HPE ProLiant BL-Series Blade Server 20Gbps Dual-Port Converged Network Adapter

HPE Option P/N: 700761-001 | HPE Spare P/N: 701536-001 | Model: 650FLB

The HPE 701536-001 (700761-001) is a high-performance, dual-port 20Gbps Converged Network Adapter (CNA) designed in the specialized FlexibleLOM (FLB) blade form factor. Built on Emulex Type-S silicon architecture for HPE ProLiant Gen8 and Gen9 blade servers, this card consolidates high-speed Ethernet data networking and storage traffic (FCoE and iSCSI) onto a single hardware interface. It is engineered to optimize bandwidth density, dramatically lower cable clutter within the backplane, and simplify network management layers for high-density virtualized data centers.

• Data Rate: 🏎️ 20 Gbps Per Port (40Gbps Total Bi-Directional Bandwidth)

• Ports: 🔌 2x Ports (Dual-Port)

• Interface Form Factor: 📏 FlexibleLOM (FLB) Dedicated Blade Mezzanine

• Processor / Chipset: 🧠 Emulex XE104-based Type-S Controller Engine

• Supported Protocols: 🖧 20G Ethernet, FCoE (Fibre Channel over Ethernet), iSCSI, RoCE (RDMA over Converged Ethernet)

• Hardware Offloads: 🛡️ Stateless Offloads (TOE, LSO, TSO), SR-IOV (Single Root I/O Virtualization), Tunnel Offloads (NVGRE, VXLAN)

• Chassis Platform Compatibility: ⚙️ HPE ProLiant Gen8 / Gen9 BL Blade Server Nodes

• Converged Traffic Consolidation: Operates as a true Converged Network Adapter (CNA). It concurrently handles traditional LAN data networking alongside storage Area Network (SAN) tasks over Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) or hardware-accelerated iSCSI, cutting down on the need for separate discrete HBAs.

• FlexibleLOM Mechanical Profile: Designed to lock directly into the server blade's dedicated FlexibleLOM bay. This smart positioning provides high-speed 20Gb piping directly to the c7000 or Synergy enclosure backplane without consuming the blade's universal PCIe expansion mezzanine card slots.

• Target Systems (HPE ProLiant Blade Ecosystem):

  • HPE ProLiant BL460c Gen9 & Gen8 Server Blades

  • HPE ProLiant BL660c Gen9 & Gen8 Server Blades

  • Requires installation inside an HPE BladeSystem c7000 or c3000 Enclosure equipped with matching high-bandwidth interconnect modules (such as HPE Virtual Connect FlexFabric modules).

• Ideal Workloads:

  • Dense Multi-Tenant Cloud Environments: Perfect for managing massive network traffic profiles within VMware vSphere/ESXi, Microsoft Hyper-V, or KVM clustering setups.

  • ⚠️ Structural Form Factor Check: This is an FLB (FlexibleLOM for Blades) card layout. While it looks similar to a standard rack server FlexibleLOM card, the blade variant features a completely different physical profile and latching mechanism. It will only fit inside BL-series blade servers and is not compatible with DL-series rack servers (like the DL360 or DL380).

    💡 Matching Part Numbers: The sticker label on the physical module typically cross-references both HPE Spare P/N: 701536-001 and HPE Option P/N: 700761-001. Listing both inside your item specifics ensures compatibility matches for corporate procurement agents regardless of which inventory catalog string they type into search fields.

    The HPE FlexFabric 650FLB 20Gb Adapter delivers a highly dense blend of converged storage-networking throughput and hardware-offloaded virtualization support to keep Gen8 and Gen9 blade nodes performing at enterprise grade.