Intel X540T2 Dual-Port PCI-Express x8 Ethernet Converged Network Adapter

Specifications

• Mfr Part Number: X540T2
• Features:
  • Low-profile
  • Load balancing on multiple CPUs
  • Remote boot iSCSI and FCoE
  • Support for most network operating systems (NOS)
  • Lead-free technology
• I/O Features for Multi-Core Processor Servers:
  • MSI-X support
  • Low Latency
  • Header splits and replication in receive
  • Multiple queues
  • Tx/Rx IP, SCTP, TCP, and UDP checksum offloading (IPv4, IPv6) capabilities
  • Tx TCP segmentation offload (IPv4, IPv6)
  • IPsec Offload
  • Compatible with x8 and x16 standard and low-profile PCI Express slots
  • Receive and Transmit Side Scaling for Windows and Scalable I/O for Linux (IPv4, IPv6, TCP/UDP)
  • RJ45 connections over CAT-6a cabling
• Virtualization Features:
  • Virtual Machine Device queues (VMDq)
  • Next-Generation VMDq (64 queues per port)
  • PCI-SIG SR-IOV Implementation (64 virtual functions per port)
  • IPv6 Offloading
  • Advanced packet filtering
  • VLAN support with VLAN tag insertion, stripping and packet filtering for up to 4096 VLAN tags
• Adapter Product Features:
  • Intel PROSet Utility for easy configuration and management
  • Intel Lead-free technology
  • Plug and play specification support (Standard)
  • Full-height bracket installed; lowprofile bracket included in package
  • Cabling Distances
    • 10GBASE-T - 100 m on Cat 6A; 55 m on Cat 6
    • 1000BASE-T - 100 m on Cat 5e, Cat 6 or Cat 6A
    • 100BASE-T - 100 m on Cat 5e, Cat 6 or Cat 6A
  • Receive-Side Scaling
• Network Management:
  • Wired for Management (WfM) baseline v2.0 enabled for servers
  • DMI 2.0 support, Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) and SNMP
  • Remote Installation Services (RIS)
  • PXE 2.0 enabled through boot Read-Only Memory (ROM)
• Network Operating Systems (NOS) Software Support:
  • Windows 7 (IA32 and X64)
  • Windows Server 2008/ 2008 Core/ 2008 R2/ 2008 R2 Core (x64 and IPF)
  • Linux SLES 11 SP1
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2003
  • Microsoft Vista
  • SUSE SLES 10 or later, Professional 9.2 or later
  • Microsoft Windows Virtual Server 2005
  • Red Hat Enterprise 4 or later
  • FreeBSD 5.x or later support
  • VMware ESX 4.0/4.1, ESXi 5.0 support
  • Fedora
  • EFI 1.1
• Advanced Software Features:
  • Adapter Fault Tolerance (AFT) - Teaming support
  • Switch Fault Tolerance (SFT)
  • Adaptive Load Balancing (ALB)
  • Virtual Machine Load Balancing (VMLB)
  • IEEE 802.3ad (link aggregation control protocol)
  • PCIe Hot Plug/Active Peripheral
  • Component Interconnect (PCI)
  • IEEE 802.1Q VLANs
  • IEEE 802.3 2005 flow control support
  • Tx/Rx IP, TCP, & UDP checksum offloading (IPv4, IPv6) capabilities Transmission control protocol (TCP), User Datagram Protocol (UDP), Internet Protocol (IP)
  • IEEE 802.1p
  • TCP segmentation/large send offload
  • MSI -X - Multiple Independent Queues
  • Interrupt moderation
  • IPv6 offloading
• Controller Processor: Intel Ethernet Controller X540
• Connectors: 2x RJ45 Copper
• Data Rate: 100 Mbps, 1 Gbps, 10 Gbps (per port)
• Bus Type: PCI-Express 2.1 (5 GT/s)
• Bus Width: PCI-Express x8, Operable in x8 and x16 Slots
• Bus Speed (x8, Encoded Rate): 20 Gbps uni-directional; 40 Gbps bi-directional
• Interrupt Levels: INTA, MSI, MSI-X
• Power Usage (Typical):
  • 10 Gbps: 17.4 Watts
    
  • 1 Gbps: 9.5 Watts
    
  • 100 Mbps: 6.6 Watts
    
  • LFM: 200 Watts
    
• Certifications: FCC A, UL, CE, VCCI, BSMI, CTICK, KCC
  
• RoHS Compliant