Intel PRO/1000 PF warranty Connectivity You Can Count On, Features, Benefits, Product Brief

Product Brief

Network Connectivity

Intel® PRO/1000 PF

Dual Port Server Adapter

Two Gigabit Fiber Server Connections

in a Single PCI Express* Slot

•Two high-performance PCI Express* 1000BASE-SX connections for slot- constrained servers

•Multi-Gigabit scalability and increased uptime through advanced server features

•Built on Intel® lead-free1technology

Connectivity You Can Count On

Conserve valuable PCI Express (PCIe*) server slots while adding multi-port fiber-optic connectivity to enhance network performance with the Intel® PRO/1000 PF Dual Port Server Adapter. The dedicated input/output (I/O) bandwidth

of PCIe ensures priority performance—without bus sharing—for Gigabit Ethernet connectivity in fiber-optic networks. Additionally, the Intel PRO/1000 PF Dual Port Server Adapter is designed to provide high performance in multi- processor systems by efficiently balancing network loads across multiple Central Processing Units (CPUs) when used with Receive-Side Scaling from Microsoft or Scalable I/O on Linux*.

The Intel PRO/1000 PF Dual Port Server Adapter represents the fifth generation of Intel network adapters for Gigabit Ethernet, and features the high noise immunity and long-distance reach of fiber-optic connectivity. For easy installation and management, all Intel® PRO Network Connections are supported by Intel® PRO Intelligent Install and the new Intel® PROSet for Microsoft* Device Manager. Intel PROSet Utility simplifies adapter installation and gives you point-and-click power to configure and manage all your Intel PRO Network Connections for connectivity you can count on.

Features			Benefits
Intel® 82571GB Gigabit Controller			• Enables two Gigabit connections in a single adapter, delivering increased bandwidth
			for slot-constrained servers and providing high performance, reliability, and low power
			use in a single, integrated, dual port PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet controller chip
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*
Interrupt moderation			• Delivers increased performance while significantly reducing CPU utilization
Compatible with x4, x8, and x16 full-height2			• Allows dual-port operation in almost any PCI Express server slot, except x1 slots,
PCI Express* slots			and allows each 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
LC connectors			• Small connector design is compatible with the latest fiber-optic cabling standards
1000BASE-SX multi-mode fiber			• Ensures compatibility with fiber-optic cable lengths up to 275 meters
3	1	technology	• Compliant with the new European Union directive (effective July 2006) to reduce
RoHS compliant, lead-free
			the use of hazardous materials
Intel® PROSet Utility for Microsoft* Device Manager			• Provides point-and-click power over individual adapters, advanced adapter features,
			connection 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