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Abstract
The ThinkSystem Broadcom 57412 10GBASE-T Ethernet Adapters are four port 10 Gb Ethernet adapters that supports 10GBASE-T and 1000BASE-T Ethernet on Category 6 twisted-pair cables. They support networking virtualization technologies such as SR-IOV, VXLAN, and NVGRE.
This product guide provides essential presales information to understand the 57412 10GBASE-T 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.
Introduction
The ThinkSystem Broadcom 57412 10GBASE-T Ethernet Adapters are four port 10 Gb Ethernet adapters that supports 10GBASE-T and 1000BASE-T Ethernet on Category 6 twisted-pair cables. They support networking virtualization technologies such as SR-IOV, VXLAN, and NVGRE. The 57412 10GBASE-T adapters are available in PCIe and OCP form factors.
The following figure shows the ThinkSystem Broadcom 57412 10GBase-T 4-Port PCIe Ethernet Adapter.
Figure 1. ThinkSystem Broadcom 57412 10GBase-T 4-Port PCIe Ethernet Adapter
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 adapter supports 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 ordering information is listed in the following table.
The PCIe adapters, when shipped as a stand-alone option part number, include the following items:
- One Broadcom adapter
- PCIe adapter: An attached full-height (3U) bracket, and a low-profile (2U) bracket that can be substituted if needed
- Documentation flyer
4-port adapter: When installing the Broadcom 57412 4-port adapter as a field upgrade, you will need to turn on slot bifurcation in UEFI system settings for the slot the adapter is installed in (System Settings > Devices and I/O Ports > Override Slot Bifurcation > x4x4x4x4). For details see the flyer that ships with the adapter.
Network cabling requirements
The network cables that can be used with the adapters are as follows:
- 10GBASE-T maximum lengths:
- CAT6: 55 m
- CAT6a: 100 m
- 1000BASE-T maximum lengths:
- CAT5e: 100 m
- CAT6: 100 m
- CAT6a: 100 m
The following table lists the supported Category 6 (CAT 6) cables supported by adapters with RJ45 ports.
The following table lists the supported Category 5e (CAT 5e) cables supported by adapters with RJ45 ports.
Specifications
The 57412 10GBASE-T adapters have the following technical specifications:
- Based on the Broadcom BCM57412 controller
- Host interface
- PCIe 3.0 x8 host interface
- Supports Message Signal Interrupt (MSI and MSI-X)
- Networking interfaces
- 10GBASE-T quad-port PCIe NIC with line-rate, full-duplex throughput
- 10GBASE-T IEEE 802.3an support
- 1000BASE-T IEEE 802.3ab support
- Auto-negotiation with link partner on opposite end of the line, next page support
- Enhanced cable diagnostics, which detects common cable problems
- IEEE fast retrain and link monitoring
- Boot support
- UEFI
- PXE boot
- iSCSI boot (via server UEFI; OCP adapter only)
- Networking Features
- Jumbo frames (up to 9600-Byte)
- Link Aggregation (802.3ad)
- Virtual LANs-802.1q VLAN tagging
- Advanced Congestion Avoidance
- VLAN insertion/removal
- Interrupt coalescing
- Stateless Offload Features
- Tunnel-aware stateless offloads
- 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)
- Virtualization
- vSwitch acceleration
- Multiqueue, NetQueue, and VMQ
- SR-IOV with up to 128 virtual functions (VFs)
- Function-Level Reset (FLR) support
- Virtual Network Termination-VXLAN, NVGRE, Geneve, GRE encap/decap
- Data Center Bridging
- Priority-based flow control (PFC; IEEE 802.1Qbb)
- Enhanced transmission selection (ETS; IEEE 802.1Qaz)
- Quantized Congestion Notification (QCN; IEEE 802.1Qau)
- Data Center Bridging Capability eXchange (DCBX; IEEE 802.1Qaz)
- Up to 8 traffic classes per port; fully DCB compliant per 802.1Qbb
- Manageability
- TruManage™ integrated BMC
- SMBus 2.0
- MCTP over SMBus
- MCTP over PCIe VDM
- Network Controller Sideband Interface (NC-SI) (OCP only)
Server support
The following tables list the ThinkSystem servers that are compatible.
Physical specifications
The PCIe adapter has a Low Profile form factor with the following dimensions:
- Length: 168 mm (6.6 in.)
- Height: 69 mm (2.7 in.)
The OCP adapter has the following dimensions:
- Width: 76 mm (3 in.)
- Depth: 115 mm (4.5 in.)
Operating environment
The adapters are supported in the following environment:
- Temperature (operating): 0 to 55 °C (32 to 131 °F)
- Temperature (storage): -40 to 65 °C (-40 to 149 °F)
- Humidity: 5 to 95% non-condensing
Warranty
One-year limited warranty. When installed in a supported server, these adapters assume the server’s base warranty and any warranty upgrade.
Agency approvals
The adapters conform to the following standards:
Regulatory and Safety Approvals
- CE/European Union
- EN IEC 62368-1:2020 +A11:2020, IEC 62368-1:2018 (Ed3)
- UL/USA
- IEC 62368-1:2018 (Ed3), UL 62368-1, 3rd edition
- International
- CB Scheme
- UL 1977 (connector safety)
- UL 796 (PCB wiring safety)
- UL 94 (flammability of parts)
- CSA C22.2 No. 62368-1-19, 3rd Ed
- EN55035 (EN 61000-4-2)
Electromagnetic Compatibility
- CE/EU
- EN 55032:2015 +A11:2020, Class A
- EN55035:2017 +A11:2020
- EN 61000-3-2:2014
- EN 61000-3-3:2013
- FCC/USA
- CFR47 Part 15 Subpart B Class A
- IC/Canada
- ICES-003 Issue7, Class A
- ACA/Australia, New Zealand
- AS/NZS CISPR 32:2015, Class A
- BSM/Taiwan
- CNS 15936:2016
- CNS 15663
- KC/S.Korea
- KN32 Class A
- KN35
- VCCI/Japan
- VCCI-CISP 32:2016
Related publications
For more information, see the following resources:
- ThinkSystem Ethernet and InfiniBand Adapter Reference
https://lenovopress.lenovo.com/lp1594-thinksystem-ethernet-infiniband-adapter-reference - Broadcom Ethernet Products web page
https://www.broadcom.com/products/ethernet-connectivity/network-adapters - Lenovo ServerProven compatibility information
http://serverproven.lenovo.com
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