Overview - NetXtreme 1000T Dual Port Ethernet Adapter

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At a Glance
The new IBM NetXtreme 1000 T Dual Ethernet Adapter enables high performance network connections for the IBM eServer xSeries. Server performance is optimized to ensure that system I/O is not a bottleneck in high-performance networking applications.

• First Dual Port PCI-X 10/100/1000 Ethernet Adapter offering based on the latest Broadcom BCM5704 technology for xSeries
• Dual Port option provides dual Ethernet ports at up to 64-bit/133 MHz PCI-X performance in a single PCI/PCI-X slot to free up other slots in the system
• Hardware/software commonality with xSeries BCM570x on-board and adapter technologies
• Dual port architecture frees up one slot for constrained PCs xSeries servers
• 64-bit PCI and PCI-X support for faster transmissions with lower CPU utilization
• Low-profile capability (comes with both standard bracket and low profile bracket
• PCI hot-plug lets you remove/replace server network interface cards (NICs) without taking the server offline
• Automatic link aggregation and load balancing
• Smart Load Balancing allows heterogeneous failover
• Remote boot feature for remote system setup and maintenance
• PCI 2.2 Wake on LAN enables remote management

Warranty
3 year Limited - customer carry-in exchange

Packaging
You will receive one box containing the following items:

• NetXtreme 1000 T Dual Port Ethernet Adapter

Product dates

Worldwide

• Announce date: 15 Apr 2003
• Planned availability date: 30 Apr 2003

Technical specifications

Physical, environmental, and compatibility specifications as known at time of announcement

Weight:

• lbs: .167
• kg: .076

Height:

• inches: 6.6
• mm: 167.4

Width:

• inches: 2.54
• mm: 64.41

Depth:

• inches: 0.55
• mm: 13.86

Operating temperature

• Between 0 degrees celsius and 55 degrees celsius
• Between 32 degrees fahrenheit and 131 degrees fahrenheit

Relative humidity

• Operating: between 5% and 95%

Agency approvals

• FCC
• C-Tick
• VCCI
• UL
• Taiwan BSMI
• Korea MIC

ENERGY STAR-Compliant
No

Hardware Compatibility

The NetXtreme 1000 T Dual Port Ethernet Adapter is supported on the following IBM systems:

Supported operating systems

• Microsoft Windows.NET
• Microsoft Windows 2000
• Microsoft Windows NT 4.0
• Microsoft Windows XP
• Novell NetWare
• SCO Open UNIX 8
• Linux

Compatibility
PCI-X is backwards compatible with conventional PCI products, which enables existing adapters to operate within a PCI environment. PCI-X adapters can be used in either PCI-X systems or a conventional PCI environment; however, the bus speed will default to the speed of the slowest adapter.