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Abstract
The Broadcom 57416 10Gb BASE-T Ethernet Adapters are dual-port 10GBASE-T adapters that are fully compliant with the IEEE 802.3an standard and provide a low-cost solution for 10 Gb Ethernet using copper wiring.
This product guide provides essential presales information to understand the Broadcom adapters and their key features, specifications, and compatibility. This guide is intended for technical specialists, sales specialists, sales engineers, IT architects, and other IT professionals who want to learn more about the adapters and consider their use in IT solutions.
Change History
Changes in the August 1, 2024 update:
- Added information about factory preload support for operating systems - Operating system support section
Video Introduction
Introduction
The Broadcom 57416 10Gb BASE-T Ethernet Adapters are dual-port 10GBASE-T adapters that are fully compliant with the IEEE 802.3an standard and provide a low-cost solution for 10 Gb Ethernet using copper wiring. The adapters are available in PCIe low-profile, OCP 3.0, or ML2 form factor for use in Lenovo ThinkSystem servers.
Did you know?
10GBASE-T is a low-cost way to enter the 10 Gb Ethernet space. By using standard UTP twisted pair cabling, you eliminate the need for transceivers or fiber optic cabling.
The OCP and ML2 adapters support the Network Controller Sideband Interface (NC-SI) for communication with the server's onboard service processor. This support enables sharing the network interface with the service processor and the operating system, thereby eliminating the need for a separate management network.
Part number information
The following table provides the ordering information.
Note: The PCIe and ML2 adapters were previously named the ThinkSystem Broadcom NX-E PCIe 10Gb 2-Port Base-T Ethernet Adapter and ThinkSystem Broadcom NX-E ML2 10Gb 2-Port Base-T Ethernet Adapter, respectively.
The adapter option part numbers include the following items:
- One Ethernet adapter with RJ45 connectors
- PCIe adapters: Full-height (3U) bracket attached with low-profile (2U) bracket included in the box
- Installation and warranty documentation
The following figure shows the ThinkSystem Broadcom 57416 10GBASE-T 2-port + 5720 1GbE 2-port OCP Ethernet Adapter, 4XC7A08239. This adapter has two ports that connect to the 5720 Gigabit Ethernet controller also on the adapter (ports 1 & 2 - left-most ports), and two ports that connect to the 57416 10Gb Ethernet controller on the adapter (ports 3 & 4 - right-most ports).
Figure 2. ThinkSystem Broadcom 57416 10GBASE-T 2-port + 5720 1GbE 2-port OCP Ethernet Adapter
Network cabling requirements
The network cables that can be used with the adapters are as follows:
- 10GBASE-T
- UTP Category 7 (100 m maximum)
- UTP Category 6a (100 m maximum)
- UTP Category 6 (55 m maximum)
The following table lists the supported Category 6 (CAT 6) cables supported by adapters with RJ45 ports.
Specifications
The adapters have the following specifications:
- Dual-channel 10 Gbps Ethernet controller connected to two RJ45 ports
- 10GBASE-T IEEE 802.3an support
- 1000BASE-T IEEE 802.3ab support
- Based on the BCM57416 controller
- Adapter 4XC7A08239 also includes a Broadcom 5720 Gigabit Ethernet controller connected to two additional RJ45 ports
- Ports 1 & 2 are connected to the 5720 Gigabit controller
- Ports 3 & 4 are connected to the 57416 10 Gbps controller
- Supports IPv4 and IPv6
- Broadcom TruFlow flow processing engine
- PCI Express 3.0 x8 host interface
- Form factor:
- PCIe low-profile form factor (7ZT7A00496)
- OCP 3.0 form factor (4XC7A08236 and 4XC7A08239 )
- ML2 form factor (7ZT7A00497)
Virtualization features
- NIC partitioning (NPAR) supporting 16 physical functions (PFs)
- SR-IOV support with up to 128 VFs
- VXLAN, NVGRE, Geneve, GRE encapsulation and decapsulation
- vSwitch acceleration
- Multiqueue, NetQueue, and VMQ
- Tunnel-aware stateless offloads
- Message Signal Interrupts (MSI-X) support
Ethernet and NIC features:
- IPv4 and IPv6 offloads
- TCP, UDP, and IP checksum offloads
- Large Send Offload (LSO)
- Large Receive Offload (LRO)
- TCP Segmentation Offload (TSO)
- Receive-side Scaling (RSS)
- Transmit-side Scaling (TSS)
- VLAN insertion/removal
- Interrupt coalescing
- Jumbo frames up to 9 KB
- Network boot-PXE, UEFI
- Data Plan Development Kit (DPDK) support
- iSCSI boot is only supported via server UEFI; iSCSI boot is not supported by the adapter in legacy mode
Remote Direct Memory Access (RDMA):
- Supports RDMA over converged Ethernet (RoCE) specifications
Data Center Bridging / Converged Enhanced Ethernet (DCB/CEE):
- Hardware Offloads of Ethernet TCP/IP
- 802.1Qbb Priority Flow Control (PFC)
- 802.1 Qaz Enhanced Transmission Selection (ETS)
- 802.1 Qaz Data Center Bridging Exchange (DCBX)
Management:
- SMBus 2.0
- MCTP over SMBus
- NC-SI support (ML2 and OCP adapters; for 4XC7A08239, NC-SI can be configured on any one of the four ports)
Server support
The following tables list the ThinkSystem servers that are compatible.
