HP on June 22, 2010 announced its 10 new ProLiant G7 server (3 rack-mounted servers and blade servers 7) and an Ethernet optical transmission module, the module can be inserted into its Blade System both with the use, HP is also the first time in a blade server to achieve high-capacity optical fiber fusion. June 29, HP has demonstrated its top-shelf switches, can make the rack-mounted servers supporting the use of optical fiber with the polymer. Polymer optical fiber means is IP (or LAN traffic) and storage (either Fibre Channel or iSCSI) are on the same network transmission. And HP upgraded its focus on the new Blade server installation interface, to rise from the 1GigE 10GigE, so that you can greatly increase the SFP + optical transceiver sales. This wave will begin in the fourth quarter of 2010 continued into 2011, can be even longer. HP is not in its servers and switches on the design of any support 10GBase-T or QSFP function.

New servers and switches Cisco Transceiver

7 5 Blade server with 10GigE LOM designed to allow IP, FC and iSCSI Blade information board in each of the two 10GigE ports on the embedded run. HP acquired ServerEngines, LOM purchased from Emulex. The three rack-mounted servers can be equipped with the same technology, coupled with an Emulex adapter manufactured by HP, it has a SFP interface, users can connect with them SFP + optical modules can also be associated through the copper SFP + Twinax connection. HP has 56% of the Blade server market, 38% of the x86 server market. 10GigE server port is expected to ship later this year, next year's shipments will become exponentially. Virtual connection FlexFabric10-Gb24 HP interface module will activate the polymerization fiber. The 10-Gb24 Blade interface module is a module, through the 10GBase-KR, installed with HP's BladeSystem Blade interface in the base frame, and then by 8 SFP + uplink modules to connect to the outside world. Because BladeSystem by 10GBase-KR backplane connection, so the interface with the Blade server does not use frame-based SFP + modules. Blade of the SFP + modules with real data for the eight groups with a Blade-based interface module for rack up the transmission. Blade module jointly developed by the HP and QLogic.

Furthermore, 29 June, HP announced that its A5820 type top shelf switches. Module and switch module through the blade in the 16 and the top shelf in the rack server switches to identify the packet type (eg: IP, optical channel or iSCSI), and the eight 10GigE uplink SFP + module, two FC and two Blade system to send data packets, thus achieving real server polymer fiber. In turn, FC packets to be sent to the existing SAN to access storage, and IP data packets to spread LAN. From the architecture-based server to the switch, and then uplink to be used for each associated transceiver or SFP + Twinax copper.

Heralds of the transceiver to accelerate the growth of the market

Cisco SFP+ Declaration expressed in FCoE first phase of its operation. The first phase of the FCoE that companies are either using blade servers and switches, or use of rack servers and switches. Used in the present communication blade / rack-top ToR switches, IP and FC will be separate to the existing communications SANs and LANs. The second stage is more reflective technology FCoE networks, FCoE FCoE packets through the network. This phase will help determine the transmission and FCoE switch design. Final stage is to ensure that data packets FCoE FCoE network in the normal transmission. The first phase of implementation, HP only had a simple rack wiring and management, but the existing FC SANs and 10GbE LANs have no effect. The second and third phases, the user still fully transferred to the network a few years time.

The first phase of optical transceiver has a significant impact on the market. In other words, 16Blade server transceiver is not used, but by the 10GBase-KR backplane connector on the system receiving the Blade. However, in the uplink transmission process, we need eight such SFP + SR, LR or LRM modules. This means that 16 servers share only eight SFP + transceiver module or SFP + Twinax copper. On the other hand, Blade implementation of the system so that the light transmission network has become so easy, 10GigeE FCoE operations to meet the LightCounting in the next 12 to 18 months from the transmission rate of the user to upgrade to 10GigeE 1GigeE requirements. Furthermore, rack servers and the introduction of the switch the server from the rack to switch, SFP + optical transceiver modules or Twinax copper wire transfer there between the extraordinary significance.

Finally, LightCounting and Cisco SFP jointly issued a declaration in June, said: As 10GigeE and FC / iSCSI leader in optical network coverage, will continue to improve the user to work faster transfer rate. HP is a high-capacity servers tycoon, low-cost 10GigeE LOMs and high performance with simplicity and the relative ratio of the new switch adapter, and the comparative results should be announced to customers. Worth considering is a short distance (eg 1 to 5 meters) transmission, the end users will adopt the new SFP + Twinax cable before replacing the SFP + optical modules and cables. End users understand and believe light communication network, but the end user will not be because Twinax cables offer low cost short-range transmission can not believe its performance. This year, LightCounting will update our outlook transceiver market should tend to counter.