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Broadcom ® NetXtreme II ® BCM57711

Dual-Port Direct Attach 10 GbE PCI
Express ® Network Interface Card with TOE
and iSCSI Offload

OVERVIEW training. The NetXtreme II BCM57711 NIC also

® ® provides the iSCSI HBA functionality by offloading
The Broadcom NetXtreme II BCM57711 dual-
port direct attach 10 Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) PCI the iSCSI block level storage processing onto the
Express® Network Interface Card (NIC) with TCP/IP NIC and running iSCSI through the existing Ethernet
Offload Engine (TOE) and iSCSI offload is the infrastructure. This eliminates the cost burden to
fourth-generation of Convergence Network acquire HBAs and additional fiber cabling. The
Interface Cards (C-NIC). The BCM57711 is the iSCSI Boot also provides the ability for a diskless
next-generation in C-NIC, combining offload server to boot from a designated Storage Area
technology with standard Ethernet functionality. Network (SAN) to ensure a secure booting
Together, these features provide the necessary environment while eliminating the cost and
performance and bandwidth critical to I/O maintenance of a local hard drive.
intensive applications such as virtualization and
High Performance Computing (HPC). ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY
The NetXtreme II BCM57711 adapter features
PERFORMANCE AND RELIABILITY TOE technology for Windows® , which reduces the
Broadcom NetXtreme II BCM57711 Dual-Port DIrect
Attach 10 GbE PCI Express Network Interface Broadcom validates its network interface cards server Central Processing Unit (CPU) utilization
Card with TOE and iSCSI Offload
over a variety of operating systems and platforms, and improves application performance. TOE
ensuring compatibility and interoperability. This offloads the TCP protocol processing from the
10 GbE server adapter takes full advantage of the server CPU onto the server adapter. This
Highlights PCI Express bus architecture to maximize preserves valuable CPU cycles for applications
• TOE for Windows, significantly reduces CPU
network throughput. Teaming enables Smart processing and improves overall server
utilization
Load Balancing™ (SLB) to help increase performance and network efficiency. Receive
• HBA functionality supporting accelerated iSCSI Side Scaling (RSS) also enables packet receive
throughput and fault tolerance when multiple
• iSCSI remote boot support adapters are configured to work together as a processing to scale with the number of available
• Optimizes server efficiency and improves team to share traffic and provide data reliability processors.
network performance with failover.
STANDARD FEATURES
• Total Ethernet compatibility: standard TCP/IP
implementation ISCSI SUPPORT Controller Broadcom BCM57711
• Teaming and failover ensure Smart Load Host Bus Adapter (HBA) functionality on the Data Path Eight lanes (x8)
Balancing and data availability NetXtreme II BCM57711 adapter supports Data Bus PCI Express

• RSS to balance network traffic across accelerated iSCSI. This converges block storage and Form Factor Low profile 6.6 x 2.0 in
network processing over standard TCP infrastructure, Data Rate 10000 Mbps
multiple CPUs
eliminating the need for a separate storage adapter Ethernet Ports Two
and cabling while providing Fibre Channel O n b o a r d M e m o r y 148 KB
comparable performance and reliability at a fraction
of the cost. There is no need to maintain a separate
storage infrastructure and no need for additional

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Broadcom® NetXtreme II® BCM57711 Dual-Port Direct
Attach 10 GbE PCI Express® Network Interface Card
with TOE and iSCSI Offload

SUPERIOR SUPPORT AND DESIGN

The NetXtreme II BCM57711 adapter helps OPERATING SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT
preserve your existing networking environment: Standards ACPI version 2.0
operating systems, network administration tools, Supported
core cabling, personnel training, etc., while Microsoft Windows 2003
improving server efficiency and networking and 2008 Server (all
editions), Red Hat
application performance. Major operating Enterprise Linux 4 and 5
systems are supported, including Microsoft ® for AMD64/EM64T,
SUSE Linux Enterprise
Windows and Linux ®, and the TOE and RSS
Operating Server 9, 10, and 11 for
functionality is fully integrated in the Microsoft Systems x86 and AMD64/Intel ®
Server 2003 ® Scalable Networking Pack, based EM64T, NDIS 2 for
DOS, Novell® NetWare®
on Dell ® server adapter designs. The BCM57711
6.5, Sun Solaris ® 10
card delivers two ports for redundancy and offers
P X E 2 . 1 S u p p o r t Yes
a SFP+ version, which is the next-generation NETBUI, Collision Sense
form factor that is roughly 30% smaller, burns Multiple Access/
less power, requires fewer components, and is Collision Avoidance,
802.2 NetBios, IPX/
less expensive than the XFP form factor. SPX, TCP - IPv4 and
Protocols IPv6
ADVANCED FEATURES
• TOE for increased bi-directional throughput
POWER CONSUMPTION
and performance
• HBA functionality for iSCSI support Operating +3.3V ±5% Maximum
Voltage 1250 mA @ +3.3V
• iSCSI Boot for diskless booting from SAN
Operating 32 o to 131 oF
• RSS
Temperature (0 o to 55o C)
• TCP, IPv4, IPv6 Checksum
Storage -22o to 140o F
• TCP Segmentation
Temperature (-40 o to 65o C)
• 802.1q VLAN Tagging Dell has tested and certified the Broadcom
• Link Aggregation and Load Balancing NetXtreme II BCM57711 Dual-Port Direct Attach 10
SUPPORT
• Jumbo Frame GbE PCI Express Network Interface Card with TOE
PowerEdge 1950/
and iSCSI Offload for use with specific Dell
2900/2950/2970/
POWERFUL CONTROL SOFTWARE Poweredge servers. Dell specifically disclaims
Servers R805/R900/R905/
The Broadcom Advanced Control Suite 3 Supported 6950/NX1950 knowledge of the accuracy, completeness or
(BACS3) provides an unprecedented level of 1-year Limited substantiation for all statements and claims made
L i m i t e d W a r r a n t y Warranty
governance across your entire network, enabling in this document regarding the properties,
detailed tests, analyses, and diagnostics to be capabilities, speeds, or qualifications of the
performed for each network adapter installed in For more information on Broadcom: adapter.
your system. In addition, BACS3 includes www.broadcom.com
For more information on Dell NICs by Broadcom:
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