Operating system support
The following table indicates which operating systems can be preloaded in the Lenovo factory for CTO server orders where this adapter is included in the server configuration.
Tip: If an OS is listed as "No support" above, but it is listed in one of the support tables below, that means the OS is supported by the adapter, just not available to be preloaded in the Lenovo factory in CTO orders.
The following tables list the supported operating systems for the two adapters:
- ThinkSystem Broadcom 57416 10GBASE-T 2-Port PCIe Ethernet Adapter, 7ZT7A00496
- ThinkSystem Broadcom 57416 10GBASE-T 2-port OCP Ethernet Adapter, 4XC7A08236
- ThinkSystem Broadcom 57416 10GBASE-T 2-port + 5720 1GbE 2-port OCP Ethernet Adapter, 4XC7A08239
- ThinkSystem Broadcom 57416 10GBASE-T 2-Port ML2 Ethernet Adapter, 7ZT7A00497
Tip: These tables are automatically generated based on data from Lenovo ServerProven.
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3 Ubuntu don't support SW iSCSI
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2 The OS is not supported with EPYC 7003 processors.
3 ISG will not sell/preload this OS, but compatibility and cert only.
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2 Ubuntu don't support SW iSCSI
3 For limitation, please refer Support Tip 104278
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3 ISG will not sell/preload this OS, but compatibility and cert only.
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2 The OS is not supported with EPYC 7003 processors.
3 ISG will not sell/preload this OS, but compatibility and cert only.
Physical specifications
The adapters have the following physical specifications:
The PCIe low profile adapter has the following specifications (approximate, without bracket):
- Length: 168 mm (6.6 in.)
- Width: 69 mm (2.7 in.)
- Height: 15 mm (0.6 in.)
The OCP adapters have the following dimensions:
- Width: 76 mm (3 in.)
- Depth: 115 mm (4.5 in.)
The ML2 adapter has the following physical specifications:
- Height: 69 mm (2.7 in.)
- Length: 168 mm (6.6 in.)
- Width: 17 mm (0.7 in.)
Operating environment
These adapters are supported in the following environment:
- Storage temperature: -40°C to 65°C
- Storage humidity: 5% to 95% non-condensing
Warranty
One-year limited warranty. When installed in a supported Lenovo server, these cards assume the servers’s base warranty and any warranty upgrade.
Agency approvals
The adapters conform to the following standards:
- CE/European Union EN60950-1
- UL/USA UL60950-1
- CTUVus UL
- Canada: CSA 22.2 No. 950
- Taiwan: CNS14336 Class A
- EN55022:2010 + *AC:2011 Class A
- EN55024 Class A
- FCC CFR47, Part 15 Class A
- Canada: ICES-003 Class A
- Australia, New Zealand: EN 5022:2010 + *AC:2011
- Taiwan: BSMI CNS13438 Class A
- South Korea: MIC RRL KN22 Class A
- South Korea: KN24 (ESD)
- Japan: VCCI V-3 04/2014
- EN55024:2010 Air/Direct discharge
Top-of-rack Ethernet switches
The following 10GBASE-T 10Gb Ethernet top-of-rack switches are supported.
