- Intel 82599 10 Gigabit Ethernet controller
- SFP+ connectivity
- Low-profile
- Load balancing on multiple CPUs
- ISCSI remote boot support
- Fiber Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) support
- Support for most network operating systems (NOS)
- RoHS-compliant
- Intel PROSet utility for Windows device manager
- Time Sync (IEEE 1588, 802.1as)
- Intel Direct Cache Access (DCA)
- Low latency interrupts
- Header splits and replication in receive
- Multiple queues: 128 Tx and Rx queues per port
Intel's family of Intel Ethernet X520 Server Adapters with SFP+ connectivity is the most flexible and scalable Ethernet adapters for today's demanding data center environments. Data center networks are being pushed to their limits. The escalating deployments of servers with multi-core processors and demanding applications such as High Performance Computing (HPC), database clusters, and video-on-demand are driving the need for 10 Gigabit connections. Customers require flexible and scalable I/O solutions to meet the rigorous requirements of running mission-critical applications in virtualized and unified storage environments.
Powered by Intel's third-generation 10 GbE network controller, the Intel Ethernet 82599 10 Gigabit Ethernet Controller, the X520 server adapter family addresses the demanding needs of the next-generation data center by providing unmatched features for virtualization, flexibility for LAN and SAN networking, and proven, reliable performance.
The explosive growth in virtualization is leading to an increasing demand for network performance. With more Virtual Machines (VMs) running on each multi-core server, networking traffic is dramatically increased with each VM competing for available I/O bandwidth. Intel's family of Intel Ethernet X520 Server Adapters addresses networking bottlenecks in virtualized environments.