I'm speccing out a new server that will need to have two physical network connections. I'm looking at one of these:
http://h10010.www1.hp.com/wwpc/us/en/sm/WF06a/15351-15351-3328412-241644-3328421-3884343.html
The information on this server specifically lists one network controller with two ports:
Network Controller | (1) 1GbE NC362i 2 Ports
Will this give me two good network cards or is the additional port merely meant for redundancy and I'd need to purchase an additional Network Controller?
Best Answer
It's a single network chip (the Broadcom BCM5709); that chip has two ports which can be configured independently, redundantly, or teamed.
It will work just fine for your application.