM version"

Intel has this link but mentions nothing about HP NVM. HP does not do this with any other adapters from what I can tell, they use the same firmware format as vendor. If VMware is only recognizing Intel firmware, how do I determine if my adapter is supported in VMware compatibility matrix - -and-i-o/ethernet-products.html

For HPE driver and download website you can see combo image v1.2028.0 breakup and according you can match with VMware Compatibility Guide to determine if the adapter is supported in VMware compatibility matrix.

This 10GbE Dual Port 562SFP+ Adapter is part of an extended catalog of products tailored for customers in specific markets or with specific workloads, requiring the utmost in performance or value, but typically have a longer lead-time.

The HPE Ethernet 10Gb 2-port 562SFP+ Adapter features the latest Intel controller. It is a low-cost, low-power dual port PCIe v3.0 x8 adapter designed for HPE ProLiant servers. The HPE 562SFP+ addresses the demanding needs of the next-generation data center by providing unmatched features for virtualization and scalability that complement the HPE server platform.

Network Virtualization is the Next Big Trend in Creating an Agile Data Center

Provides stateless offloads that preserve application performance for overlay networks. With these offloads it is possible to distribute network traffic across CPU cores.

VXLAN and NVGRE Offloads for stateless offloads preserves application performance for overlay networks and makes it possible to distribute network traffic across CPU cores.

Excellent small packet performance for network appliances and Network Function Virtualization (NFV).

Optimized servers providing up to 40Gb/s bi-directional near line rate throughput.

Throughput-Theoretical Bandwidth

This adapter delivers 20 Gb/s bi-directional Ethernet transfer rate per port (40 Gb/s per adapter), providing the network performance needed to improve response times and alleviate bottlenecks.

802.1Q VLANs

IEEE 802.1Q virtual local area network (VLAN) protocol allows each physical port of this adapter to be separated into multiple virtual NICs for added network segmentation and enhanced security and performance.

VLANs increase security by isolating traffic between users. Limiting the broadcast traffic to within the same VLAN domain also improves performance.

Checksum & Segmentation Offload

Normally the TCP Checksum is computed by the protocol stack. Segmentation Offload is technique for increasing outbound throughput of high-bandwidth network connections by reducing CPU overhead. The technique is also called TCP segmentation offload (TSO) when applied to TCP, or generic segmentation offload (GSO).

Configuration Utilities

This adapter ships with a suite of operating system-tailored configuration utilities that allow the user to enable initial diagnostics and configure adapter teaming. This includes a patented teaming GUI for Microsoft Windows operating systems. Additionally, support for scripted installations of teams in a Microsoft Windows environment allow for unattended OS installations.

HPE Sea Of Sensors 3D

Support for the HPE Sea of Sensors which is a collection of 32 sensors that automatically track thermal activity - heat - across the server. When temperatures get too high, sensors can initiate fans and make other adjustments to reduce energy usage. A significant improvement lies in the ability to apply fan speed increases only to the portion of the system that is rising in temperature, rather than all six fans in unison, which reduces the amount of energy used for cooling.

Jumbo Frames

This adapter supports Jumbo Frames (also known as extended frames), permitting up to a 9,000 byte (KB) transmission unit (MTU) when running Ethernet I/O traffic. This is over five times the size of a standard 1500-byte Ethernet frame. With Jumbo Frames, networks can achieve higher throughput performance and greater CPU utilization. These attributes are particularly useful for database transfer and tape backup operations.

Network Adapter Teaming

This adapter support for NIC teaming helps IT administrators increase network fault tolerance and increased network bandwidth, the team of adapters can work together as a single virtual adapter, providing support for several different types of teaming enabling IT administrators to optimize availability, improve performance and help reduce costs.

PCI Express Interface

This adapter is designed with an eight lane (x8) PCI Express bus based on the PCIe 3.0 standard. The adapter is backward compatible with four lane (x4) PCI Express, automatically auto-sensing between x8 and x4 slots.

Preboot eXecution Environment (PXE)

Support for PXE enables automatic deployment of computing resources remotely from anywhere. It allows a new or existing server to boot over the network and download software, including the operating system, from a management/ deployment server at another location on the network. Additionally, PXE enables decentralized software distribution and remote troubleshooting and repairs.

Receive Side Scaling (RSS)

RSS resolves the single-processor bottleneck by allowing the receive side network load from a network adapter to be shared across multiple processors. RSS enables packet receive-processing to scale with the number of available processors.

Server Integration

This adapter is a validated, tested, and qualified solution that is optimized for HPE ProLiant servers. Hewlett Packard Enterprise validates a wide variety of major operating systems drivers with the full suite of web-based enterprise management utilities including HPE Intelligent Provisioning and HPE Systems Insight Manager that simplify network management.

This approach provides a more robust and reliable networking solution than offerings from other vendors and provides users with a single point of contact for both their servers and their network adapters.

TCP/UDP/IP

For overall improved system response, this adapter supports standard TCP/IP offloading techniques including: TCP/IP, UDP checksum offload (TCO) moves the TCP and IP checksum offloading from the CPU to the network adapter. Large send offload (LSO) or TCP segmentation offload (TSO) allows the TCP segmentation to be handled by the adapter rather than the CPU.

Precision Time Protocol (IEEE 1588 PTP)

Synchronization of system clocks throughout a network, achieving clock accuracy in the sub-microsecond range, making it suitable for measurement and control systems.

VMware NewQueue and Microsoft Virtual Machine Queue (VMQ)

VMware NetQueue is technology that significantly improves performance of 10 Gigabit Ethernet network adapters in virtualized environments.

Windows Hyper-V VMQ (VMQ) is a feature available on servers running Windows Server 2008 R2 with VMQenabled Ethernet adapters. VMQ uses hardware packet filtering to deliver packet data from an external virtual machine network directly to virtual machines, which reduces the overhead of routing packets and copying them from the management operating system to the virtual machine.

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