Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet Adapters
3
Management using Broadcom Advanced Control Suite (BACS), Windows Management
Instrumentation (WMI), and Broadcom Management API (BMAPI)
Table 2 compares the features of the cards. The NetXteme I adapters are a lower-cost offering using the
latest Broadcom controller. The NetXtreme II adapters offer advanced features such as TOE and iSCSI
offload.
Table 2. Features
Feature
NetXtreme I
Quad-port
NetXtreme II
Quad-port
NetXtreme I
dual-port
NetXtreme II
dual-port
NetXtreme II
single-port
Part number
90Y9352
49Y4220
90Y9370
42C1780
39Y6066
Chipset
BCM5719
BCM5709C
BCM5720
BCM5709C
BCM5708C
RJ45 connectors
4
4
2
2
1
PCIe
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
PCIe Gen2
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
PCIe Lanes
x4
x4
x1
x4
x4
TOE support
No
Yes (ports 0 &
1 only)
No
Yes (both ports)
Yes
iSCSI offload
No (software
Initiator)
Yes
No (software
Initiator)
Yes*
No (software
Initiator)
Stateless offloads
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Jumbo Frames
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
IEEE 802.1Q VLAN
support
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
PXE Boot
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
iSCSI Boot
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
NIC Teaming
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
On-chip temperature
monitor
Yes
No
Yes
No
No
IEEE 802.3az (Energy
Efficient Ethernet, EEE)
Yes
No
Yes
No
No
IEEE 1588/802.1AS
(Precision Time Protocol,
PTP)
Yes
No
Yes
No
No
VMware NetQueue &
Microsoft VMQ
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Statistics for SNMP MIB II
Yes
No
Yes
No
No
Form Factor
Low-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”)
* Requires the latest firmware update, available from
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-5081963
