HP NC365T Service Manual
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HP NC365T 4-port Ethernet Server Adapter
Overview
The HP NC365T 4-port Ethernet Server Adapter is a four lane (x4) PCI Express (PCIe) high performing single-chip, low-power quad port
adapter that offers the highest port density among all ProLiant Networking Options.
The NC365T is PCIe Gen 2.0 compliant adapter that supports TCP checksum and segmentation, Large Send and Receive offload
capability, Message Signal Interrupt Extension (MSI-X), IEEE 1588, Receive Side Scaling (RSS), VLAN tagging, 9.5KB jumbo frames and
IPv6. The NC365T ships with support for an advanced server virtualization feature called Virtual Machine Data queue (VMDq), which
improves I/O performance by reducing I/O overhead in a virtualized environment. Like all ProLiant Networking Options, NC365T can be
easily installed in either standard or low profile slots
Models
HP NC365T 4-port Ethernet Server Adapter
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Kit Contents
HP NC365T 4-port Ethernet Server Adapter
HP NC365T 4-port Ethernet Server Adapter
Full height and half height brackets; the full height bracket is pre-installed on the card
Quick install card inclusive of instructions on changing to the half height bracket (if needed)
Product warranty statement
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Compatibility
Compatibility
Servers
ProLiant DL (rack-optimized)
HP NC365T 4-port Ethernet Server Adapter
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HP ProLiant DL120 G6
HP ProLiant DL120 G7
HP ProLiant DL160 G6
HP ProLiant DL160 Gen8
HP ProLiant DL165 G7
HP ProLiant DL170e G6
HP ProLiant DL170h G6
HP ProLiant DL180 G6
HP ProLiant DL320 G6
HP ProLiant DL320e Gen8
HP ProLiant DL320e Gen8 v2
HP ProLiant DL360 G6
HP ProLiant DL360 G7
HP ProLiant DL360e Gen8
HP ProLiant DL360p Gen8
HP ProLiant DL370 G6
HP ProLiant DL380 G6
HP ProLiant DL380 G7
HP ProLiant DL380e Gen8
HP ProLiant DL380p Gen8
HP ProLiant DL385 G6
HP ProLiant DL385 G7
HP ProLiant DL385p Gen8
HP ProLiant DL560 Gen8
HP ProLiant DL580 G7
HP ProLiant DL585 G7
HP ProLiant DL785 G6
HP ProLiant DL980 G7
ProLiant ML (expansion-optimized)
HP ProLiant ML10
HP ProLiant ML110 G7
HP ProLiant ML310 G5p
HP ProLiant ML310e Gen8
HP ProLiant ML310e Gen8 v2
HP ProLiant ML330 G6
HP ProLiant ML350 G6
HP ProLiant ML350e Gen8
HP ProLiant ML350p Gen8
HP ProLiant ML370 G6
ProLiant SL (scalable line)
HP ProLiant SL160s G6
HP ProLiant SL160z G6
HP ProLiant SL165s G7
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HP NC365T 4-port Ethernet Server Adapter
HP ProLiant SL165z G7
HP ProLiant SL170s G6
HP ProLiant SL170z G6
HP ProLiant SL210t Gen8
HP ProLiant SL230s Gen8
HP ProLiant SL250s Gen8
HP ProLiant SL270s Gen8
HP ProLiant SL390s G7
HP ProLiant SL4540 Gen8
HP ProLiant SL4545 G7
Some servers may be discontinued.
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Standard Features
Performance
Quad-port Gigabit
Ethernet Throughput
Jumbo Frames
802.1Q VLANs with 802.1p
QoS Tagging
With a theoretical throughput of 10 Gbps each direction, the x4 PCI Express bus is more than capable of
supporting the NC365T's four gigabit ports. Up to 1000 Mbps Ethernet transfer rate per port (4000 Mbps
combined) delivers outstanding network performance designed to improve response time and remove
bottlenecks across the entire network. Four ports on a single adapter are ideal for high density, I/O slot
constrained servers, virtualization and security, applications, server consolidation, and increased network
segmentation. The total aggregate throughput of 4Gbps also meets the needs for customers desiring high
bandwidth but are not yet ready to move to 10 Gigabit Ethernet.
NOTE:
port #4 and the port closest to the gold finger is port #1.
Jumbo frames (also known as extended frames) permit a 9.5K byte transmission unit (MTU), which is six
times the size of standard 1500 byte Ethernet frame. The NC365T supports jumbo frames as a way to
achieve higher throughput and better CPU utilization. Jumbo frames are particularly useful for database
transfers and tape backups.
IEEE 802.1Q virtual local area network (VLAN) protocol allows each physical port of the NC365T to be
separated into multiple virtual NICs for added network segmentation and enhanced security and
performance. VLANs increase security by isolating traffic between users. Limiting the broadcast traffic to
within the same VLAN domain also improves performance. IEEE quality of service (QoS) 802.1p tagging
allows the adapter to mark or tag frames with a priority level across a QoS-aware network for improved
traffic flow.
HP NC365T 4-port Ethernet Server Adapter
Port enumeration on the NC365T is from the bottom up, i.e. the port near the top of the adapter is
TCP/IP Stateless
Offloading
Virtual Machine Device
Queues (VMDq)
Message Signal Interrupt
Extension (MSI-X)
IEEE 1588
For overall improved system response, the NC365T supports standard TCP/IP offloading techniques
including:
TCP/IP checksum offload (TCO) moves the TCP and IP checksum offloading from the CPU to the
network adapter.
Large send offload (LSO) or TCP segmentation offload (TSO) allows the TCP segmentation to be
handled by the adapter rather than the CPU.
VMDq helps to improve network I/O throughput by offloading the sorting burden from the VMM (Virtual
Machine Manager) to the network controller. It helps meet the demands of consolidated virtual workloads
by helping the Server meet demands of multiple Virtual Machines.
MSI/MSI-X support provides performance optimization benefits for multi-core environments by load
balancing of interrupt handling between different CPUs/cores
This protocol helps time-stamping and synchronization of time sensitive applications.
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