The Xsigo Systems F-X430058 is a fabric component within the Xsigo Server Fabric solution, integrating into the VP-780 I/O Director to deliver high-performance virtualized I/O connectivity across enterprise computing environments. This module consolidates network and storage fabric resources, eliminating the need for separate physical interconnects and reducing infrastructure complexity while enabling deterministic performance for demanding workloads.
Technical Specifications
Throughput Performance
• Delivers 20 Gbit/sec aggregate throughput to a single virtual NIC
• Sustained data rate of 16.9 Gbit/sec in iperf testing between Red Hat Linux virtual machines on ESXi-5.0
• Application server throughput exceeding 20 Gbit/sec per virtual machine
• Ethernet traffic throughput up to 2.4x that of 10 Gbit/sec Ethernet connections per virtual machine
• vMotion performance 67% faster than 10 Gbit/sec Ethernet; single VM migration completing in 12 seconds versus 20 seconds for Ethernet
Virtual Resource Allocation
• Supports up to 8 standalone virtual NICs (vNICs) and 4 standalone virtual HBAs (vHBAs) per server
• Supports 4 pairs of bonded vNICs and 2 pairs of multipath vHBAs per server
• VP-780 I/O Director capacity extends to hundreds of servers; VP560 variant supports 6 to 60 servers in 2U form factor
Module Configuration
• VP560 I/O Director provides four I/O module slots, each configurable with 10 Gbit/sec Ethernet, 1 Gbit/sec Ethernet, or 4 Gbit/sec Fibre Channel modules
– Key Features
• Unified fabric architecture consolidating Ethernet and storage I/O connectivity
• Hardware support for InfiniHost Single/Dual Port HCA (firmware 1.3.0 and 5.3.0+), ConnectX Dual Port HCA (firmware 2.7.0+), and ConnectX-2 Single/Dual Port HCA (firmware 2.7.0+)
• Browser-based Xsigo Fabric Manager for centralized fabric administration
• Host drivers supplied for Red Hat Enterprise Linux and Windows Server environments
– Typical Applications
High-performance virtualized data centers, consolidated server environments, and applications requiring low-latency, high-bandwidth inter-VM communication and storage access.
– Compatibility & Integration
Operating Systems: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Update 7 and later, VMware ESXi 5.0/5.1, Windows Server, Hyper-V, Solaris, Oracle VM, Citrix XenServer
Virtualization: VMware ESX environments
Fabric Management: Xsigo Fabric Manager
