Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet Adapters The Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet Adapters are a family of high performance PCI Express adapters. With five 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. DescriptionPart numberFeature code Broadcom NetXtreme I Dual Port GbE Adapter90Y9370A2V4 Broadcom NetXtreme I Quad Port GbE Adapter90Y9352A2V3 NetXtreme II 1000 Express Quad Port Ethernet Adapter49Y42205766 NetXtreme II 1000 Express Dual Port Ethernet Adapter42C17802995 NetXtreme II 1000 Express Single Port Ethernet Adapter39Y60661485 The part numbers for the NetXtreme II adapters include the following items: One Ethernet adapter with standard (4.75-inch) bracket Low profile (3.13-inch) bracket Support CD and Safety flyer Features and specifications 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 (NetXtreme II single-port 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 (NetXtreme II dual and quad-port only) Hardware-based iSCSI offload (NetXtreme II dual and quad-port only) Management using Broadcom Advanced Control Suite (BACS), Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI), and Broadcom Management API (BMAPI) FeatureNetXtreme I Quad-portNetXtreme II Quad-portNetXtreme I dual-portNetXtreme II dual-portNetXtreme II single-port Part number90Y937049Y422090Y935242C1780 39Y6066 ChipsetBCM5719BCM5709CBCM5720BCM5709CBCM5708C RJ45 connectors44221 PCIeYesYesYesYesYes PCIe Gen2YesYesYesYesNo PCIe Lanesx4x4x1x4x4 TOE supportNoYes (ports 0 & 1 only)NoYes (both ports)Yes iSCSI offloadNo (software Initiator)YesNo (software Initiator)Yes*No (software Initiator) Stateless offloads YesYesYesYesYes Jumbo FramesYesYesYesYesYes IEEE 802.1Q VLAN supportYesYesYesYesYes PXE BootYesYesYesYesYes iSCSI BootYesYesYesYesYes NIC TeamingYesYesYesYesYes On-chip temperature monitorYesNoYesNoNo IEEE 802.3az (Energy Efficient Ethernet, EEE)YesNoYesNoNo IEEE 1588/802.1AS (Precision Time Protocol, PTP)YesNoYesNoNo VMware NetQueue & Microsoft VMQYesYesYesYesNo Statistics for SNMP MIB IIYesNoYesNoNo Form FactorLow-profile (5.2" x 2.7")Low-profile (6.6” x 2.53”)Low-profile (4.3" x 2.7")Low-profile (4.66” x 2.53”)Low-profile (5.875” x 2.75”)