Internal Dual Sd Module (Idsm); 10Gb Embedded Nic - Dell External OEMR R910 Technical Manual

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2.2.2 Internal Dual SD Module (IDSM)

The PowerEdge R910 also offers a second internal USB port dedicated for embedded Hypervisor for
virtualization operating systems like Citrix
called an Internal Dual SD Module. The IDSM port is located on the back of the IO riser board. The SD
Flash Cards contains a bootable OS image for virtualized platforms. IDSM consists of up to two SD
cards that are mirrored when set in the redundant mode for the higher availability.

2.2.3 10Gb Embedded NIC

10Gb I/O cards (Embedded NICs) are designed to provide higher data throughput for demanding
applications like virtualization.
The 10Gb NICs are Broadcom
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x8 PCI Express Gen2 capable interface

SFP+ interface supported with SR and LRM optics or direct attached cable

TOE (TCP Offload Engine)
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iSCSI controller
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RDMA controller (RNIC) (enabled through an optional hardware key)

NC-SI (Network Controller-Sideband Interface) connection

Wake-On-LAN (WOL)
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PXE 2.0 remote boot

iSCSI boot

IPv4 and IPv6 support

Bare metal deployment support
Dell PowerEdge R910 Technical Guide
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and VMware
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BCM57711 Gigabit MAC with BCM8727 SFP+ PHY. Features include:
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through a dual SD-to-USB daughter card
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