Product Brief Intel® Ethernet Server Adapter X520-T2 Network Connectivity Intel® Ethernet Server Adapter X520-T2 10 Gigabit BASE-T Ethernet Server Adapter Designed for Multi-Core Processors and Optimized for Virtualization 10 Gb Performance at the Low Cost of Copper This 10 Gigabit X520-T2 Ethernet Server Adapter showcases Intel’s third-generation standards-based 10GBASE-T adapter in a low-profile PCI Express* form factor. This new dual port adapter provides bandwidth-intensive applications highly affordable 10 Gigabit Ethernet (10GbE) network performance with cost-effective RJ-45 connections for distances up to 100 meters. 10GBASE-T is the most cost-effective deployment of 10GbE for connectivity and will be the primary media of choice for volume 10GbE deployments as datacenters continue to drive to reduce costs through network consolidation, convergence, bandwidth . What does all this mean? Customers will host more storage over Ethernet and virtualization while still providing applications on a single, high-performing, virtualized server, driv- increased application performance and availability. ing more demand for network I/O. Simply put, GbE cannot scale up to meet the demands of these new servers. 10GbE is a must. Next-Generation 10 Gigabit Performance The drive to 10 Gigabit Ethernet comes from the latest informa- Performance-Enhancing Features for MultiCore Environments tion technologies including virtualization, advances in storage When implemented within multi-core processor environments, architectures, network convergence, server clustering, new forms of information delivery using the Internet, and the next wave of digital and social media content. At the heart of today’s network infrastructure, 10 Gigabit Ethernet is the core of any virtualized data center. Data centers are demanding flexible and scalable I/O solutions to meet the rigorous requirements of running mission-critical applications in virtualized and unified storage environments. With the latest server platform from Intel, customers can now realize the full potential of 10 Gigabit Ethernet networking and realize up to 2.5 times the bandwidth supported by earlier generation platforms. the Intel® Ethernet Server Adapter X520-T2 offers advanced networking features, Intel® I/O Acceleration Technology (Intel® I/ OAT), for efficient distribution of Ethernet workloads across CPU cores. Load balancing of interrupts using MSI-X enables more efficient response times and application performance. CPU utilization can be lowered further through stateless offloads such as TCP segmentation offload, header replications/splitting, and Direct Cache Access (DCA). Best Choice for Virtualization The Intel X520-T2 server adapter includes Intel® Virtualization Technology for Connectivity (Intel VT-c) to deliver outstand- The new Intel platforms drive an unprecedented need for ad- ing performance in virtualized server environments. Intel VT-c ditional I/O support. With the Intel® Xeon® 7500 quad-socket includes hardware optimizations that help reduce I/O bottlenecks system there is up to a 15:1 server consolidation rate, a 20x and improve the overall server performance. These technologies performance leap, and support for over 100 Gb/s of Ethernet are Virtual Machine Device Queues (VMDq) and Single Root I/O Virtualization (SR-IOV). VMDq improves data processing by offload- Companion Products ing the sorting and queuing functionality to the I/O controller from Consider these Intel® products in your server and network the VMM. SR-IOV provides direct connectivity to the VMs to deliver planning: near-native performance and VM scalability. VMDc also provides • Intel® Ethernet Server Adapter X520 Series for 10GbE SFP+ flexibility with mobility by enabling VM migration between physical PCIe v2.0 (5 GT/s) performance servers. • Intel® PRO/1000 Server Adapters Copper or fiber-optic network connectivity, up to four ports Unified Networking 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, the Intel Ethernet Server Adapter X520-T2 supports iSCSI acceleration and provides 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 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 well as support for iSCSI remote boot. Intel’s unified networking Order Code solutions enable cost-effective connectivity to the SAN; custom- Single unit: E10G42BT ers can use NAS or iSCSI to carry storage traffic over Ethernet. Features Benefits Intel® 82599 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* iSCSI remote boot support • Provides centralized Storage Area Network (SAN) management at a lower cost than competing iSCSI solutions Support for most Network Operating Systems (NOS) • Enables widespread deployment RoHS compliant,2 lead-free3 technology • Compliant with the European Union directive (effective as of July 2006) to reduce the use of hazardous materials Intel® ProSet Utility for Windows* Device Manager • Provides point-and-click management of individual adapters, advanced adapter features, connection teaming, and virtual local area network (VLAN) configuration Compatible with x8 and x16 standard and low-profile PCI Express* slots • Allows each PCI Express* slot port to operate without interfering with the other I/O Features for Multi-core Processor Servers MSI-X support • Minimizes the overhead of interrupts • Allows load balancing of interrupt handling between different cores/CPUs Low latency • Based on the sensitivity of the incoming data, the adpater can bypass the automatic moderation of time intervals between the interrupts Header Splits and Replication in Receive • Helps the driver focus on the relevant part of the packet without the need to parse it Multiple Queues: 16 queues per port • Network packet handling without waiting or buffer overflow providing efficient packet prioritization Tx/Rx IP, SCTP, TCP, and UDP checksum offloading (IPv4, IPv6) capabilities • Lower processor usage • Checksum and segmentation capability extended to new standard packet type Tx TCP segmentation offload (IPv4, IPv6) • Increased throughput and lower processor usage • Compatible with large-send