Product Features
Four Gigabit Ethernet ports
Supported on ProLiant Gen8 servers in all c-class enclosures, all server mezzanine slots (Mezzanine
slot1 supports 2 ports & Mezzanine slot2 supports 4 ports); multiple cards per server.
Intel® Ethernet I350 controllers
Designed with server needs in mind:
IEEE 802.1p, 802.1Q, 802.3, 802.3ad, and 802.3x
ProLiant Teaming including Network Fault Tolerance, Transmit Load Balancing, and Switch-
Assisted Load Balancing
9.5K Jumbo frames
Interrupt/DMA Coalescing
IEEE 1588 (Precision Time Stamping) & 802.1AS (Hardware enabled Time Synchronization)
TCP/IP checksum offload (TCO) and large send offload (LSO)
PXE
Intel® Integrated I/O and Data Direct I/O for increased performance and reduced latency
Virtualization with VMDq
IPv6 packet transmit and receive (excluding all offload capabilities); IPv6 aware SNMPv1 agent for
Windows
Quad-port Gigabit
Ethernet Throughput
Up to 1000 Mbps full duplex Ethernet transfer rate per port (4000 Mbps combined) delivers outstanding
network performance designed to improve response time and remove bottlenecks across the entire
network. Four ports on a single adapter are ideal for high density; I/O slot constrained blade servers,
virtualization and security, applications, server consolidation, and increased network segmentation. The
total aggregate throughput of 8Gbps full duplex also meets the needs for customers desiring high
bandwidth but are not yet ready to move to 10 Gigabit Ethernet.
Jumbo Frames
The 366M support for 9.5K jumbo frames (also known as extended frames) permit a 9.5K byte transmission
unit (MTU), which is approximately six times the size of standard 1500 byte Ethernet frame. The 366M
supports jumbo frames as a way to achieve higher throughput and better CPU utilization. Jumbo frames are
particularly useful for database transfers and tape backups.
802.1Q VLANs with 802.1p
QoS Tagging
IEEE 802.1Q virtual local area network (VLAN) protocol allows each physical port of the 366M to be
separated into multiple virtual NICs for added network segmentation and enhanced security and
performance. VLANs increase security by isolating traffic between users. Limiting the broadcast traffic to
within the same VLAN domain also improves performance. IEEE quality of service (QoS) 802.1p tagging
allows the adapter to mark or tag frames with a priority level across a QoS-aware network for improved
traffic flow.
TCP/IP Stateless
Offloading
For overall improved system response, the 366M supports standard TCP/IP offloading techniques
including:
TCP/IP checksum offload (TCO) moves the TCP and IP checksum offloading from the CPU to the
network adapter.
Large send offload (LSO) or TCP segmentation offload (TSO) allows the TCP segmentation to be handled by
the adapter rather than the CPU.
Interrupt Coalescence
Interrupt coalescing (interrupt moderation) groups multiple packets, thereby reducing the number of
interrupts sent to the host. This process optimizes host efficiency, leaving the CPU available for other
duties.
DMA Coalescing
Supports DMA Coalescing, the incoming data packets and interrupts associated with these DMA calls are
intelligently batched to keep the system devices in lower power states.
QuickSpecs
HP Ethernet 1Gb 4-port 366M Adapter
Standard Features
DA - 14335 North America — Version 8 — April 18, 2014
Page 3