HP NC373F Quickspecs page 3

QuickSpecs
Performance
Performance Performance Performance Performance
Gigabit Ethernet Gigabit Ethernet Gigabit Ethernet Gigabit Ethernet
Throughput Throughput Throughput Throughput
TCP/IP Offloading TCP/IP Offloading TCP/IP Offloading TCP/IP Offloading
Accelerated iSCSI Accelerated iSCSI Accelerated iSCSI Accelerated iSCSI
Load Balancing Load Balancing Load Balancing Load Balancing
Checksum and Checksum and Checksum and Checksum and
Segmentation Segmentation Segmentation Segmentation
Offloads, and Interrupt Offloads, and Interrupt Offloads, and Interrupt Offloads, and Interrupt
Coalescing Coalescing Coalescing Coalescing
Scalability and Reliability Scalability and Reliability Scalability and Reliability Scalability and Reliability
Network Fault Tolerance Network Fault Tolerance Network Fault Tolerance Network Fault Tolerance
(NFT)
Management Support Management Support Management Support Management Support
Server Integration Server Integration Server Integration Server Integration
Up to 1000Mbps Ethernet transfer rate delivers outstanding network performance that improves response
time and removes bottlenecks across the entire network.
TCP/IP Offload Engine (TOE) for Windows moves the processing of data in the TCP protocol stack from
the server CPU to the network card, freeing CPU cycles for other duties. The NC373F supports TOE
when Windows TOE Chimney is installed. With TOE, network communications are improved, and server
efficiency is increased.
Accelerated iSCSI allows the NC373F to multi-function as both as a network adapter and as a storage
host bus adapter, thereby providing access to storage platforms and to servers over a single connection.
Additionally, the NC373F offloads the iSCSI software to the hardware for improved performance.
Transmit Load Balancing (TLB) and Switch-Assisted Load Balancing (SLB) are two advanced features used
to build a bigger pipe for improved networking bandwidth. These port bonding techniques enable users
to use up to eight adapter ports in a ProLiant server and aggregate their throughput up to a theoretical
maximum of 16 Gigabits per second full-duplex transmission. The NC373F can be configured with other
NC-series Ethernet server adapter teams supported on ProLiant servers.
When running as a standard Gigabit adapter, the NC373F features TCP Checksum Offloads as well as
TCP Segmentation Offloads and Interrupt Coalescence. These features reduce the load on the CPU for
overall improved system response. Interrupt Coalescence is a feature that groups multiple packets and
issues a single interrupt to the host. This process improves host efficiency.
Network Fault Tolerance, sometimes called "failover" or "NIC redundancy," allows for the installation of
multiple NC373F server adapters or other network adapters so that the active device can be backed up
by a redundant adapter to improve availability. The HP teaming utility also allows users to specify that
when a failed adapter is fixed and replaced, the original adapter resumes its function as the primary
network connection.
Like all HP server adapters, the NC373F ships with drivers and agents that can be managed from all
versions of HP Systems Insight Manager, as well as using any management application that supports
SNMP.
HP Systems Insight Manager can recognize the NC373F individually or in port-bonded teams, and can
collect and report SNMP statistics on the adapter events. Additionally, Integrated Management Log (IML)
support is provided by the NC373F for critical event logging on HP servers.
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