When designing an HP Virtual connect FlexFabric network, how many downlink connections can be configured per module pair to an HP ProLiant BL460c. Gen8 server with an HP FlexFabric 2- port FlexLOM?

2 reflects only the physical port count of the FlexLOM adapter itself and ignores the logical connection multiplexing capability of the Virtual Connect FlexFabric modules.

4 would result only if each physical port supported a single logical connection per module, which underestimates the FlexFabric module's ability to multiplex each link.

The HP FlexFabric 2-port 10Gb FlexLOM presents 2 physical ports to the enclosure midplane, and each port connects to one module in the VC FlexFabric module pair; Virtual Connect FlexFabric then multiplexes each physical link into up to 4 logical connections, yielding 2 ports x 4 logical connections = 8 total downlink connections per server, allowing granular network and SAN traffic separation.

16 exceeds the maximum downlink connections a FlexFabric module pair supports for a single server blade equipped with a 2-port FlexLOM.