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Overview

Integrated NC7760 Gigabit PCI LOM

 
The integrated NC7760 LOM incorporates a variety of features on a single chip using Category 5 (or better) twisted-pair cabling, thus increasing flexibility and reducing support costs. The N7760 ships with industry-standard drivers that are compatible with other NC series gigabit adapters. This LOM supports 10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet speeds as well as a PCI 64-bit/133MHz data path. This range of features enables ProLiant server customers to protect their current hardware investment while also future-proofing their ProLiant servers for the inevitable increase in networking throughput. Additionally, the NC7760 ships with support for Network Fault Tolerance, Load Balancing, Jumbo Frames, and various TCP offload capabilities that improve performance.

The integrated NC7760 is a PCI based LOM (LAN on Motherboard) embedded chip that provides high-performance and feature-rich functionality on 10BASE-T, 100BASE-TX and 1000BASE-TX networks. Along with all the advanced features that ProLiant customers have come to expect, the NC7760 includes support for Jumbo Frames, Wake on LAN (WOL), Dual Address Cycles (DAC), and Pre-Boot Execution environment (PXE).

 
Models
Integrated NC7760 PCI LOM
N/A
   
Related Gigabit Server Adapters
 
NC310F PCI-X Gigabit Server Adapter, 1000-SX
368169-B21
NC320T PCI Express Gigabit Server Adapter
367047-B21
NC1020T PCI Gigabit Server Adapter
353377-B21
NC6770 PCI-X Gigabit Server Adapter, 1000-SX
244949-B21
NC7170 Dual Port PCI-X 1000T Gigabit Server Adapter
313881-B21
NC7771 PCI-X Gigabit Server Adapter
290563-B21
Combo Switch Adapter

NC150T PCI 4-port Gigabit Combo Switch Adapter

367132-B21
ProLiant Essentials Intelligent Networking Pack
ProLiant Essentials Intelligent Networking Pack - single server license
372906-B21
ProLiant Essentials Intelligent Networking Pack - flexible license
372950-B21
ProLiant Essentials Intelligent Networking Pack - tracking license
372951-B21
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Performance

Gigabit Ethernet Throughput, High-Performance, and Flexibility for Today's Businesses
A 1000 Mbps Ethernet transfer rate delivers outstanding network performance that improves response time and removes bottlenecks across the entire network. Full-duplex support allows the NC7760 to transmit and receive data simultaneously at rates up to 1000 Mbps for Gigabit Ethernet.

Port Bonding or Load Balancing
Transmit Load Balancing (TLB) and Switch-Assisted Load Balancing (FEC/GEC/802.3ad static-mode configuration only) are two port-bonding methods supported by the NC7760. TLB provides both failover and balancing of transmit traffic across all adapters for increased performance. For even higher performance, Switch-Assisted Load Balancing (SLB) provides port failover and balancing of both transmit and receive traffic across all ports when connected to a switch that supports this feature. Both of these load balancing techniques build a bigger pipe for improved networking bandwidth and enable users to install up to 7 adapters in addition to this LOM (for a team consisting of 8 ports) within a ProLiant server to aggregate their throughput up to a maximum of 16 Gigabits per second full-duplex transmissions.

Bus-mastering
This LOM uses bus-mastering technology to maximize throughput and minimize CPU utilization.

PCI Data Path
HP was an early champion of PCI bus technology. The NC7760 is HP's first LOM to feature a 64-bit/133MHz data path, which yields faster transmissions with lower CPU utilization.

Jumbo Frames
Jumbo Frames (also known as Extended Frames) offer a 9K byte Maximum Transmission Unit (MTU), which is six times the size of traditional Ethernet frames. The NC7760 supports jumbo frames as a way to achieve higher throughput and better CPU utilization when deployed in a network infrastructure that supports them. Jumbo frames are particularly useful for database transfers and tape backups.

TCP Offloads and Interrupt Coalescing
The NC7760 supports TCP Checksum Offloads as well as TCO Segmentation Offloads. Both reduce the load on the CPU for an overall improved system response. Interrupt Coalescence groups multiple packets and issues a single interrupt to the host. This process optimizes host efficiency, leaving the CPU available for other duties.
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Scalability and Reliability

Tri-Speed Support
Because the NC7760 supports 10Mbps Ethernet, 100Mbps Fast Ethernet, and Gigabit Ethernet; users are guaranteed end-to-end protocol support across their enterprise. Like all HP ProLiant server adapters and LOMs, the NC7760 adheres to open industry standards, insuring that it will work seamlessly with any network devices that also support IEEE standards.
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Ease of Use

World Class Reliability
Designed with quality and investment protection in mind, the NC7760 Fast Ethernet Adapter meets all of HP's demanding design standards. Surface-mount technology, ASIC-based hardware, state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities, a top-notch quality inspection, and testing provide the reliability and quality you expect from HP.

