Dell PowerEdge M820 Technical Guide - Page 25

Table 13 lists the available Select Network Adapter options and their supported features for the M820. Features Broadcom 57810S-k Intel X520-k QLogic QMD8262-k Ports x link speed Supported speed 2x10Gb 2x10Gb 2x10Gb 1Gb and 10Gb 1Gb and 10Gb 10Gb only SR-IOV Not supported Supported Not supported ISCSI HBA Supported1 Not supported Supported FCoE Supported2 Supported2 Supported Switch independent partitioning DCB Supported3 Supported2 Not supported Supported Supported4 Supported DCB with iSCSI TLV Supported5 Supported5 Supported 1Only 10Gb ports have iSCSI HBA support. 2Only 10Gb ports have FCoE support. 3Only 10Gb ports have switch independent partitioning support. The maximum number of partitions supported is eight (four partitions per 10GE port). 4Only 10Gb ports have DCB support. 5Only 10Gb ports have ISCSI TLV support. With M820, 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-through feature for sensory information.  Automation of firmware and driver version deployment upon component replacement.  Automatic monitoring of NIC status and notification on SNMP traps.  Local or remote re-configuration of any NIC, physical or virtual.  PXE boot enabled on all LOM and NDCs for ease of use.  Boot from SAN (iSCSI, FCoE) configuration for networking devices through the Lifecycle Controller GUI. 25 PowerEdge M820 Technical Guide