Intel 10 Gigabit AF DA Dual Port Server Adapte Advances for Unified Storage, Features, Benefits

Advances for Unified Storage

The fast growth in storage capacity coupled with server virtual- ization has brought the need for Storage Area Network (SAN) to the forefront. To satisfy this growing demand, Intel’s 10 Gigabit AF DA Server adapter supports iSCSI acceleration and provides advanced features for unified storage connectivity. Fast and

reliable networked storage can be achieved via native iSCSI support with Microsoft, Linux*, and VMware operating systems as well as support for iSCSI remote boot. Advanced QoS features such as priority groups and per priority pause are also imple- mented in the adapters.

Features	Benefits
Intel® 82598EB 10 Gigabit Ethernet Controller	• Industry-leading, energy-efficient design for next-generation 10 Gigabit performance and
	multi-core processors
Low profile	• Enables higher bandwidth and throughput from standard and low-profile PCIe slots and servers
Load balancing on multiple CPUs	• Increases performance on multi-processor systems by efficiently balancing network loads across
	CPU cores when used with Receive-Side Scaling from Microsoft or Scalable I/O on Linux*
Intel® I/OAT2	• Accelerates I/O with higher throughput and lower CPU utilization by offloading processing overhead
iSCSI remote boot support	• Provides centralized storage area network (SAN) management at a lower cost than competing
	iSCSI solutions
MSI-X support	• Minimizes the overhead of interrupts
	• Allows load balancing of interrupt handling between multiple cores/CPUs
Virtual Machine Device queues1 (VMDq)	• Allows the efficient routing of packets to the correct target machine in a virtualized environment
	using multiple hardware queues
	• Ensures transmit fairness and prevents head-of-line blocking
Low latency	• Ability to toggle between the interrupt aggregation and non-aggregation mode based on the
	type of data being transferred
Optimized queues: 32 Transmit (Tx) and	• Network packet handling without waiting or buffer overflow
64 Receive (Rx) per port	• Efficient packet prioritization
Compatible with x4,6 x8, and x16 standard and low-profile	• Allows dual-port operation in almost any PCI Express server slot, except x1 slots, and allows each
PCI Express* slots	PCI Express slot port to operate without interfering with the other
Support for most Network Operating Systems (NOS)	• Enables widespread deployment
Remote management support	• Reduces support costs with remote management based on industry-wide standards
SFP+ Direct Attached Cable (Twinaxial)	• Ensures compatibility with direct attached cable lengths up to 10 meters
RoHS compliant3, lead-free4technology	• Compliant with the European Union directive (effective as of July 2006) to reduce the use of
	hazardous materials
Intel® PROSet Utility for Microsoft Windows*	• Provides point-and-click power over individual adapters, advanced adapter features, connection
Device Manager	teaming, and virtual local area network (VLAN) configuration
Intel backing	• Backed by an Intel® limited lifetime warranty, 90-day money-back guarantee (U.S. and Canada), and
	worldwide support