Conformance to Industry Standards
The NC7760 is fully compatible with all major operating systems. A complete list of supported operating systems is included in the specifications at the end of this document. Additionally, this product supports ACPI (Advance Configuration Power Interface), which can reduce power consumption,
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Security/Reliability

Network Fault Tolerance (NFT)
The Network Fault Tolerance feature of the NC7760 ensures that the server can always keep an active link. After installing a second, compatible adapter, if the primary network connection fails, the second, backup adapter will automatically take over, retaining the network connection. The NC7760 can be configured to fail over to any NC31xx, NC61xx, NC71xx, NC67xx, or NC77xx adapter by using the latest drivers.
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Network Management

Server Integration

HP's ProLiant SmartStart™ configuration utility includes setup support for the NC7760 so that the NIC can be configured as part of the SmartStart configuration process. Insight Manager can recognize the NC7760 individually or in port bonded teams, and can collect and report SNMP statistics on the server adapter events. The Network Management System can also collect and report SNMP statistics on the NC3163. Additionally, Integrated Management Log (IML) support is provided by the NC7760 for critical event logging on ProLiant servers.


Wake On LAN

The NC7760 provides Wake on LAN (WOL) support in ProLiant servers that support WOL. A system that supports Wake on LAN can remain available to a system administrator during its normal downtime. Once the machine is awakened, the system administrator can remotely control, audit, debug, or manage the machine.


Auto-negotiation

The NC7760 automatically senses and configures itself to the speed of the device to which it is attached. It also automatically configures for half or full duplex, depending on the duplex mode of the switch, hub, or router at the other end of the cable.


Management Support

The NC7760 supports drivers and agents that can be managed from all versions of HP Insight Manger 7 as well as using any management application that supports SNMP.


Configuration Utilities

Each NC1020 ships with a suite of OS-tailored configuration utilities that allow the user to run initial diagnostics and configure adapter teams for Network Fault Tolerance, Transmit Load Balancing, or Switch-Assisted Load Balancing (Dynamic 802.3ad) in the Windows®, Linux, or NetWare operating systems.


Warranty

Maximum: The remaining warranty of the HP product in which it is installed (to a maximum three-year, limited warranty).
Minimum: One year limited warranty.
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Technical Specifications

Compliance   EEE 802.3i, 802.3u, 802.3x, 802.3ab, Dynamic 802.3ad, 802.1p
    PCI 2.2
    ACPI v1.20a
General Specifications Communications Processor Broadcom 5702
  10/100/1000 Mbps, Half-and full-duplex
  On-board memory 96 KB
  Data path 64-bit/133MHz, compatible with 64/100, 64/66, 64/33 and 32/33
  Interrupt levels INTA
  Bus architecture Bus-mastering
  Connector RJ-45
  Distance Up to 328 feet/100 meters
  Wiring Category (CAT) 5 or higher Unshielded Twisted Pair (UTP) wiring
Operating System Support   Windows Server 2003 Enterprise, Standard, Web, Datacenter, Small Business Server editions
  Microsoft Windows 2000 Server, Advanced Server, Data Center, Terminal Server, Small Business Server editions
  Microsoft Windows Enterprise, Small Business Server 4.5, Terminal Server editions
  Novell NetWare 6.5, NetWare 6, NetWare 6 Small Business Server, Novell NetWare 5.1 edition
  SCO UnixWare 7.1.3, Open Unix 8, 5.06a, 5.07
  Solaris 7 and 8
  Red Hat Linux 8.0, 7.3, and 2.1 Advanced Server
  SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 7 (SLES-7)
  United Linux 1.0
  DOS (for remote installs)
Environmental Specifications Operating Temperature 32° to 131° F (0° to 55° C)
  Humidity 5% to 95% non-condensing
  Non-operating Temperature -40° to 149° F (-40° to 65° C)
    Humidity 5% to 95% non-condensing

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