Network Partition (NPAR) Technology and VMware Virtual Switch comparison using QLogic BCM57800

Summary: Network Partition (NPAR) Technology, VMware Virtual Switch, QLogic BCM57800, virtual distributed switch (VDS), traffic shaping, Converged Network Adapter (CNA)

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Published February 2016


This application note discusses the pros and cons of the QLogic BCM57800 series network partition (NPAR) technology and VMware’s virtual standard switch (VSS) as well as virtual distributed switch (VDS) with traffic shaping. This document provides four configuration examples.


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Article Number: 000146311
Article Type: Solution
Last Modified: 21 Feb 2021
Version:  3
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