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The 572018-B21 is the HP Virtual Connect 8Gb 20-port Fibre Channel module for c-Class BladeSystem. It has 4 uplinks (2, 4 or 8Gb auto-negotiating Fibre Channel) to external SAN switches and 16 downlink ports (1, 2, 4 or 8Gb auto-negotiating), and it lets up to 128 virtual machines on the same physical server reach separate SAN storage resources.
The module aggregates HBA ports on its uplinks with N_Port ID Virtualization (NPIV), providing 4:1, 8:1 or 16:1 Fibre Channel concentration, and each module supports up to 4 SAN fabrics. It requires a Virtual Connect Ethernet module in the enclosure for management, and Virtual Connect firmware 4.01 or higher with VC FC firmware 1.44.
It fits HP BladeSystem c3000 and c7000 enclosures and is compatible with HP ProLiant c-Class blades up to Generation 7 and Generation 8, and with HP Integrity c-Class blades, with the matching Fibre Channel HBAs: QLogic QMH2462 and Emulex LPe1105-HP at 4Gb, Brocade 804, QMH2562 and LPe1205 at 8Gb for G6 and G7, and QMH2572 and LPe1205A for Generation 8. The spare number for the module is 572216-001, with option number 572019-B21. Related interconnects are in the HPE switches category.
| Part number | 572018-B21 |
| Name | HP Virtual Connect 8Gb 20-Port Fibre Channel Module for c-Class BladeSystem |
| Uplinks | 4 x 2/4/8Gb Fibre Channel |
| Downlinks | 16 x 1/2/4/8Gb Fibre Channel |
| Virtual machines | up to 128 per physical server |
| NPIV concentration | 4:1, 8:1 or 16:1 |
| Firmware | Virtual Connect 4.01 or higher with VC FC firmware 1.44 |
| Management | requires a Virtual Connect Ethernet module |
| Spare part | 572216-001 (option 572019-B21) |
| Compatible with | HP BladeSystem c3000 and c7000 enclosures; HP ProLiant c-Class blades up to Generation 8; HP Integrity c-Class blades |