Networking And Pcie; Select Network Adapter; Figure 12. Rack Network Daughter Card (Ndc) - Dell PowerEdge R630 Technical Manual

7 Networking and PCIe

The Dell PowerEdge R630 offers balanced, scalable I/O capabilities, including integrated PCIe 3.0
capable expansion slots. Dell Select Network Adapters, Dell's network daughtercards (NDC), let you
choose the right network fabric without using up a valuable PCI slot. Pick the speed, technology,
vendor and other options such as switch independent partitioning, which lets you share and manage
bandwidth on 10GbE connections.

Select Network Adapter

The Select Network Adapter family includes flexible LAN on motherboard (LOM) card options for the
Dell PowerEdge servers. The Select Network Adapter form factor delivers the value of LOM
integration with the system, including BIOS integration and shared port for manageability, while
providing the flexibility of a modular card.
The R630 supports one custom NDC, as part of the Select Network Adapter family, to house the
complete LOM subsystem. The R630 supports NDC options including a selection of 1GbE and
10GbE port cards, such as 1000BASE-T, 10GBASE-T and 10Gb SFP+.

Figure 12. Rack network daughter card (NDC)

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