LENOVO szerver LAN - Broadcom 5719 1GbE RJ45 4-Port PCIe Ethernet Adapter (ThinkSystem) 7ZT7A00484

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Abstract


The Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet Adapters are a family of high performance PCIe and OCP 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.


Change History


Changes in the May 5 update:


Added SR645 and SR665 to the server support table - Server support section
Added OS support for ThinkSystem Broadcom 5719 1GbE RJ45 4-port OCP Ethernet Adapter, 4XC7A08235 - Operating system support section




Introduction


The Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet Adapters are a family of high performance PCIe and OCP adapters. The adapters are available with either two ports or four ports and are supported on ThinkSystem and System x servers.

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


The following table lists the ordering information for the adapters.



Table 1. Ordering information


Part number
Feature code
Description




 ThinkSystem adapters with PCIe interface


7ZT7A00482
AUZX
ThinkSystem Broadcom 5720 1GbE RJ45 2-Port PCIe Ethernet Adapter


7ZT7A00484
AUZV
ThinkSystem Broadcom 5719 1GbE RJ45 4-Port PCIe Ethernet Adapter


 ThinkSystem adapters with OCP interface


4XC7A08235
B5T1
ThinkSystem Broadcom 5719 1GbE RJ45 4-port OCP Ethernet Adapter


System x adapters


90Y9352
A2V3
Broadcom NetXtreme I Quad Port GbE Adapter





The part numbers for the PCIe adapters include the following items:


One Ethernet adapter with full-height (4.75-inch) bracket
Low profile (3.13-inch) bracket
Documentation flyer


The following figure shows the Broadcom 5719 1GbE RJ45 4-port OCP Ethernet Adapter.


Figure 2. ThinkSystem Broadcom 5719 1GbE RJ45 4-port OCP Ethernet Adapter




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
Standard form factor adapters, either PCIe low profile or OCP 3.0 SFF
PCI Express 2.0 host interface
Jumbo Frames support (9600 bytes frames)
Wake-on-LAN (WoL) support
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
IEEE 802.3ad link aggregation support
IEEE 802.3 auto-negotiation support
Automatic MDI crossover
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)


The following table compares the features of the cards.





Table 2. Features


 
ThinkSystem
2-port
ThinkSystem
4-port
OCP
4-port
NetXtreme I
quad-port




Part number
7ZT7A00482
7ZT7A00484
4XC7A08235
90Y9352


Chipset
BCM5720
BCM5719
BCM5719
BCM5719


RJ45 connectors
2
4
4
4


Host interface
PCIe 2.0
PCIe 2.0
PCIe 2.0
PCIe 2.0


PCIe Lanes
x1
x4
x4
x4


TOE support
No
No
No
No


iSCSI offload
No (SW Initiator)
No (SW Initiator)
No (SW Initiator)
No (SW Initiator)


Stateless offloads
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes


Jumbo Frames
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes


IEEE 802.1Q VLAN support
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes


PXE Boot
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes


iSCSI Boot
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes


NIC Teaming
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes


On-chip temperature monitor
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes


IEEE 802.3az (Energy Efficient Ethernet, EEE)
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes


IEEE 1588/802.1AS (Precision Time Protocol, PTP)
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes


VMware NetQueue & Microsoft VMQ
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes


Statistics for SNMP MIB II
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes


Form Factor
Low profile
Low profile
OCP 3.0 SFF
Low profile








Physical specifications


The adapters have the following physical specifications:


OCP adapters:

Width: 76 mm (3 in.)
Depth: 115 mm (4.5 in.)


5720 2-Port adapters:

Length: 109 mm (4.3")
Height: 69 mm (2.7")
Depth: 19 mm (0.74 in)


5719 4-Port adapters:

Length: 132 mm (5.2")
Height: 69 mm (2.7")
Depth: 19 mm (0.74 in)







Operating environment


The adapters are supported in the following environment:

ThinkSystem Broadcom 5720 1GbE RJ45 2-Port PCIe Ethernet Adapter
ThinkSystem Broadcom 5719 1GbE RJ45 4-Port PCIe Ethernet Adapter
Broadcom NetXtreme I Quad 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)