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C8S94A: HPE 3PAR StoreServ 20000 2-port 10Gb Converged Network Adapter

HPE C8S94A Network adapter
HPENetwork adapters

HPE 3PAR StoreServ 20000 2-port 10Gb Converged Network Adapter. Listed by HPE as a network adapter for the 3PAR StoreServ 20800. The pairing comes from the vendor QuickSpecs, which also gives the quantity limits and any controller, firmware or slot requirements. Check those rules and the part number suffix before buying a used unit.

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Specifications

Part numberC8S94A
BrandHPE
TypeNetwork adapters
Speed gbps10
Vendor descriptionHPE 3PAR StoreServ 20000 2-port 10Gb Converged Network Adapter

Fits these models

Works together

How the HPE C8S94A connects to servers, storage and the network: 3 ways, with the hardware on each path.

iSCSI and NVMe/TCP over EthernetFile storage (NFS and SMB)Hyperconverged cluster

iSCSI and NVMe/TCP over Ethernet

Keep the speed the same at all three points: a 25GbE server, a 25GbE switch port and a 25GbE array port. Mixed speeds work but the slowest link sets the pace.

Switches

Storage

Optics

iSCSI and NVMe/TCP over Ethernet: how it fits together

File storage (NFS and SMB)

Front-end ports face the clients; back-end ports (on scale-out systems) connect the nodes to each other and need their own switch pair.

Switches

Storage

Optics

File storage (NFS and SMB): how it fits together

Hyperconverged cluster

Plan at least two 25GbE ports per node to two switches; all-NVMe clusters often move to 100GbE.

HCI nodes

Switches

Optics

Hyperconverged cluster: how it fits together

Plan and size it

Check compatibility with HPE

Before you buy, confirm the exact configuration against the vendor's own lists: firmware levels, operating systems, adapters and optics that HPE has tested with the HPE C8S94A.

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