The Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet Adapters are a family of high performance PCI Express adapters. The adapters are available with either two ports or four ports and are supported on ThinkSystem and System x servers.
This product guide provides essential presales information to understand the NetXtreme GbE offerings and their key features, specifications, and compatibility. This guide is intended for technical specialists, sales specialists, sales engineers, IT architects, and other IT professionals who want to learn more about the adapters and consider their use in IT solutions.
- 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 (39Y6066 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)
- Management using Broadcom Advanced Control Suite (BACS), Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI), and Broadcom Management API (BMAPI)
Cabling technology |
10/100/1000BaseT(X) |
Certification |
EN55022\nEN55024\nEN60950 / CE\nEN 61000-3-2\nEN 61000-3-3\nICES-003, Issue-004\nIEC 950 CB Scheme\nFCC 47 CFR Part 15 Class A\nUL 1950\nCSA C22.2 950-95\nVCCI\nAS/NZSCISPR 22 / C-tick\nRRL for KC\nBSMI\nUL 94-/V |
Colour of product |
Green |
Compatible operating systems |
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 HPC Edition, Windows 2008HPC\nMicrosoft Windows Server 2008 R2\nMicrosoft Windows Server 2008, Datacenter x64 Edition\nMicrosoft Windows Server 2008, Enterprise x64 Edition\nMicrosoft Windows Server 2008, Enterprise x86 Editi |
Connectivity technology |
Wired |
Data transfer rate (max) |
1000 Mbit/s |
Depth |
19 mm |
Ethernet interface type |
Gigabit Ethernet |
Ethernet LAN |
Y |
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports |
2 |
Ethernet LAN data rates |
10,100,1000 Mbit/s |
Flow control support |
Y |
Height |
69 mm |
Host interface |
PCI-E |
Interface |
Ethernet |
Internal |
Y |
iSCSI support |
Y |
Jumbo frames support |
Y |
LAN controller |
Broadcom BCM5720 |
LED indicators |
Y |
Networking standards |
IEEE 802.1Q,IEEE 802.3az |
PCI Card form factor |
full-height (low-profile) |
PCI version |
2.0 |
Quantity |
1 |
RoHS compliance |
Y |
Width |
109 mm |
Jumbo frames |
9600 |
Specific References
- EAN13
- 0889488433582