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General Information |
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Summary |
iWARP/RDMA
iWARP delivers converged, low-latency fabric services to data centers through Remote Direct Memory Access (RDMA) over Ethernet. The key iWARP components that deliver low-latency are Kernel Bypass, Direct Data Placement, and Transport Acceleration.
Intel® Data Direct I/O Technology
Intel® Data Direct I/O Technology is a platform technology that improves I/O data processing efficiency for data delivery and data consumption from I/O devices. With Intel DDIO, Intel® Server Adapters and controllers talk directly to the processor cache without a detour via system memory, reducing latency, increasing system I/O bandwidth, and reducing power consumption.
PCI-SIG* SR-IOV Capable
Single-Root I/O Virtualization (SR-IOV) involves natively (directly) sharing a single I/O resource between multiple virtual machines. SR-IOV provides a mechanism by which a Single Root Function (for example a single Ethernet Port) can appear to be multiple separate physical devices.
Flexible Port Partitioning
Flexible Port Partitioning (FPP) technology utilizes industry standard PCI SIG SR-IOV to efficiently divide your physical Ethernet device into multiple virtual devices, providing Quality of Service by ensuring each process is assigned to a Virtual Function and is provided a fair share of the bandwidth.
Virtual Machine Device Queues (VMDq)
Virtual Machine Device Queues (VMDq) is a technology designed to offload some of the switching done in the VMM (Virtual Machine Monitor) to networking hardware specifically designed for this function. VMDq drastically reduces overhead associated with I/O switching in the VMM which greatly improves throughput and overall system performance |
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Ports & interfaces |
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Connectivity technology |
Wired |
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Host interface |
PCI Express |
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Interface |
Ethernet |
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Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports |
2 |
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PCI version |
3.0 |
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PCI Card form factor |
Half-height (low-profile) |
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Network |
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Maximum data transfer rate |
10000 Mbit/s |
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Networking standards |
IEEE 802.1Q, IEEE 802.1as, IEEE 802.1p, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ad |
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Ethernet LAN |
Yes |
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Ethernet interface type |
5 Gigabit Ethernet, 10 Gigabit Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet |
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Ethernet LAN data rates |
100,1000,2500,5000,10000 Mbit/s |
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Cabling technology |
10GBase-T |
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VLAN tagging |
Yes |
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iSCSI support |
Yes |
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Maximum operating distance |
100 m |
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LAN controller |
Intel® X550 |
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Design |
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Internal |
Yes |
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Product colour |
Green, Silver |
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System requirements |
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Compatible operating systems |
https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/support/articles/000025890/network-and-i-o/ethernet-products.html |
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Windows operating systems supported |
Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows 8, Windows 8 Enterprise, Windows 8 Enterprise x64, Windows 8 Pro, Windows 8 Pro x64, Windows 8 x64 |
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Linux operating systems supported |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS 5.0, Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS 6.0, SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10, SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 |
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Server operating systems supported |
Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008 R2 x64, Windows Server 2008 x64, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2012 R2 x64 |
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Operational conditions |
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Operating temperature (T-T) |
0 - 55 °C |
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Storage temperature (T-T) |
-40 - 70 °C |
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Storage relative humidity (H-H) |
0 - 90% |
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Logistics data |
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Harmonized System (HS) code |
85176990 |
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Other features |
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Data transfer rate |
8 GT/s |
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Cable type |
RJ45 Category 6 up to 55m; Category 6A up to 100m |
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Market segment |
Server |
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Number of VLANs |
4096 |
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Intel Virtual Machine Device Queues (VMDq) |
Yes |
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PCI-SIG* SR-IOV Capable |
Yes |
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On-chip QoS and Traffic Management |
Yes |
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Intel Flexible Port Partitioning |
Yes |
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Speed & slot width |
8.0 GT/s, x4 Lane |
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Low halogen options available |
No |
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Intelligent Offloads |
Yes |
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iWARP/RDMA |
No |
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Fiber Channel over Ethernet |
Yes |
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Intel Data Direct I/O Technology |
Yes |
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Intel Virtualization Technology for Connectivity (VT-c) |
Yes |
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Interface type |
PCIe v3.0 (8.0 GT/s) |
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Conflict-Free |
Yes |
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Product type |
Network Interface Card |
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Desktop Management Interface (DMI) version |
2.0 |
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Processor family |
500 Network Adapters (up to 10GbE)-500 Network Adapters (up to 10GbE) |
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Ethernet adapter ARK ID |
88209 |
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Export Control Classification Number (ECCN) |
5A992C |
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Commodity Classification Automated Tracking System (CCATS) |
G135872 |
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Controller type |
Intel® Ethernet Controller X550 |
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Cabling type |
RJ45 Category 6 up to 55m; Category 6A up to 100m |
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Bracket height |
Low-Profile (LP) / Full-Height (FH) |
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Storage Over Ethernet |
iSCSI, FCoE, NFS |
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Launch date |
Q1'16 |
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Network interface card cable medium |
Copper |
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Network interface card type |
Server |
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Product brief URL |
http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ethernet-products/converged-network-adapters/ethernet-x550-brief.html |
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Status |
Launched |
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Last change |
64826838 |
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Product family |
Intel 10 Gigabit server adapter |
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Product series |
500 Series Network Adapters (up to 10GbE) |