For more information, see the Lenovo Press Product Guides in the 10Gb top-of-rack switch category:
https://lenovopress.com/networking/tor/10gb
Related publications
For more information, see the following documents:
-
Lenovo ThinkSystem network adapter summary
https://lenovopress.com/lp0765-networking-options-for-thinksystem-servers -
Lenovo server options product page
https://www.lenovo.com/us/en/data-center/options/ - Lenovo ServerProven compatibility information for network adapters:
http://www.lenovo.com/us/en/serverproven - 10Gb Top-of-rack switch publications - Lenovo Press
https://lenovopress.com/networking/tor/10gb
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Full Change History
Changes in the August 1, 2024 update:
- Added information about factory preload support for operating systems - Operating system support section
Changes in the November 28, 2023 update:
- The adapters support NIC partitioning (NPAR)
Changes in the August 7, 2023 update:
- Legacy iSCSI boot support has been removed from the 57416 PCIe adapter (7ZT7A00496) as of firmware version 2.25
Changes in the April 17, 2023 update:
- iSCSI boot is no longer supported on the OCP adapters; on the PCIe adapter, only supported in legacy boot mode - Specifications section
Changes in the February 15, 2022 update:
- The ML2 adapter is withdrawn:
- ThinkSystem Broadcom 57416 10GBASE-T 2-Port ML2 Ethernet Adapter, 7ZT7A00497
Changes in the February 23, 2021 update:
- The server support tables are now automatically updated - Server support section
Changes in the October 13, 2020 update:
- Added the SR850 V2 and SR860 V2 servers - Server support section
Changes in the August 25, 2020 update:
- The following adapter is now supported in the SR635 and SR655:
- ThinkSystem Broadcom 57416 10GBASE-T 2-port + 5720 1GbE 2-port OCP Ethernet Adapter, 4XC7A08239
Changes in the July 10, 2020 update:
- Added OS support information for the following adapter:
Changes in the May 5, 2020 update:
- Added new OCP 3.0 adapter:
- ThinkSystem Broadcom 57416 10GBASE-T 2-port + 5720 1GbE 2-port OCP Ethernet Adapter
- Added SR645 and SR665 to the server support table - Server support section
- Added OS support for Broadcom 57416 10GBASE-T 2-port OCP Ethernet Adapter, 4XC7A08236 - Operating system support section
Changes in the April 14, 2020 update:
- New OCP adapter announced:
- ThinkSystem Broadcom 57416 10GBASE-T 2-port OCP Ethernet Adapter, 4XC7A08236
Changes in the April 14, 2020 update:
- New OCP adapter announced:
- ThinkSystem Broadcom 57416 10GBASE-T 2-port OCP Ethernet Adapter, 4XC7A08236
Changes in the January 7, 2020 update:
- Added SR850P to the server support table - Server support section
Changes in the December 19, 2019 update:
- The PCIe adapter, 7ZT7A00496, is now supported in the SR635 and SR655 servers - Server support section
Changes in the August 20, 2019 update:
- Added SE350, SR635 and SR655 servers - Server support section
Changes in the February 26, 2019 update:
- Operating system support information is now listed as tables which are automatically generated from ServerProven data - Operating system support section
Changes in the February 13, 2019 update:
- Add Data Plan Development Kit (DPDK) support
Changes in the September 7, 2018 update:
- New names for the adapters:
- PCIe adapter
- Was:ThinkSystem Broadcom NX-E PCIe 10Gb 2-Port Base-T Ethernet Adapter
- Now: ThinkSystem Broadcom 57416 10GBASE-T 2-Port PCIe Ethernet Adapter
- ML2 adapter:
- Was: ThinkSystem Broadcom NX-E ML2 10Gb 2-Port Base-T Ethernet Adapter
- Now: ThinkSystem Broadcom 57416 10GBASE-T 2-Port ML2 Ethernet Adapter
- PCIe adapter
- Updated the list of supported operating systems
- Updated the table of supported servers
Changes in the November 28, 2017 update:
- Updated the server support table
Changes in the November 13, 2017 update:
- Added a table of supported CAT6 cables
First published: 11 July 2017
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