HPE ADP BCM57416 10G BASE-T 2-PORT OCP3

Data centers running HPE ProLiant Gen10 Plus servers often need to add high-speed 10 Gigabit Ethernet connectivity without sacrificing PCIe slots. The HPE ADP BCM57416 10G BASE-T 2-Port OCP3 adapter plugs directly into the server's OCP 3.0 slot, delivering two 10GBASE-T ports over standard copper cabling. This makes it ideal for upgrading network performance in virtualized environments, high-throughput storage, or latency-sensitive applications where existing Cat6a infrastructure is already in place.

Key specifications

• Controller: Broadcom BCM57416
• Ports: 2 x 10GBASE-T RJ-45
• Host Interface: OCP 3.0 (PCIe 3.0 x8)
• Data Rate: 10 Gbps per port
• Cabling: Copper, Category 6a or higher
• Supported Standards: IEEE 802.3an, 802.3ab, 802.3u, 802.3, 802.3az
• Virtualization: SR-IOV, VMware NetQueue, Microsoft VMQ
• Offloads: TCP/IP Offload Engine (TOE), UDP Offload, Checksum Offload, Large Send Offload (LSO)
• Advanced Features: Jumbo Frames (up to 9KB), PXE Boot, Wake-on-LAN, Data Center Bridging (DCB), RDMA over Converged Ethernet (RoCE) v2
• Management: NC-SI, SMBIOS, IPMI, UEFI, ACPI
• Operating Temperature: 0°C to 55°C
• Operating Humidity: 5% to 95% non-condensing
• Power Consumption: 12-15W (max)

Why choose it

This adapter leverages the OCP 3.0 form factor to free up standard PCIe slots for other expansion cards, maximizing server flexibility. The Broadcom BCM57416 chipset ensures reliable, high-performance networking with comprehensive offload capabilities that reduce CPU overhead. Support for RoCE v2 enables low-latency RDMA for storage and clustering, while DCB provides lossless Ethernet for converged infrastructures. With 10GBASE-T, you can use cost-effective copper cabling up to 100 meters, avoiding expensive fiber optics in many scenarios.

Ideal use cases

• Virtualized server environments requiring high VM density and SR-IOV
• Data-intensive applications such as database servers, backup, and replication
• Converged infrastructures using RoCE v2 for storage networking
• Upgrading existing Cat6a wired networks to 10GbE without recabling
• Edge computing nodes needing reliable, high-bandwidth connectivity

Good to know

This adapter is specifically designed for HPE ProLiant Gen10 Plus servers with an available OCP 3.0 slot. It is compatible with major operating systems including Windows Server, RHEL, SLES, VMware ESXi, and FreeBSD. The card includes two RJ-45 ports with link/activity LEDs for easy status monitoring. It supports PXE boot for diskless server deployment and Wake-on-LAN for remote power management. Power consumption is modest at 12-15W maximum, making it suitable for dense server configurations.