Network Ports
Broadcom 57414 Dual Port 10/25 GbE SFP28 Adapter, PCIe Low Profile, V2Network Card details
Ethernet controller: Broadcom Inc. and subsidiaries BCM57414 NetXtreme-E 10Gb/25Gb RDMA Ethernet Controller
Driver: bnxt_en
Version: 1.10.3-229.2.73.0
Description: Broadcom NetXtreme-C/E/S network driver
Retpoline: Y
License: GPL
Rhelversion: 8.10
Srcversion: 533BB7E5866E52F63B9ACCB
Tested Cables: Avaya executes basic interoperability testing with a subset of cables and transceivers from the marketplace. As per the Broadcom reports, it validates interoperability with many different AOCs, optical modules, and DAC cables, although no vendor can test with every model available on the market. Based on Broadcom release notes of its firmware code conforms to the following SNIA industry standards:
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SFF-8024 (SFF Module Management Reference Code Tables)
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SFF-8472 (Management Interface for SFP+)
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SFF-8636 (Management Interface for 4-lane Modules and Cables)
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SFF-8665. (QSFP+ 28 Gb/s 4× Pluggable Transceiver Solution (QSFP28))
In the lab used, SFP+/DAC connector types are used to connected to Dell Switch.
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Manufacturer
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Cable/Transceiver Part no
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Speed
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Connector
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Type
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Length
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Avaya
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AVAYA-710DMZ
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10G
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SFP+
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Transceiver
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N/A
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Dell
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9X8JP
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25G
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SFP28
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DAC
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5 m
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Note:
Refer to Broadcom NetXtreme E-Series Dual-port card release notes on Dell Website for supported SFP/Cables.
Broadcom 5720 Quad Port 1GbE B ASE-T Adapter, OCP NIC 3.0
Ethernet controller: Broadcom Inc. and subsidiaries NetXtreme BCM5720 Gigabit Ethernet PCIe
Driver: tg3
Version: 4.18.0-553.el8_10.x86_64
Firmware-version: FFV22.71.3 bc 5720-v1.39
Tested Cables: Cat 6 Ethernet Cables
PowerEdge R660xs Motherboard w ith Broadcom 5720 Dual Port 1Gb On-Board LOM, MX, MLK
Ethernet controller: NetXtreme BCM5720 Gigabit Ethernet PCIe
Driver: tg3
Version: 4.18.0-553.el8_10.x86_64
Firmware-version: FFV22.71.3 bc 5720-v1.39
Tested Cables: Cat 6 Ethernet Cables
Note:
The above mentioned cables and transceivers work with Dell R640 and Dell R340 servers. For more information, see Dell documentation.
