Table 15. Supported Select Network Adapter Options And Features; System Management Integration - Dell PowerEdge R720 Technical Manual

Table 15 lists the available Select Network Adapter options and supported features for the R720 and
R720xd.
Table 15.
Broadcom
Features
5720 Base-T
Ports x link
4 x 1Gb
speed
Supported
1Gb
speed
Not
SR-IOV
supported
Not
ISCSI HBA
supported
EEE
Supported
Not
FCoE
supported
Switch
independent
Not
partitioning supported
Not
DCB
supported
Not
iSCSI TLV
supported
1
These cards have two chipsets that offer the choice of either 10GbE or 1GbE.
2
Only 10Gb ports have iSCSI HBA support.
3
Only 10Gb ports have FCoE support.
4
Only 10Gb ports have switch independent partitioning support. The maximum number of partitions supported is four
(two partitions per 10Gb port). 1Gb ports do not support switch independent partitioning.
5
Only 10Gb ports have DCB support.
6
Only 10Gb ports have ISCSI TLV support.

System management integration

With R720 and R720xd, the job of deploying, updating, monitoring, and maintaining the Select
Network Adapters is fast and easy. System management integration features include the following:
•
Pre- boot: Use the Dell Lifecycle Controller graphical user interface (GUI) to set configuration
such as bandwidth allocation or firmware revision level
•
Post- boot: Agent- free out- of- band or high- speed in- band connection over LOM through the
Operating System/BMC pass- thru feature for sensory information
•
Automation of firmware and driver version deployment upon component replacement
•
Automatic monitoring of NIC status and notification on SNMP traps
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Supported Select Network Adapter options and features
Intel I350
Base-T
4 x 1Gb
1Gb
Not
supported
Not
supported
Supported
Not
supported
Not
supported
Not
supported
Not
supported
Broadcom Broadcom
1
57800 SFP+ 57800 Base-T
2 x 1Gb + 2 x 1Gb +
2 x 10Gb 2 x 10Gb
1Gb and 10Gb 1Gb and 10Gb
Not Not
supported supported
2
Supported Supported
Not Not
supported supported
3
Supported Supported
4
Supported Supported
5
Supported Supported
6
Supported Supported
Intel X540
1 1
Base-T
2 x 1Gb +
2 x 10Gb
1Gb and
10Gb
Supported
(10Gb only)
Not
2
supported
Not
supported
3 3
Supported
Not
4
supported
5 5
Supported
6 6
Supported