Emulex OCE14101-NM User Manual

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Key Benefits
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  Maximizes server hardware ROI with high 
virtual machine density
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  Simplifies deployment of secure, scalable multi-
tenant cloud infrastructures
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  Accelerates applications performance
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  Provides the bandwidth needed for slot 
constrained server platforms
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  Reduces complexity through the deployment 
of a common network platform
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  Reduces management and infrastructure costs
Overview
 
As the fourth generation of the Emulex OneConnect® product line, the OCe14000 family 
of Ethernet network adapters provides high performance 10Gb Ethernet (10GbE) and 
40GbE connectivity delivering multiple benefits for the enterprise cloud, including:
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  Increasing data center IT agility and scalability through deployment of a secure multi-
tenant cloud
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  Optimizing server hardware utilization by scaling high density virtualization
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  Delivering user-controlled bandwidth partitioning across workloads and management 
services
The OCe14000 family of 10Gb and 40Gb Ethernet network adapters is designed for 
the high bandwidth and scalability demands of enterprise applications, more scalable 
virtualization with support for enhanced Single-Root I/O Virtualization (SR-IOV) and 
NIC port partitioning, and next-generation Virtual Network Fabric (VNF) networking 
technologies that address the requirements virtual machine (VM) mobility and massive 
scaling of Layer 2 subnets inside private or hybrid cloud infrastructures.
Emulex Virtual Network Exceleration (VNeX™) Virtual Network Fabric Offloads  
for Multi-Tenant Cloud Networking
 
Scaling existing technologies for private or public multi-tenant infrastructures requires 
networking solutions that can enable VM-to-VM communication and virtual workload 
migration across Layer2 and Layer 3 boundaries without impacting connectivity or 
performance.
At the same time, these solutions need to ensure isolation and security for thousands 
or millions of tenant networks. However, with existing technology, the available 4094 
VLAN IDs are insufficient to isolate/secure each tenant in a data center (private cloud) or 
hybrid cloud environment.
VMware’s Virtual Extensible Local Area Network (VXLAN) and Microsoft’s Network 
Virtualization using Generic Routing Encapsulation (NVGRE) are next-generation VNF 
overlay networking solutions that address these requirements. VNF solutions are a 
MAC-in-IP data packet encapsulation scheme enabling the creation of virtualized Layer 
2 subnets that can span physical L3 IP networks. Traffic from each VM is mapped to a 
specific virtual network; the packets are then routed transparently over the existing 
physical infrastructure.
Emulex VNeX offload technology powered by a multi-core adapter ASIC engine 
accelerates the performance of network virtualization by offloading the header 
encapsulation process, while simultaneously preserving legacy stateless TCP offloads, 
providing full native network performance in a virtual network environment.
High Performance Networking for Enterprise Virtualization and the Cloud
OCe14000 10Gb and 40Gb 
Ethernet Network Adapters
OneConnect OCe14000 Family