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Table 13 lists the available Select Network Adapter options and their supported features for the
M820.
Features
Ports x link
speed
Supported
speed
SR-IOV
ISCSI HBA
FCoE
Switch
independent
partitioning
DCB
DCB with
iSCSI TLV
1
Only 10Gb ports have iSCSI HBA support.
2
Only 10Gb ports have FCoE support.
3
Only 10Gb ports have switch independent partitioning support. The maximum number of partitions
supported is eight (four partitions per 10GE port).
4
Only 10Gb ports have DCB support.
5
Only 10Gb ports have ISCSI TLV support.
With M820, the job of deploying, updating, monitoring, and maintaining the Select Network
Adapters is fast and easy. System management integration features include the following:
 Pre-boot: Use the Dell Lifecycle Controller graphical user interface (GUI) to set configuration
such as bandwidth allocation or firmware revision level.
Post-boot: Agent-free out-of-band or high-speed in-band connection over LOM through the

Operating System/BMC pass-through feature for sensory information.
Automation of firmware and driver version deployment upon component replacement.

Automatic monitoring of NIC status and notification on SNMP traps.

 Local or remote re-configuration of any NIC, physical or virtual.
PXE boot enabled on all LOM and NDCs for ease of use.

Boot from SAN (iSCSI, FCoE) configuration for networking devices through the Lifecycle

Controller GUI.
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Broadcom
Intel X520-k
57810S-k
2x10Gb 2x10Gb
1Gb and 10Gb 1Gb and 10Gb
Not supported Supported
1
Supported Not supported
2
Supported Supported
3
Supported Not supported
2
Supported Supported
5
Supported Supported
QLogic
QMD8262-k
2x10Gb
10Gb only
Not supported
Supported
2
Supported
Supported
4
Supported
5
Supported