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QuickSpecs
Overview
Performance Performance Performance Performance
Gigabit Ethernet Gigabit Ethernet Gigabit Ethernet Gigabit Ethernet
Throughput Throughput Throughput Throughput
TCP/IP Protocol TCP/IP Protocol TCP/IP Protocol TCP/IP Protocol
Offloading Offloading Offloading 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 Offloads Segmentation Offloads Segmentation Offloads Segmentation Offloads
and Interrupt Coalescing and Interrupt Coalescing and Interrupt Coalescing and Interrupt Coalescing
Scalability and Reliability Scalability and Reliability Scalability and Reliability Scalability and Reliability
Tri-Speed Support Tri-Speed Support Tri-Speed Support Tri-Speed Support
Network Fault Tolerance Network Fault Tolerance Network Fault Tolerance Network Fault Tolerance
(NFT)
10/100/1000Mbps 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 NC380T supports TOE
when Windows TOE Chimney is installed. With TOE, network communications are improved, and server
efficiency is increased.
Accelerated iSCSI allows the NC380T to multi-function both as a network adapter and as a storage host
bus adapter, thereby providing access to storage boxes and to servers over a single connection.
Additionally, the NC380T offloads the iSCSI software to the hardware for improved performance.
Accelerated iSCSI on 1GbE multifunction server adapters purchased as options ships as a standard
feature, at no additional charge.
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 install up to two NC380T adapters in a ProLiant server and aggregate their throughput up to a
theoretical maximum of four Gigabits per second full-duplex transmission. The NC380T can be
configured to work with other NC-series Ethernet server adapter teams supported on ProLiant servers.
The NC380T 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.
Because the NC380T supports 10Mbps Ethernet and 100Mbps Fast Ethernet in addition to Gigabit
Ethernet, users are guaranteed end-to-end protocol support across their enterprise. Like all HP server
adapters, the NC380T adheres to industry open standards, insuring that it will perform seamlessly with
any network devices that also support IEEE standards.
Network Fault Tolerance, sometimes called "failover" or "NIC redundancy", allows for the installation of
multiple NC380T 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.
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