HPE 657128-001 

Ethernet 10 Gb 2‑Port 530T Adapter – Dual‑Port 10 GbE RJ‑45 Plug‑In Card

The 530T Adapter (657128‑001) is a dual‑port 10 GbE Network Adapter offering two RJ‑45 ports using standard Cat6A  cabling, delivering up to 20 Gb/s full duplex (40 Gb/s aggregate) performance. Built for server environments, it plugs directly into a PCIe 2.0 x8 slot and is ideal for virtualization, storage, and cloud-saving applications. Featuring enterprise-grade features such as RSS, VLAN tagging, jumbo frames, NIC teaming, PXE boot, and hardware offloads, this adapter ensures efficient CPU utilization and consistent low-latency network performance.Designed to support HPE ProLiant Gen8–Gen10 servers, it enables high-speed connectivity while enhancing virtualization and server performance in data center, cloud, and hyper-converged environments.

Features

This plug-in Network Adapter fits into a PCI Express 2.0 x8 slot, providing two 10 GbE RJ‑45 ports capable of leveraging CAT 6A UTP copper cabling over distances up to 100 meters with full line-rate throughput across both ports . Powered by the Broadcom BCM57810S chipset, it supports advanced offload capabilities including TCP/IP checksum offload, MSI‑X interrupts, RSS, and jumbo frames for enhanced efficiency and performance The adapter supports virtualization enhancements such as VMware NetQueue and Microsoft VMQ, enabling improved throughput and lower CPU overhead across virtual machine workloads. Additional features include PXE boot support, VLAN tagging, and NIC teaming to support scalable, robust server networking initialization and redundancy

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Powered by a proven Broadcom 10 GbE controller, this adapter maintains full-duplex, wire‑speed performance across both ports while minimizing host CPU load via hardware acceleration. Compatible with HPE Sea of Sensors thermal management, it ensures safe operation and low power consumption even under heavy traffic loads