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Dell PowerEdge Select Network Adapters—The Freedom to Choose

 Traditional networking and storage server I/O is converging, broadening the supplier choice.

The Select Network Adapter provides link speed choice, network interface choice, and

vendor choice.

Figure 1. The server interconnect landscape

The need for LOM flexibility

Dell’s unique PowerEdge Select Network Adapters family has a lot of benefits. You can respond to a

network infrastructure upgrade in mid-server cycle with full Dell management integration. It is also

possible to transition from 1GbE to 10GbE and to converged 10GbE without having to replace

servers. The transition from optical to copper network connectivity can be done easily as well. With

customers starting to ask for convergence options, it is now possible to deploy full end-to-end

convergence without having to rip and replace servers. Networking solutions can be selected

depending upon the requirements, and not limited by existing infrastructure, which has not been

possible with traditional LOM designs in the current market. This unique feature gives control back to

you to choose the best-of-breed technology which best fits your requirements, and it does not

require you to pay for something that you will not use.

Dell has chosen the Select Network Adapter to deliver a choice of LOMs. This includes traditional LOM

networking capabilities, as well as a new CNA storage functionality. Given the broad spectrum of

vendors and capabilities, there is no single solution that addresses all customer needs and priorities.

Some solutions are better at core networking functionality at lower power, while others deliver best

converged performance. The Select Network Adapter family provides a set of flexible vehicles to

transition from 1GbE to 10GbE. By offering 10Gb port devices as well as 1Gb and 10Gb devices on the

same NIC, you can maintain legacy 1Gb connectivity while providing 10Gb availability for new

Link transitions

1GbE to 10GbE to 40GbE

More 10GE

physical

options

•10GBASE-T

•SFP+ DCA

•SFP+ SR

•10GBASE-KR

More capabilities

iSCSI, FCoE, SR-IOV, NPAR,

DCB, EEE, TLV

converged

suppliers

•Networking:

Intel,

Broadcom

•Storage:

QLogic,

Emulex,

Brocade

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