This is a genuine Dell Intel i350 Quad-Port 1GbE Blade Network Daughter Card (BNDC) (P/N: V017G). This specialized mezzanine card is designed to provide a powerful and dense networking solution for specific Dell PowerEdge blade servers. It offers four 1GbE ports over standard copper Ethernet cabling without occupying a valuable PCIe slot, making it an ideal choice for virtualization and high-availability environments.
Key Features
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Genuine Dell Part: Ensures "plug and play" compatibility and validated performance within the Dell PowerEdge blade server ecosystem.
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Blade Network Daughter Card (BNDC): This specialized form factor plugs directly into a dedicated slot on the motherboard of compatible blade servers, preserving standard expansion slots for other hardware.
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Quad-Port 1GbE Density: Features four 1GbE RJ-45 ports, perfect for link aggregation (LACP), network failover, or connecting the server to multiple network segments.
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Intel i350 Controller: Built on the robust and widely-supported Intel i350 chipset, known for its stability, performance, and advanced virtualization features (VT-c), including SR-IOV.
