Adapter Specs

• Type: Blade Flex Fabric
• Ports: 2 Internal
• Plug Type: N/A
• Max Data Rate: 10Gb
• Protocols: Ethernet

Part Number:

• 647590-B21

The HPE FlexFabric 10GbE 2port 554M Adapter (part number 647590B21) is a mezzanine-style converged network adapter tailored for HPE BladeSystem c-Class Gen8 servers, such as the ProLiant BL420c, BL460c, BL465c, and BL660c G8ebay.com+9harddrivesdirect.com+9usapartsdirect.com+9. It features two internal 10GbE ports and is built around the Emulex BE3 chipset, offering full offload support for Ethernet, Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE), and iSCSI, thanks to its hardware acceleration capabilities like TCP Offload Engine (TOE) for stateless TCP/IP and full FCoE handlingstoragepartsdirect.com+3harddrivesdirect.com+3usapartsdirect.com+3. The adapter supports Virtual Connect Flex10, enabling each 10GbE port to be partitioned into four virtual NICs, optimizing bandwidth allocation for heavily virtualized environments

In addition to its robust virtualized networking capabilities, the 554M adapter aids data center efficiency by combining network and storage traffic paths onto a single module, reducing cabling complexity and lowering both capital and operational costsebay.com+7renewtech.com+7harddrivesdirect.com+7. With onboard 128MB flash memory for firmware, PCIe 2.0 x8 connectivity, jumbo-frame support, and comprehensive multiprotocol offloading (including iSCSI and FCoE), it delivers high performance while preserving CPU resourcesrenewtech.com+4harddrivesdirect.com+4storagepartsdirect.com+4. Overall, the 647590B21 is an essential component for organizations deploying Gen8 blade infrastructure that require scalable, converged fabric solutions.