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Broadcom CIM Provider for ESXi 5.0 (2001541)

Purpose

This article provides information about the Broadcom CIM provider for Broadcom Converged Network Adapters.

Note: The partner product referenced in this article is a software module that is developed by Broadcom. Use of this product is governed by the license agreement with OEMs. You must obtain the application, support, and licensing for using this product from the OEM.

Resolution

Supported hardware and software 10-Gigabit Ethernet Controllers

BCM57710 - Dual-Port 10G/2500/1000BASE-X TOE, RDMA, iSCSI PCI Express® Ethernet Controller
BCM57711 - Dual-Port 10GBASE TCP, RDMA, iSCSI with x8 Lane PCI Express® Gen-2 Controller
BCM57712 - Dual-Port 10GBASE-CX4/1000BASE-X TOE, RDMA, iSCSI and FCoE PCI-SIG SR-IOV PCI Express® Gen-2 Controller

Gigabit Ethernet Controllers

BCM5706 - 10/100/1000BASE-T TOE, RDMA, ISCSI/ISER Ethernet Controller
BCM5708C - 10/100/1000BASE-T TOE PCI Express® Ethernet Controller
BCM5708S - 1000/2500BASE-X TOE, RDMA, iSCSI PCI Express® Ethernet Controller
BCM5709C - Dual-Port 10/100/1000BASE-T TOE PCI Express® Ethernet Controller
BCM5709S - Dual-Port 1000/2500BASE-X TOE, RDMA, iSCSI PCI Express® Ethernet Controller
BCM5716C - Dual-Port Gigabit Ethernet Controller with a PCI Express® Ethernet Controller
BCM5716S - Dual-Port Gigabit Ethernet Controller with a PCI Express® Ethernet Controller
BCM5718 - x2 PCI Express® Dual-Port Gigabit Ethernet Controller
BCM5722 - Integrated Gigabit Ethernet Controller with Integrated Transceiver
BCM5723 - NetXtreme® Gigabit Ethernet Controller for Servers

IPMI extensions (if any)

None

Implementation schema details

The provider supports standard DMTF and SMI-S sub-profiles.

Profile Registration Profile - 1.0.0c
Ethernet Port Profile - 1.0.0
Diagnostic Profile - 1.0.0b
Host LAN Network Port Profile - 1.0.0
Software Inventory Profile - 1.0.0
Software Update Profile - 1.0.0

CIM client plug-in support

The Broadcom CIM provider is supported by wbemcli. A vendor-specific GUI management tool is not currently available.

Support information

For more information on Broadcom adapters, see http://www.broadcom.com/products/Ethernet-Controllers/Enterprise-Server.

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