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Network interface cards for boot from SAN and DCB support for iSCSI (PS Series)
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4.3.4 Network interface cards for boot from SAN and DCB support for iSCSI (PS Series)
Network interface controllers (NIC) are the simplest class of host connectivity interfaces and provide basic Ethernet and TCP/IP functionality to the
server. For storage solutions, this class of Adapters must be paired with special software within the host server operating system called a storage
initiator. Dell will support any industry standards based NIC with the software iSCSI initiators listed in section 4.
The devices below have each been tested and are supported for boot from SAN functionality
Vendor
OS Version
NIC Vendor
Model
Features
Notes
BfS
DCB
Microsoft
Windows Server 2008 R2
Broadcom
BRCM570x
L1
N/A
Microsoft
Windows Server 2008 R2
BRCM577xx
L1
N/A
Microsoft
Windows Server 2008 R2
Intel
i350
L1
N/A
Microsoft
Windows Server 2008 R2
Pro1000
L1
N/A
Microsoft
Windows Server 2008 R2
X5xx Family
L1
L1
Microsoft
Windows Server 2008 R2
QLogic
BRCM578xx
L1
L1
HP 534
Microsoft
Windows Server 2012
Broadcom
BRCM570x
L1
N/A
Microsoft
Windows Server 2012
BRCM577xx
L1
N/A
Microsoft
Windows Server 2012
Intel
X5xx Family
L1
L1
Microsoft
Windows Server 2012
i350
L1
N/A
Microsoft
Windows Server 2012
QLogic
BRCM578xx
L1
L3
HP 534
Microsoft
Windows Server 2012 R2
Broadcom
BRCM570x
L1
N/A
Microsoft
Windows Server 2012 R2
BRCM577xx
L1
N/A
Microsoft
Windows Server 2012 R2
Emulex
OCx1410x
L1
L3
Microsoft
Windows Server 2012 R2
X5xx Family
L1
L1