offload feature (in Microsoft Windows* Server operating systems) IPsec Offload • Offloads IPsec capability onto the adapter instead of the software to significantly improve throughput and CPU usage (for Windows* 7, Windows* 2008 Server R2, Windows* 2008 Server, and Vista*) MacSec • IEEE spec: 802.1ae • Layer 2 data protection with encryption/authentication ability between devices (e.g, routers, switches) • MacSec is designed into the network adapter hardware. These adapters are prepared to provide MacSec functionality when the ecosystem is ready to support this new technology Compatible with x8 and x16 standard and low-profile PCI Express* slots • Allows each PCI Express* slot port to operate without interfering with the other Receive and Transmit Side Scaling for Windows environment and Scalable I/O for Linux* environments (IPv4, IPv6, TCP/ UDP) • Enables the direction of the interrupts to the processor cores in order to improve the CPU utilization rate 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,2 lead-free3 technology • Compliant with the European Union directive (effective as of July 2006) to reduce the use of hazardous materials Intel® PROSet Utility for Microsoft Windows* 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 Virtualization Features Benefits Virtual Machine Device queues (VMDq) • Offloads the data-sorting functionality from the Hypervisor to the network silicon, improving data throughput and CPU usage • Provides QoS feature on the Tx data by providing round-robin servicing and preventing head-of-line blocking • Sorting based on MAC addresses and VLAN tags Next-Generation VMDq1 (64 queues per port) • Enhanced QoS feature by providing weighted round-robin servicing for the Tx data • Provides loopback functionality, where data transfer between the virtual machines within the same physical server need not go out to the wire and come back in, improving throughput and CPU usage • Supports replication of multicast and broadcast data PC-SIG SR-IOV Implementation (64 virtual functions per port) • Provides an implementation of the PCI-SIG standard for I/O Virtualization. The physical configuration of each port is divided into multiple virtual ports. Each virtual port is assigned to an individual virtual machine directly by bypassing the virtual switch in the Hypervisor, resulting in near-native performance • Integrated with Intel® VTI for Directed I/O (VT-d) to provide data protection between virtual machines by assigning separate physical addresses in the memory to each virtual machine IPv6 Offloading • Checksum and segmentation capability extended to the new standard packet type Advanced Packet Filtering • 24 exact-matched packets (unicast or multicast) • 4 096-bit hash filter for unicast and multicast frames • Lower processor usage • Promiscuous (unicast and multicast) transfer mode support • Optional filtering of invalid frames VLAN support with VLAN tag insertion, stripping and packet filtering for up to 4096 VLAN tags • Ability to create multiple VLAN segments Specifications General Product code E10G42BT Connector RJ-45 Copper Cabling Category-6A Adapter Product Features Network Management Wired for Management (WfM) baseline v2.0 enabled for servers DMI 2.0 support, Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) and SNMP Remote Installation Services (RIS) Intel® PROSet Utility for easy configuration and management PXE 2.0 enabled through boot Read-Only Memory (ROM) Intel® lead-free technology 3 Plug and play specification support Standard Network Operating Systems (NOS) Software Support Intel® I/OAT including QuickData Windows 7 (IA32 and X64) Includes a full-height bracket Windows Server 2008 R2 (x64 and IPF) RoHS Windows Server 2008 R2 Core (x64 and IPF) 2 Linux SLES 11 SP1 Cabling Distance 10GBASE-T 100 m on Cat-6A, 55 m on Cat-6 Microsoft Windows Server 2003* 1000BASE-T 100 m on Cat-5e, Cat-6 or Cat-6A Microsoft Vista* Microsoft Windows Virtual Server 2005* Receive-side scaling VMDq 4 Advanced packet filtering (per port) Direct Cache Access (DCA) In a virtualized environment, packets dedicated to different virtual machines can be routed to different queues, thus easing the routing of these packets to the target machine Red Hat Enterprise 4* or later •16 exact-matched packets (unicast or multicast) •4 096-bit hash filter for multicast frames •Promiscuous (unicast and multicast) •Optional filtering of invalid frames VMware ESX 3.x* support The I/O device activates a pre-fetch engine in the CPU that loads the data into the CPU cache ahead of time, before use, eliminating cache misses and reducing CPU load Limited lifetime warranty SUSE SLES 10* or later, Professional 9.2 or later FreeBSD 5.x* or later Fedora* EFI 1.1 Intel Backing 90-day, money-back guarantee (U.S. and Canada) Advanced Software Features Adapter Fault Tolerance (AFT) Switch Fault Tolerance (SFT) Bus type PCI Express 2.0 (5.0 Gtps) Bus width x8 lane PCI Express, operable in x8 and x16 slots Bus speed (x8, encoded rate) 20 Gbps uni-directional; 40 Gbps bi-directional Interrupt levels INTA, MSI, MSI-X Hardware certifications FCC B, UL, CE, VCCI, BSMI, CTICK, KCC Controller-processor Intel® 82599EB Adaptive Load Balancing (ALB) Teaming support IEEE 802.3ad (link aggregation control protocol) 5 PCIe Hot Plug/Active Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) 10 Gb/s Power (PCIe edge) IEEE 802.1Q VLANs IEEE 802.3 2005 flow control support Watts Tx/Rx IP, TCP, & UDP checksum offloading (IPv4, IPv6) capabilities (Transmission control protocol (TCP), User Datagram Protocol (UDP), Internet Protocol (IP)) Cable Length (m) Typical 2 18.31 20.15 30 18.62 20.40 80 20.17 22.33 IEEE 802.1p TCP segmentation/large send offload Maximum MSI -X supports Multiple Independent Queues Interrupt moderation IPv6 offloading Technical Features Data rate(s) supported per port 1 Gigabit and 10 Gigabit Network-Ready Servers For Product Information Top PC and server manufacturers offer Intel® adapters in their To speak to a customer service representative regarding Intel new products. 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