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Whats the difference between the Intel Pro100+ NIC down on the E8000 Server Board and the Intel Pro100+ Server Adapter?

April 26, 2017adapter difference e8000 Intel NIC server

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Whats the difference between the Intel Pro100+ NIC down on the E8000 Server Board and the Intel Pro100+ Server Adapter?

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The essential difference is that the Intel Pro100+ Server Adapter ships with an Intel software package to enable Adapter Fault Tolerance, Load Balancing and Etherchannel*. In order to implement these features you will need to purchase a second NIC which is the same as the integrated NIC.