Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet Adapters
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Part number information
Table 1. Ordering part numbers and feature codes
Description
Part number
Feature code
Broadcom NetXtreme I Dual Port GbE Adapter
90Y9370
A2V4
Broadcom NetXtreme I Quad Port GbE Adapter
90Y9352
A2V3
NetXtreme II 1000 Express Quad Port Ethernet Adapter
49Y4220
5766
NetXtreme II 1000 Express Dual Port Ethernet Adapter
42C1780
2995
NetXtreme II 1000 Express Single Port Ethernet Adapter
39Y6066
1485
The part numbers for the NetXtreme II adapters include the following items:
One Ethernet adapter with standard (4.75-inch) bracket
Low profile (3.13-inch) bracket
Support CD and Safety flyer
Features and specifications
The adapters have the following features:
One, two, or four 10/100/1000 copper ports with RJ45 for Cat 5e/6 cabling
Full line-rate performance across all ports
Low-profile form factor - supported by the majority of System x and iDataPlex servers
PCI Express 2.0 host interface (NetXtreme II single-port is PCI Express 1.1)
Jumbo Frames support (9600 bytes frames)
IEEE 802.1q VLAN support - provides enhanced network management and efficiency
I/O virtualization (IOV) support for VMWare NetQueue and Microsoft VMQ - improves network
performance in virtualized environments
IEEE 802.3x flow control support
Receive and transmit side scaling
TCP, IP, and UDP checksum offload
Message Signaled Interrupts (MSI) and MSI-X support - Maximizes server processing performance
by reducing CPU overhead and lowering interrupt latency
On-chip temperature monitor (NetXteme I only)
IEEE 802.3az Energy Efficient Ethernet (EEE) compliant - Reduces adapter power consumption by
up to 42% through intelligent adaptive power management, adjusting power based on data traffic
load. (NetXtreme I only)
IEEE 802.3z (Clause 30) - Statistics for SNMP MIB II, Ethernet like MIB, and Ethernet MIB
(NetXtreme I only)
IEEE 1588 Precision Time Control and 802.1AS time synchronization support - Provides greater
accuracy of data packet delivery within the network (NetXtreme I only)
TCP/IP Offload Engine (TOE) support (NetXtreme II dual and quad-port only)
Hardware-based iSCSI offload (NetXtreme II dual and quad-port only)