Intel 10 Gigabit AT Ethernet Server Adapter manual Advances for Storage Over Ethernet, Order Codes

Conserve valuable PCI Express (PCIe*) server slots while adding 10 Gigabit Ethernet capability with the Intel 10 Gigabit AT Server Adapter. The dedicated input/output (I/O) bandwidth of PCIe ensures priority performance on each port — without bus sharing — for 10 Gigabit Ethernet connectivity, as well as a low-profile design, which improves server throughput and rack density at the same time. In addition, eight-lane PCIe enables maximum bandwidth for fast and efficient data transfer.

Advances for Storage Over Ethernet

The fast growth in storage capacity coupled with server virtualization has brought the need for Storage Area Network (SAN) to the forefront. To satisfy this growing demand, Intel 10 Gigabit AT Server Adapters support iSCSI acceleration through Intel I/OAT and provide advanced features for unified networking. 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.

Order Codes

Single unit EXPX9501AT

Companion Products

Consider these Intel® products in your server and network planning:

•Intel® 10 Gigabit Server Adapters for PCI and PCI Express interfaces

•Intel® PRO/1000 Server Adapters

–Copper or fiber-optic network connectivity, up to four ports per card

–Solutions for PCI Express, PCI-X,* and PCI interfaces

•Intel® PRO/1000 Desktop Adapters for PCI Express and PCI interfaces

•Other Intel® PRO Desktop and Server Adapters

•Intel® Xeon® Processors

•Intel® Server Boards

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/OAT1	• 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 different cores/CPUs
Virtual Machine Device queues (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	• Enhances network performance and reduces CPU utilization in the virtualized environment
64 Receive (Rx) per port	• Reduces I/O overhead on the hypervisor in a virtualized server by performing data sorting and
	coalescing in the network silicon
Network packet handling without waiting or buffer overflow	• Efficient packet prioritization
Support for most Network Operating Systems (NOS)	• Enables widespread deployment
Compatible with x8 and x16 standard and	• Allows each PCI Express* slot port to operate without interfering with the other
low-profile PCI Express* slots
Remote management support	• Reduces support costs with remote management based on industry-wide standards
RJ-45 connections over category-6A cabling	• Ensures compatibility with cable lengths up to 100 meters
RoHS-compliant,2lead-free3technology	• 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