In past server generations, the adapter is embedded on the system motherboard as a LOM (LAN on motherboard). If a customer desired a different kind of networking adapter, they would need to purchase a standup adapter and install it in a slot in the server. This meant consuming valuable mezzanine or PCI slots which reduced their flexibility to add other mezzanine cards or PCI cards.



Now with many ProLiant Gen9 servers, customers can now choose the type of network adapter they want. This new Flexible LOM provides our customer the ability to customize their server’s networking of today and the ability to change to meet future needs without overhauling server infrastructure.