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.
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
Internal
Yes
PCI Card form factor
Full-height (low-profile)
LED indicators
Yes
Indication
LED indicators
Yes
System requirements
Compatible operating systems
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 HPC Edition, Windows 2008HPC Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Datacenter x64 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 Server 2012 Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Microsoft Windows Server 2016 Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2008 Premium Edition Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2008 Standard Edition 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 10 with Xen for AMD64/EM64T 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)
Weight & dimensions
Width
109 mm
Depth
19 mm
Height
69 mm
Packaging data
Quantity
1
Certificates
Certification
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
Other features
Compatible operating systems
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 HPC Edition, Windows 2008HPC Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Datacenter x64 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 Server 2012 Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Microsoft Windows Server 2016 Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2008 Premium Edition Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2008 Standard Edition 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 10 with Xen for AMD64/EM64T 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)
