NETWORK PCI CARDS

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

Ports & interfaces
Connectivity technology: Wired
Host interface: PCI Express
Interface: Ethernet
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports: 2
PCI version: 3.0
PCI Card form factor: Half-height (low-profile)
Network
Maximum data transfer rate: 10000 Mbit/s
Networking standards: IEEE 802.1Q, IEEE 802.1as, IEEE 802.1p, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ad
Ethernet LAN: Yes
Ethernet interface type: 5 Gigabit Ethernet, 10 Gigabit Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet
Ethernet LAN data rates: 100,1000,2500,5000,10000 Mbit/s
Cabling technology: 10GBase-T
VLAN tagging: Yes
iSCSI support: Yes
Maximum operating distance: 100 m
LAN controller: Intel® X550
Design
Product colour: Green, Silver
Internal: Yes
System requirements
Compatible operating systems: https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/support/articles/000025890/network-and-i-o/ethernet-products.html
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
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
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
Operational conditions
Operating temperature (T-T): 0 - 55 °C
Storage temperature (T-T): -40 - 70 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H): 0 - 90%
Logistics data
Harmonized System (HS) code: 85176990
Other features
Data transfer rate: 8 GT/s
Cable type: RJ45 Category 6 up to 55m; Category 6A up to 100m
Market segment: Server
Number of VLANs: 4096
Intel Virtual Machine Device Queues (VMDq): Yes
PCI-SIG* SR-IOV Capable: Yes
On-chip QoS and Traffic Management: Yes
Intel Flexible Port Partitioning: Yes
Speed & slot width: 8.0 GT/s, x4 Lane
Low halogen options available: No
Intelligent Offloads: Yes
iWARP/RDMA: No
Fiber Channel over Ethernet: Yes
Intel Data Direct I/O Technology: Yes
Intel Virtualization Technology for Connectivity (VT-c): Yes
Interface type: PCIe v3.0 (8.0 GT/s)
Conflict-Free: Yes
Product type: Network Interface Card
Storage Over Ethernet: iSCSI, FCoE, NFS
Desktop Management Interface (DMI) version: 2.0
Launch date: Q1'16
Network interface card cable medium: Copper
Network interface card type: Server
Product brief URL: http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ethernet-products/converged-network-adapters/ethernet-x550-brief.html
Status: Launched
Last change: 64826838
Processor family: 500 Network Adapters (up to 10GbE)-500 Network Adapters (up to 10GbE)
Ethernet adapter ARK ID: 88209
Export Control Classification Number (ECCN): 5A992C
Commodity Classification Automated Tracking System (CCATS): G135872
Controller type: Intel® Ethernet Controller X550
Cabling type: RJ45 Category 6 up to 55m; Category 6A up to 100m
Bracket height: Low-Profile (LP) / Full-Height (FH)
Product family: Intel 10 Gigabit server adapter
Product series: 500 Series Network Adapters (up to 10GbE)