Networking And I/O; Embedded Nics/Lan On Motherboard (Lom); I/O Slots - Dell PowerEdge C6145 Technical Manual

6 Networking and I/O

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Embedded NICs/LAN on motherboard (LOM)

The PowerEdge C6145 has a single Intel 82576 dual-port Gigabit Ethernet controller installed on its
system board as an independent Ethernet interface device. From a board perspective, the LOM
refers to this controller. Other features include:
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x4 PCIe 2.0 capable interface
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2.8W maximum power
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64KB packet buffer
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NC-SI (network controller-sideband interface) connection for shared manageability connection
with the BMC
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Wake-on-LAN (WOL)
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PXE 2.0 remote boot
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iSCSI boot
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IPv4 and IPv6 support
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VMDq support (8 VMs)
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PCI-SIG single root I/O virtualization (direct assignment)
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Queues per port: 16 TX queues and 16 RX queues
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Supports teaming

I/O slots

The PowerEdge C6145 supports up to three add-in cards and one mezzanine card, as well as one
iPASS cable connector (dedicated HIC).
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The three x16 PCIe 2.0 slots are used as follows:
PCIe x16 Slot 1: for low-profile card on riser card
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PCIe x16 Slot 2: for half-length/half-height card on riser card
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PCIe x16 Slot 3: for half-length/half-height card on microSD riser card
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One x16 mezzanine slot
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One x16 iPASS external port
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Onboard PLX PEX8647
Three expansion slots are supported by two kinds of riser cards, including:
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Standard riser card
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MicroSD riser card
For information on card installation, requirements, and slot priorities, see the
Systems Hardware Owner's Manual
21 Dell PowerEdge C6145 Rack Server Technical Guide
on Dell.com/Support/Manuals.
Dell PowerEdge C6145