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Dell PowerEdge Select Network Adapters—The Freedom to Choose

I2C interface

I2C clock and data signals are connected to the TFRU. The Field Replaceable Unit (FRU) part is

specific to Dell programs and comes preprogrammed with the base FRU code, greatly simplifying

manufacturing of the device. It also includes a temperature sensor.

PowerEdge platforms that support Select Network Adapters

The Blade Select Network Adapter is offered on the PowerEdge M620 blade server.

The Rack Select Network Adapter is offered on the following PowerEdge platforms:

 R620

 R720

 R720xd

System integration

Features for Select Network Adapter system integration include Device Disable, WoL, and iDRAC

integration.

Device Disable

The Select Network Adapter supports disabling the LAN controller(s) by putting the device(s) into the

lowest power state. The Select Network Adapter supports an enable/disable mechanism exposed

through the BIOS F2 setup or Dell USC tool. This allows a card level disable where all ports are on or

off.

Wake on LAN

The NDC connects to the system chipset PCI Power Management Event pin to generate power

management events in Wake on LAN (WOL) implementations.

When the system is operating in Vaux with WoL enabled, the device driver uses link auto-negotiation

to advertise the lowest-supported speed in attempt to negotiate the lowest speed possible to

conserve power. The 10GBASE-T device will not link up at 10Gbps when operating in Vaux due to the

large Vaux power requirement.

Wake on LAN is supported on only one port in a server at any given time.

iDRAC integration

The NDC supports a Shared LOM Port for iDRAC communication via any port over the NC-SI sideband

interface.

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