Specifications

33 PowerEdge R720 and R720xd Technical Guide
Table 15 lists the available Select Network Adapter options and supported features for the R720 and
R720xd.
Features
Broadcom
5720 Base-T
Intel I350
Base-T
Broadcom
57800 SFP+
1
Broadcom
57800 Base-T
1
Intel X540
Base-T
1
4 x 1Gb
4 x 1Gb
2 x 1Gb +
2 x 10Gb
2 x 1Gb +
2 x 10Gb
2 x 1Gb +
2 x 10Gb
1Gb
1Gb
1Gb and 10Gb
1Gb and 10Gb
1Gb and
10Gb
Not
supported
Not
supported
Not
supported
Not
supported
Supported
(10Gb only)
Not
supported
Not
supported
Supported
2
Supported
2
Not
supported
Supported
Supported
Not
supported
Not
supported
Not
supported
Not
supported
Not
supported
Supported
3
Supported
3
Supported
3
Not
supported
Not
supported
Supported
4
Supported
4
Not
supported
Not
supported
Not
supported
Supported
5
Supported
5
Supported
5
Not
supported
Not
supported
Supported
6
Supported
6
Supported
6
1
These cards have two chipsets that offer the choice of either 10GbE or 1GbE.
2
Only 10Gb ports have iSCSI HBA support.
3
Only 10Gb ports have FCoE support.
4
Only 10Gb ports have switch independent partitioning support. The maximum number of partitions supported is four
(two partitions per 10Gb port). 1Gb ports do not support switch independent partitioning.
5
Only 10Gb ports have DCB support.
6
Only 10Gb ports have ISCSI TLV support.
With R720 and R720xd, 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-thru feature for sensory information
 Automation of firmware and driver version deployment upon component replacement
 Automatic monitoring of NIC status and notification on SNMP traps