The Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet Adapters are a family of high performance PCI Express adapters. With four adapters to choose from, the NetXtreme I and NetXtreme II adapter family offers a variety of features including up to four ports per adapter, VLAN support, broad operating system support, TOE, iSCSI, and virtualization support.

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.

Changes in the June 7 update:

• Added the new servers to the Server support section:
  • System x3850 X6 and x3950 X6 servers with E7 v4 processors
  • ThinkServer sd350

Introduction

The Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet Adapters are a family of high performance PCI Express adapters. With four adapters to choose from, the NetXtreme GbE adapter family offers a variety of features including up to four ports per adapter, VLAN support, broad operating system support, TOE, iSCSI, and virtualization support.

Figure 1 shows the Broadcom NetXtreme I Quad Port GbE Adapter.

Figure 1. Broadcom NetXtreme I Quad Port GbE Adapter

Did you know?

The NetXtreme Quad Port Ethernet Adapter is an ideal way to implement a virtualization solution using your existing Gigabit Ethernet network. With four copper-based Gigabit ports on a single PCI Express 2.0 x4 interface, the adapter provides the density and capacity you need to support large numbers of virtualized systems on one server.

Part number information

Table 1. Ordering part numbers and feature codes

The part numbers for the adapters include the following items:

• One Ethernet adapter with full-height (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 (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)
• TCP/IP Offload Engine (TOE) support (42C1780 and 39Y6066)
• Hardware-based iSCSI offload (42C1780 only)
• Management using Broadcom Advanced Control Suite (BACS), Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI), and Broadcom Management API (BMAPI)

The following table compares the features of the cards.

Table 2. Features

Physical specifications

The adapters have the following physical specifications:

• Broadcom NetXtreme I Dual Port GbE Adapter:
  • Length: 109 mm (4.3")
  • Height: 69 mm (2.7")
  • Depth: 19 mm (0.74 in)
• Broadcom NetXtreme I Quad Port GbE Adapter:
  • Length: 132 mm (5.2")
  • Height: 69 mm (2.7")
  • Depth: 19 mm (0.74 in)
• Broadcom NetXtreme 2xGbE BaseT Adapter:
  • Length: 118 mm (4.66 in)
  • Height: 64 mm (2.53 in)
  • Depth: 19 mm (0.74 in)
• Broadcom NetXtreme 1xGbE BaseT Adapter:
  • Length: 149 mm (5.875 in)
  • Height: 70 mm (2.75 in)
  • Depth: 18 mm (0.70 in)

The following figure shows the Broadcom NetXtreme I Dual Port GbE Adapter

Figure 2. Broadcom NetXtreme I Dual Port GbE Adapter

Operating environment

The adapters are supported in the following environment:

Broadcom NetXtreme I Quad Port GbE Adapter:
Broadcom NetXtreme I Dual Port GbE Adapter:

• Temperature:
  • Operating at 0 to 914 m (0 to 3,000 ft): 10° to 35°C (50° to 95°F)
  • Operating at 914 m to 2133m (3,000 to 7,000 ft): 10° to 32°C (50° to 90°F)
• Relative humidity: 20% to 80% (non-condensing)

Broadcom NetXtreme 2xGbE BaseT Adapter:
Broadcom NetXtreme 1xGbE BaseT Adapter:

• Temperature: 0° to 55°C (32° to 131°F)
• Relative humidity: 10% to 90%

Warranty

One-year limited warranty. When installed in a System x server, these cards assume your system’s base warranty and any warranty upgrade.
 

Server support

Connectors and LEDs

Figure 4 shows the LEDs on the Broadcom NetXtreme I Dual Port GbE Adapter.

Figure 3. Broadcom NetXtreme I Dual Port GbE Adapter connectors and LEDs

Regulatory compliance

The adapters conform to the following international standards:

• EN55022
• EN55024
• EN60950 / CE
• EN 61000-3-2
• EN 61000-3-3
• ICES-003, Issue-004
• IEC 950 CB Scheme
• FCC 47 CFR Part 15 Class A
• UL 1950
• CSA C22.2 950-95
• VCCI
• AS/NZSCISPR 22 / C-tick
• RRL for KC
• BSMI
• UL 94-/V
• RoHS

Operating system support

The adapters support the following operating systems:

• Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Datacenter x64 Edition
• Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Datacenter x86 Edition
• Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Enterprise x64 Edition
• Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Enterprise x86 Edition
• Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Standard x64 Edition
• Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Standard x86 Edition
• Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Web x64 Edition
• Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Web x86 Edition
• Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2008 Premium Edition
• Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2008 Standard Edition
• Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2
• Microsoft Windows Server 2012
• Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Server Edition
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Server with Xen x64 Edition
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Server x64 Edition
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Server Edition
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Server x64 Edition
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
• SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 10 for AMD64/EM64T
• SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 10 for x86
• SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 11 for AMD64/EM64T
• SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 11 for x86
• SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 11 with Xen for AMD64/EM64T
• SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 12
• VMware ESX 4.1
• VMware ESXi 4.1
• VMware vSphere 5.0 (ESXi)
• VMware vSphere 5.1 (ESXi)
• VMware vSphere 5.5 (ESXi)
• VMware vSphere 6.0 (ESXi)