CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC Express5800/R120g-2E
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8 PCI Card
Please refer to Supported PCI Cards and Installable Slots with regard to the position of PCI slot which can mount PCI card
supported.
8.1 Network Interface Controller
Product Name / Description
1000BASE-T Adapter
Broadcom ® BCM5718 Gigabit Ethernet Controller
PCIe 2.0 x1
Dual Port 1000BASE-T Adapter
Broadcom ® BCM5718 Gigabit Ethernet Controller
PCIe 2.0 x1
Dual Port 1000BASE-T Adapter
Intel® 82580 Gigabit Ethernet Controller
PCIe 2.0 x4
NOTE:
- PXE boot is not supported on UEFI environment.
Quad Port 1000BASE-T Adapter
Broadcom ® BCM5719 Gigabit Ethernet Controller
PCIe 2.0 x4
NOTE:
- Network cables with RJ-45 plug covers cannot be used.
10GBASE SFP+ Adapter (SFP+/2ch)
Qlogic NetXtreme II BCM57810S
PCIe 2.0 x8, Low Profile / Full Height
NOTE:
- N8104-129 SFP+ Module is required to connect with an optical cable.
10GBASE Adapter (SFP+/2ch)
Intel Ethernet Converged Network Adapters X710
PCIe 3.0 x8
NOTE:
- N8104-129 SFP+ Module is required to connect with an optical cable.
Dual Port 10GBASE-T Adapter
Intel® Ethernet Controller X540
PCIe 2.0(x8) , Low Profile / Full Height
Dual Port 10GBASE-T Adapter
Intel® Ethernet Controller X550
PCIe 3.0 x4, Low Profile / Full Height
SFP+ Module (10G-SR)
1 x SFP+ Module
NOTE:
Supports up to three 10GbE network adapters in a single-processor configuration, and up to five in a dual-processor
configuration.
Network performance may be reduced depending on the applications and memory performance when three or more 10Gb
Network Adapters are installed.
For VMware ESXi, there are some limitations concerning the number of installable PCI cards. Refer to Supported PCI Cards
and Installable Slots for details.
NIC Teaming feature – NIC Teaming and bonding features
See the table below for supported network interfaces and OS combinations.
Windows Server 2008 R2 supports BASP (Broadcom Advanced Server Program) or Intel PROSet teaming while Windows Server
2012 (and later) and Linux support teaming with bonding function supported by OS.