Recommended NIC specifications

The following table provides information on the NIC specifications that have been validated as part of a blueprint, reason to consider them, and customization options.

Controller

HPE ProLiant DL360 Gen10 Servers with dual socket Gen2 Intel Xeon scalable family processors
Validated Configuration	FLR Adapter : 1x10Gb 2-port 534FLR-SFP+ Adapter PCI Adapter : 1x10Gb 2-port 562-SFP+ Adapter
Blueprint design consideration	Cost-effective, dependable server networking products that keep IT running reliably and at peak performance : FLR : Serviced by CPU1, LACP BOND PCIe : Serviced by CPU1, LACP BOND
Customization option	For specific customized hardware components, select from the hardware list in the HPE ProLiant DL360 Gen10 Server QuickSpecs available However, ensure that your choices meet the minimum requirements specified by Red Hat in Director Installation and Usage document.
HPE ProLiant m510 Xeon Servers with single socket Intel Xeon scalable family processors
Validated Configuration	Embedded Mellanox Connect-X3 Pro Dual 10GbE NIC PCI Adapter : 3x10Gb 2-port 562-SFP+ Adapter
Blueprint design consideration	Cost-effective, dependable server networking products that keep IT running reliably and at peak performance
Customization option	For specific customized hardware components, select from the hardware list in the HPE ProLiant m510 Server Cartridge However, ensure that your choices meet the minimum requirements specified by Red Hat in Recommendations for Large Deployments document.

Storage - Ceph

HPE ProLiant DL380 Gen10 Servers with dual socket Gen2 Intel Xeon scalable family processors.
Validated Configuration	FLR Adapter : 1x 10Gb 2-port 534FLR-SFP+Adapter
Blueprint design consideration	Cost-effective, dependable server networking products that keep IT running reliably and at peak performance : FLR : Serviced by CPU1, LACP BOND
Customization option	For specific customized hardware components, select from the hardware list in the HPE ProLiant DL380 Gen10 Server QuickSpecs. NOTE: If you opt for SSD or NVMe (drive types) as additional storage drives, then it is recommended to use HPE Ethernet 10/25Gb 2-port 640FLR-SFP28 Adapter The choice of NICs for each of drives is recommended as follows: 1 to 12 HDD Drives - 1x 10Gb 2-port 534FLR-SFP+Adapter More than 12 HDD Drives - 1xHPE Ethernet 10/25Gb 2-port 640FLR-SFP28 Adapter SSD Drive -1x HPE Ethernet 10/25Gb 2-port 640FLR-SFP28 Adapter NVMe Drive - 1xHPE Ethernet 10/25Gb 2-port 640FLR-SFP28 Adapter However, ensure that your choices meet the minimum requirements specified by Red Hat in Director Installation and Usage document.

Compute

HPE ProLiant DL360 Gen10 Servers with dual socket Gen2 Intel Xeon scalable family processors
Validated Configuration	1x10Gb 2-port 534FLR-SFP+ Adapter 2x10/25Gb 2-port 661SFP28/640SFP28 Adapter
Blueprint design consideration	Cost-effective, dependable server networking products keep IT running reliably and at peak performance FLR : Serviced by CPU1 PCIe : Serviced by CPU1 and CPU2 PCIe slot1 is configured for OVS-DPDK PCIe slot3 is configured for SR-IOV.
Customization option	Support for acceleration technologies - SR-IOV and DPDK as required by the workloads If customer does not require both technologies on the same compute node, a single NIC can be used and configured for one technology (either SR-IOV or OVS-DPDK). For specific customized hardware components, select from the hardware list in the HPE ProLiant DL360 Gen10 Server QuickSpecs available. However, ensure that your choices meet the minimum requirements specified by Red Hat in Director Installation and Usage document.

Hyperconverged Infrastructure

HPE ProLiant DL380 Gen10 Servers with dual socket Gen2 Intel Xeon scalable family processors (Intel-based)
Validated Configuration	1x10Gb 2-port 534FLR-SFP+ Adapter 2x10/25Gb 2-port 661SFP28/640SFP28 Adapter 1 x HPE DL38X Gen10 x8/x16/x8 Riser Kit
Blueprint design consideration	Cost-effective, dependable server networking products keep IT running reliably and at peak performance FLR : Serviced by CPU1 PCIe : Serviced by CPU1 and CPU2 PCIe slot1 and slot3 both are configured for SR-IOV
Customization option	Support only for SR-IOV as packet acceleration technology NOTE: If you opt for SSD or NVMe (drive types) as additional storage drives, then it is recommended to use HPE Ethernet 10/25Gb 2-port 640FLR-SFP28 Adapter The choice of NICs for each of drives is recommended as follows: 1 to 12 HDD Drives - 1x 10Gb 2-port 534FLR-SFP+Adapter More than 12 HDD Drives - 1xHPE Ethernet 10/25Gb 2-port 640FLR-SFP28 Adapter SSD Drive -1x HPE Ethernet 10/25Gb 2-port 640FLR-SFP28 Adapter NVMe Drive - 1xHPE Ethernet 10/25Gb 2-port 640FLR-SFP28 Adapter For specific customized hardware components, select from the hardware list in the HPE ProLiant DL380 Gen10 Server QuickSpecs. However, ensure that your choices meet the minimum requirements specified by Red Hat in Director Installation and Usage document.
HPE ProLiant DL385 Gen 10 Servers with dual socket AMD EPYC family processors (AMD-based)
Validated Configuration	1x10Gb 2-port 562 FLR-SFP+ Adapter 2x10/25Gb 2-port 661SFP28/640SFP28 Adapter HPE DL38X Gen10 x16/x16/x16 Secondary GPU FIO Riser Kit
Blueprint design consideration	Cost-effective, dependable server networking products keep IT running reliably and at peak performance FLR : Serviced by CPU1 PCIe : Serviced by CPU1 and CPU2 PCIe slot1 and slot4 are configured for SR-IOV
Customization option	Support only for SR-IOV as packet acceleration technology NOTE: If you opt for SSD or NVMe (drive types) as additional storage drives, then it is recommended to use HPE Ethernet 10/25Gb 2-port 640FLR-SFP28 Adapter The choice of NICs for each of drives is recommended as follows: 1 to 12 HDD Drives - 1x 10Gb 2-port 534FLR-SFP+Adapter More than 12 HDD Drives - 1xHPE Ethernet 10/25Gb 2-port 640FLR-SFP28 Adapter SSD Drive -1x HPE Ethernet 10/25Gb 2-port 640FLR-SFP28 Adapter NVMe Drive - 1xHPE Ethernet 10/25Gb 2-port 640FLR-SFP28 Adapter For specific customized hardware components, select from the hardware list in the HPE ProLiant DL385 Gen10 Server QuickSpecs. However, ensure that your choices meet the minimum requirements specified by Red Hat in Director Installation and Usage document.
HPE ProLiant e910 Xeon Servers with single socket Intel Xeon scalable family processors (Intel-based)
Validated Configuration	HPE e910 2p 10GbE SFP+ Mod PCI Adapter : 1x10/25Gb 2-port 661SFP28/640SFP28 Adapter
Blueprint design consideration	Cost-effective, dependable server networking products that keep IT running reliably and at peak performance
Customization option	For specific customized hardware components, select from the hardware list in the HPE ProLiant e910 Server Blade. However, ensure that your choices meet the minimum requirements specified by Red Hat in Recommendations for Large Deployments document.