Intel® Server Boards S5000PSL and S5000XSL TPS

Design and Environmental Specifications

3.5.1Intel® I/O Acceleration Technolgy

Intel® I/O Acceleration Technology moves network data more efficiently through Dual-Core Intel® Xeon® processor 5000 sequence-based servers for improved application responsiveness across diverse operating systems and virtualized environments. Intel® I/OAT improves network application responsiveness by unleashing the power of Dual-Core Intel® Xeon® processors 5000 sequence through more efficient network data movement and reduced system overhead. Intel multi-port network adapters with Intel® I/OAT provide high-performance I/O for server consolidation and virtualization via stateless network acceleration that seamlessly scales across multiple ports and virtual machines. Intel® I/OAT provides safe and flexible network acceleration through tight integration into popular operating systems & virtual machine monitors, avoiding the support risks of 3rd-party network stacks and preserving existing network requirements such as teaming and failover.

3.5.2MAC Address Definition

Each Intel® Server Board S5000PSL / S5000XSL has four MAC addresses assigned to it at the Intel factory. During the manufacturing process, each server board will have a white MAC address sticker placed on the board. The sticker will display the MAC address in both bar code and alpha numeric formats. The printed MAC address is assigned to NIC 1 on the server board. NIC 2 is assigned the NIC 1 MAC address + 1.

Two additional MAC addresses are assigned to the Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) embedded in the ESB-2. These MAC addresses are used by the BMC’s embedded network stack to enable IPMI remote management over LAN. BMC LAN Channel 1 is assigned the NIC1 MAC address + 2, and BMC LAN Channel 2 is assigned the NIC1 MAC address + 3

3.6 Super I/O

Legacy I/O support is provided by using a National Semiconductor* PC87427 Super I/O device. This chip contains all of the necessary circuitry to support the following functions:

ƒGPIOs

ƒTwo serial ports

ƒKeyboard and mouse support

ƒWake up control

ƒSystem health support

Revision 1.2

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Intel order number: D41763-003