Dell Broadcom 57454 Quad Port 10GBase-T LP NIC Adapter | 8HCGC

Quick Specs Type: Network Interface Card Ports: 4 Plug Type: BASE-T Max Data Rate: 10Gbps Protocols: Ethernet Features: RDMA, RoCE v2, iWARP, VMDq, SR-IOV, DCB, PXE Boot, VLAN Tagging, Jumbo Frames, NC-SI Part Number: FH: 5C61N LP: 8HCGC OCP 3.0: W5HC8 The Dell Broadcom 57454 Quad Port 10GbE Base-T Low Profile NIC Adapter (part number 8HCGC) is a high-performance network interface card designed for Dell PowerEdge servers. It features four 10GbE RJ45 ports, providing substantial bandwidth for data-intensive applications. The adapter utilizes a PCIe interface and is compatible with various Dell PowerEdge models, including R660, R760, and R960. Its low-profile design ensures it fits seamlessly into space-constrained server environments. This NIC has been tested and validated on Dell systems, ensuring reliability and support when used within Dell infrastructures. The Broadcom 57454 NIC Adapter supports advanced networking features including Remote Direct Memory Access (RDMA) for low-latency, high-speed data transfer, RoCE v2 and iWARP for enhanced performance in Ethernet-based storage environments, and Virtual Machine Device Queues (VMDq) and Single Root I/O Virtualization (SR-IOV) for efficient virtualization performance. Additional capabilities such as Data Center Bridging (DCB), Preboot Execution Environment (PXE) Boot, VLAN tagging, Jumbo Frames support, and Network Controller Sideband Interface (NC-SI) make this adapter suitable for high-performance workloads involving virtualization, cloud computing, and data-intensive storage environments, ensuring optimal performance, reliability, and network flexibility.