HP NC360m Dual Port 1GbE BL-c Adapter 445978-B21 448068-001

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The HP NC360m is a ProLiant c-Class BladeSystem network adapter providing two Gigabit Ethernet ports on a single mezzanine card utilizing only a maximum of 1.6 watts. With the addition of the NC360m, ProLiant c-Class customers now have the choice of an HP dual port network adapter that uses either an Intel or Broadcom controller. The NC360m is designed for applications requiring additional Gigabit Ethernet ports than those provided on the server. It is ideal for virtualization, security, server consolidation, network segmentation, and other BladeSystem applications requiring additional network port density. Tested and proven to meet demanding BladeSystem standards, the NC360m ships with the advanced server features that ProLiant customers have come to expect, such as support for failover and load balancing, TCP/IP checksum offloading, large send offloading, Wake-on-LAN, jumbo frames, VLAN tagging, and much more.

• HP ProLiant BL685c G7, HP ProLiant BL685c G6, HP ProLiant BL680c G7, HP ProLiant BL685c G5, HP ProLiant BL680c G5, HP ProLiant BL620c G7, HP ProLiant BL495c G6, HP ProLiant BL495c G5, HP ProLiant BL490c G7, HP ProLiant BL490c G6, HP ProLiant BL465c G7, HP ProLiant BL465c G6, HP ProLiant BL465c G5, HP ProLiant BL460c G7, HP ProLiant BL460c G6, HP ProLiant BL460c G5, HP ProLiant BL460c, HP ProLiant BL280c G6, HP ProLiant BL260c G5, HP ProLiant BL2x220c G6, HP ProLiant BL2x220c G5.

• HP Integrity BL860c, HP Integrity BL860c i2, HP Integrity BL860c i4, HP Integrity BL870c, HP Integrity BL870c i2, HP Integrity BL870c i4, HP Integrity BL890c i2, HP Integrity BL890c i4. 

• Up to 2000 Mbps full duplex Ethernet transfer rate per port (4000 Mbps combined) delivers outstanding network performance that improves response time and removes bottlenecks across the entire network.
• Jumbo frames (also known as extended frames) permit a 9K byte transmission unit (MTU), which is six times the size of standard 1500 byte Ethernet frame. The NC360m supports jumbo frames as a way to achieve higher throughput and better CPU utilization. Jumbo frames are particularly useful for database transfers and tape backups.
• IEEE 802.1Q virtual local area network (VLAN) protocol allows each physical port of the NC360m to be separated into multiple virtual NICs for added network segmentation and enhanced security and performance. VLANs increase security by isolating traffic between users. Limiting the broadcast traffic to within the same VLAN domain also improves performance. IEEE quality of service (QoS) 802.1p tagging allows the adapter to mark or tag frames with a priority level across a QoS-aware network for improved traffic flow.

• For overall improved system response, the NC360m supports standard TCP/IP offloading techniques including:

  - TCP/IP checksum offload (TCO) moves the TCP and IP checksum offloading from the CPU to the network adapter.
  - Large send offload (LSO) or TCP segmentation offload (TSO) allows the TCP segmentation to be handled by the adapter rather than the CPU.

• Interrupt coalescing (interrupt moderation) groups multiple packets, thereby reducing the number of interrupts sent to the host. This process optimizes host efficiency, leaving the CPU available for other duties.
• Dual address cycles (DAC) provide the ability to address memory above 4 GB and improve system performance by preventing the server operating system from performing a buffer copy from below 4 GB to above 4 GB.
• The two ports on the NC360m are transmitted to separate enclosure interconnect bays providing redundant signal paths.
• With multiple dual port adapters supported per server connected to up to two redundant pairs of interconnect modules per enclosure, a very wide variety of high availability I/O configurations are possible.
• ProLiant Network Adapter Teaming provides fault tolerance and load balancing across a team of two or more network adapters. The team of adapters works together as a single virtual adapter. Support for several different types of teaming is included. Teaming offers IT professionals an easy, efficient, and cost-effective way to provide network fault tolerance and increased network bandwidth