Description
Product Overview
In today’s digital age, businesses are always on the lookout for the latest and most advanced technologies to support their day-to-day operations. One of the essential components of any computer system is the network card. It connects the computer to a network, allowing it to communicate with other devices. Dell 8CM81 Broadcom 57404 10/25 GbE Dual Port SFP Mezzanine Card is a top-of-the-line network card that provides high-speed connectivity to networks. In this article, we will take a closer look at the Dell 8CM81 Broadcom 57404 10/25 GbE Dual Port SFP Mezzanine Card and its features.
Overview
The Dell 8CM81 Broadcom 57404 10/25 GbE Dual Port SFP Mezzanine Card is a high-performance network interface card that supports 10 and 25 Gigabit Ethernet. It is specifically designed for use in Dell PowerEdge servers and is compatible with the PowerEdge R640, R740, R740XD, R840, R940, and MX740c servers.
Design and Features
The Dell 8CM81 Broadcom 57404 10/25 GbE Dual Port SFP Mezzanine Card is designed to provide maximum network performance and reliability. It is a dual-port network card that supports SFP28 and SFP+ optical modules. It also features advanced technologies such as TCP/IP offload engine (TOE), iSCSI acceleration, and RDMA over Converged Ethernet (RoCE) to optimize network performance.
The Dell 8CM81 Broadcom 57404 10/25 GbE Dual Port SFP Mezzanine Card has a PCIe 3.0 x16 interface, which provides high bandwidth and low latency connectivity to the server. It also supports PCIe SR-IOV, which allows multiple virtual machines to share a single network adapter. This feature can help reduce costs and simplify network management.
Performance
The Dell 8CM81 Broadcom 57404 10/25 GbE Dual Port SFP Mezzanine Card delivers high-performance networking with speeds of up to 25 Gbps. This makes it ideal for demanding applications such as virtualization, cloud computing, and big data analytics.
The card also supports hardware offloads for TCP/IP, iSCSI, and RoCE, which can significantly improve network performance. It can handle up to 1 million IOPS, which makes it an excellent choice for storage-intensive applications.
Compatibility
The Dell 8CM81 Broadcom 57404 10/25 GbE Dual Port SFP Mezzanine Card is designed to be compatible with Dell PowerEdge servers. It is specifically designed to fit into the Dell PowerEdge R640, R740, R740XD, R840, R940, and MX740c servers. Before purchasing the card, it is important to check the compatibility with your server to ensure it will work correctly.
Installation and Configuration
The Dell 8CM81 Broadcom 57404 10/25 GbE Dual Port SFP Mezzanine Card is easy to install and configure. It is a plug-and-play device that can be installed in the server’s mezzanine slot. Once installed, it will automatically be recognized by the server’s operating system.
To configure the card, you can use the server’s BIOS or operating system utilities. You can also install the Dell OpenManage Network Manager software, which provides a graphical user interface for configuring and managing the network card.
General Information about the Dell 8CM81
- Manufacturer: Dell
- Part Number or SKU# 8CM81
- Product Type: 2 Port Mezzanine Card
