The NetXtreme II 1000 Express Dual Port Ethernet Adapter (marketing option part number: 42C1780) is a high-performance PCIe, dual-port, copper, Gigabit network adapter that supports TOE and iSCSI over a single network connection.

Features and benefits:

• PCIe x4
• PCIe 2.0-capable
• Two 10/100/1000 copper ports with RJ45 for Cat 5E/6 cabling
• Standard PCIe half-length card with low profile form factor
• Both half and full-height brackets to support a wide range of System x servers
• Support for TCP/IP Offload Engine (TOE)
• iSCSI-capable to allow access to storage over the same cable used for networking. Note: iSCSI support requires the purchase of a software activation key at additional cost. Software activation keys are planned to be available at a future date.

The NetXtreme II 1000 Express Dual Port Ethernet adapter for System x servers delivers:

• Dual 1 Gigabit Ethernet ports in a PCI Express x4 adapter
• TOE to reduce the processing cycles required to process networking traffic in a Microsoft Windows environment
• Accelerated iSCSI capability to function as both a NIC and an HBA