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The NC326m PCI Express Gigabit server adapter is a dual port Gigabit server adapter for c-Class BladeSystem servers.
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Questions

General
1. What is the NC326m?
2. What are the standard features of the NC326m?
3. What operating systems does the NC326m support?
4. What management solutions are available for the NC326m?
5. What is the warranty on the NC326m?
Technical
1. What server mezzanine slots does the NC326m support?
2. What is the transfer rate of the NC326m?

Answers

General
Q1. What is the NC326m?
A1. The NC326m is a dual-port Gigabit Ethernet, x4 PCI Express type 1 mezzanine option for HP BladeSystem c-Class servers. The NC326m is ideal for virtualization, security, server consolidation, network segmentation, and other ProLiant server applications requiring additional throughput and port density.
Q2. What are the standard features of the NC326m?
A2. The standard features of the NC326m include the following:
  • Dual port
  • 1000 Mbps
  • Designed with server needs in mind and support for:
    • Wake-on-LAN (WOL)
    • LEDs indicating link and activity
    • IEEE 802.3, 802.3ab, 802.3ad, 802.1Q
    • Advanced server features such as: Network Fault Tolerance, Transmit Load Balancing, and Switch-Assisted Load Balancing
  • Tested and proven to meet ProLiant standards with full software driver support, including:
    • NIC teaming drivers and utilities
    • Multiple VLAN tagging
    • Configuration Utility
    • HP integration of NIC software, firmware, and agents with other options and the ProLiant server
Q3. What operating systems does the NC326m support?
A3. The ProLiant BL server blades support Windows and Linux operating systems. For a complete and up-to-date listing of supported OS's and versions, please visit our OS Support Matrix.
Q4. What management solutions are available for the NC326m?
A4. The NC326m supports the HP Insight software, including:
  • SmartStart - an intelligent integration tool that simplifies the process of installing and configuring ProLiant systems.
  • HP Systems Insight Manager - a comprehensive systems management tools designed to provide proactive and industry leading predicative fault and performance management.
Q5. What is the warranty on the NC326m?
A5. The NC326m is supported with a worldwide limited one year warranty or the warranty of the server it is installed in, whichever is greater.

Technical
Q1. What server mezzanine slots does the NC326m support?
A1. The NC326m is supported on all ProLiant c-Class servers in all mezzanine slots. Multiple NC326m adapters are supported per server.

Q2. What is the transfer rate of the NC326m?
A2. The transfer rate is 1000 Mbps from the NC326m to the interconnect module bays in the blade enclosure.

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