P24737-001 HPE Ethernet 10/25GB 2-Port SFP28 Adapter

HPE X2522-25G 10/25GB 2-Port Adapter Overview

The P24737-001 HPE X2522-25G Ethernet 10/25GB 2-Port SFP28 Adapter is a high-performance network interface card designed for modern data centers and enterprise infrastructures. Supporting dual SFP28 ports and optimized for both 10Gb and 25Gb Ethernet speeds, this adapter ensures efficient bandwidth utilization, low latency, and scalability to meet next-generation workload requirements. It is engineered to deliver advanced networking performance for HPE ProLiant servers and other enterprise environments where performance, reliability, and security are essential.

Key Specifications of the HPE X2522-25G SFP28 Adapter

Dual-Port Design

With two SFP28 ports, the adapter enables flexible network configurations and redundant connectivity. This ensures continuous uptime for critical workloads while offering administrators the ability to balance traffic across multiple links.

10GbE and 25GbE Support

Supporting both 10Gb and 25Gb Ethernet speeds, the P24737-001 delivers versatile performance for enterprises upgrading from 10Gb infrastructure to 25Gb networking. This adaptability allows organizations to future-proof their networks without needing immediate infrastructure overhauls.

Interface and Connectivity

The adapter is based on SFP28 interfaces, enabling compatibility with a wide range of optical and direct attach copper (DAC) cables. This flexibility ensures seamless integration into existing data center cabling environments.

Performance Benefits of the P24737-001 Adapter

High Throughput

With 25Gb bandwidth per port, enterprises can achieve aggregate speeds of up to 50Gb, which is crucial for applications requiring high input/output operations such as cloud computing, virtualization, big data analytics, and AI-driven workloads.

Low Latency Networking

Optimized for reduced latency, the adapter enhances application responsiveness in virtualized and high-performance computing environments. This ensures smoother performance for latency-sensitive workloads like financial services, real-time analytics, and high-frequency trading.

Enhanced Virtualization Support

The adapter is built with technologies that optimize virtualization, such as SR-IOV (Single Root I/O Virtualization), ensuring efficient allocation of resources across virtual machines while maintaining maximum throughput and minimal overhead.

Enterprise Use Cases

Cloud Infrastructure

The HPE X2522-25G adapter is ideal for cloud infrastructure, offering scalability to meet fluctuating workloads. Whether in private, public, or hybrid cloud deployments, the adapter ensures consistent bandwidth for data transfer and storage access.

Data-Centric Applications

Businesses dealing with big data analytics, machine learning, or real-time analytics benefit from the 25Gb performance, enabling rapid access to large datasets and improving time-to-insight for decision-making processes.

Enterprise Virtualization and Containers

With SR-IOV and advanced offload features, the adapter reduces CPU utilization and boosts network performance in virtualized and containerized environments. This is critical for enterprises adopting Kubernetes, VMware, or Hyper-V for workload consolidation.

Advanced Features of the Adapter

Offload Technologies

TCP/IP Offload Engine

By offloading TCP/IP processing from the host CPU to the adapter, overall system performance improves, freeing CPU cycles for business-critical workloads.

RDMA over Converged Ethernet (RoCE)

Supporting RoCE enables low-latency, high-throughput networking, especially beneficial in storage and HPC (High-Performance Computing) environments where data transfer efficiency is critical.

Security Features

The adapter integrates secure boot and hardware-level protections, ensuring network traffic integrity and reducing the risks of malicious attacks. These features are particularly valuable in enterprise and multi-tenant data center environments.

Energy Efficiency

Built with energy-efficient designs, the adapter reduces power consumption without sacrificing performance. This helps organizations lower operational costs and align with green IT initiatives.