Dell T540-BT Quad-Ports 10GbE Ethernet PCI-Express 3.0 x8 Low Profile Unified Wire Network Adapter DPN:05MHDP,5MHDP,0JR4D7,JR4D7,02RGPF,2RGPF
- Brand: Dell
- Manufacturer: Chelsio
- Part #: 05MHDP,5MHDP
- Alt. Part #: 0JR4D7,JR4D7,02RGPF,2RGPF,PMXRW 0PMXRW
- Model: T540-BT (T5)
- Package Includes:1 unit of 05MHDP F/H adapter
- Specs:-
- ::Type: Network Adapter Card (NIC)
- ::Port Count: Quad-Port (4 Ports)
- ::Port Type: RJ-45 (Copper Ethernet)
- ::Maximum Data Rate:10 Gbps per port (40 Gbps aggregate)
- ::Interface/Slot: PCI Express (PCIe) 3.0 x8
- Compatibility:
- ::Backward compatible with 1 GbE and 100 MbE
- ::Dell SCV3020
- ::Dell SC7020
- ::Form Factor: Typically Full Height (FH)
- ::Key Protocols: 10GBASE-T, supports advanced offloads (TOE, iSCSI, FCoE, RDMA/iWARP)
- Condition: New
- Warranty: 1 (one) year Tekmart Africa warranty
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The SKU:05MHDP (also frequently listed as 5MHDP) is a Dell part number and refers to a high-performance, Quad-Port 10 Gigabit Ethernet (10GbE) Network Adapter Card.
This card is specifically the Dell Chelsio T540-BT Unified Wire Adapter and is designed for use in Dell PowerEdge servers and other compatible systems.
The adapter is built by Chelsio, and its core model number is the direct technical equivalent-Chelsio T540-BT.
Dell sometimes bundles the card with a specific tray or riser card for different server models. The following numbers may be found on the assembly or sub-components, but the core NIC itself is the 05MHDP / 5MHDP.
These cards are compatible with Dell storage solutions because they are Unified Wire Adapters that include hardware offload engines for key storage networking protocols.
This card is designed to integrate the server (host) into various types of storage area networks (SANs) and network-attached storage (NAS).
Each card supports a "Unified Wire" architecture, which means it can handle standard network traffic and specialized storage traffic over the same physical 10 Gigabit Ethernet (10GbE) connection.
Its built-in hardware offloads are critical for maximizing storage performance and reducing the load on the host server's CPU.
They support these storage protocols:-
1. iSCSI (Internet Small Computer System Interface)-Provides high-speed, low-overhead access to SANs (like Dell PowerVault or Compellent/SC Series) using standard Ethernet infrastructure. Full hardware offload is supported.
2. FCoE (Fibre Channel over Ethernet)-Allows the server to connect to traditional Fibre Channel SANs (where FCoE is supported) without requiring a separate Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapter (HBA). Full hardware offload is supported.
3.iWARP RDMA (Remote Direct Memory Access)-Provides extremely low-latency and high-throughput connectivity, which is critical for Hyper-Converged Infrastructure (HCI) solutions like Microsoft Storage Spaces Direct (S2D) and high-performance NVMe-oF (NVMe over Fabrics).