Overview

What's new

• As a TOE device for Windows only, the NC373F shifts processing of the communicati*** protocol stack (TCP/IP) from the server CPU to the network adapter, thereby freeing CPU cycles for other duties. With TOE, server efficiency is increased.
• As an iSCSI HBA, the NC373F combines two well-known technologies, SCSI and Ethernet, to provide HP ProLiant servers ready access to storage boxes over the same wire used for networking. iSCSI enables the NC373F to function as both a NIC and an HBA from a single connection. This capability is valuable when you want to c***olidate resources and simplify your infrastructure with a single I/O device.

Ideal environment

• The NC373F increases the efficient use of TCP offload resources, making sure that the connecti*** dynamically move between host and NIC, depending upon workload
• With TCP/IP Offload Engine (TOE) for Windows only, the NC373F reduces the CPU cycles required to process network traffic in Windows environments
• By using Receive Side Scaling in multiple CPU systems, network traffic is no longer bottlenecked because the NC373F supports dynamic load balancing of incoming traffic across CPUs

• When the NC373F is deployed as an iSCSI initiator, it functi*** as an HBA with accelerated performance for access to individual storage devices and SANs
• The flexibility of the NC373F enables users to simplify their management operati*** by h***ing a single I/O device provide both networking and storage needs
• By providing unified networking and storage connecti***, the NC373F enables the deployment of a single fabric environment

Model comparison