| Ports & interfaces |
|---|
| Internal | Yes |
| Fiber ports quantity | 2 |
| PCI Card form factor | Full-height (low-profile) |
| Interface | Fiber |
| Host interface | PCI Express |
| Connectivity technology | Wired |
| Bandwidth |
|---|
| Data transfer rate | 5 GT/s |
| Maximum data transfer rate | 10000 Mbit/s |
| Network |
|---|
| Data transfer rate | 5 GT/s |
| VLAN tagging | Yes |
| Ethernet interface type | 10 Gigabit Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet |
| iSCSI support | Yes |
| Cabling technology | 10GBase-T |
| Networking standards | IEEE 802.1Q, IEEE 802.1as, IEEE 802.1p, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ad |
| LAN controller | Intel® 82599 |
| Ethernet LAN data rates | 1000,10000 Mbit/s |
| Maximum data transfer rate | 10000 Mbit/s |
| Technical details |
|---|
| Interface type | PCIe v2.0 (5.0GT/s) |
| Product colour | Green, Silver |
| Speed & slot width | 5.0 GT/s, x8 Lane |
| PCI-SIG* SR-IOV Capable | Yes |
| PCI Card form factor | Full-height (low-profile) |
| On-chip QoS and Traffic Management | Yes |
| Number of VLANs | 4096 |
| Message signal interrupt | Yes |
| iWARP/RDMA | No |
| Intelligent Offloads | Yes |
| Intel Virtualization Technology for Connectivity (VT-c) | Yes |
| Intel Virtual Machine Device Queues (VMDq) | Yes |
| Intel Flexible Port Partitioning | Yes |
| Intel Ethernet Power Management | Yes |
| Intel Data Direct I/O Technology | Yes |
| Fiber Channel over Ethernet | Yes |
| Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 8.6 W |
| Product type | 13 |
| Status | Launched |
| Design |
|---|
| Product colour | Green, Silver |
| Internal | Yes |
| PCI Card form factor | Full-height (low-profile) |
| Product family | Intel 10 Gigabit server adapter |
| Product series | Intel Converged X520 |
| Product codename | Spring Fountain |
| Software |
|---|
| Windows operating systems supported | Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows 8, Windows 8 Enterprise, Windows 8 Enterprise x64, Windows 8 Pro, Windows 8 Pro x64, Windows 8 x64 |
| Linux operating systems supported | Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS 5.0, Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS 6.0, SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10, SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 |
| System requirements |
|---|
| Server operating systems supported | Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008 R2 x64, Windows Server 2008 x64, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2012 R2 x64 |
| Windows operating systems supported | Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows 8, Windows 8 Enterprise, Windows 8 Enterprise x64, Windows 8 Pro, Windows 8 Pro x64, Windows 8 x64 |
| Linux operating systems supported | Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS 5.0, Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS 6.0, SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10, SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 |
| Compatible operating systems | Windows Server 2012 R2*, Windows Server 2012*, Windows 8*, Windows Server 2008 R2*, Windows 7*, Windows Server 2008* SP2, Windows Vista* SP2, Windows Server 2003 R2*, Windows Server 2003* SP2, Linux* Stable Kernel version 3.x, 2.6,x, Red Hat Enterprise Linux* 5, 6, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server* 10, 11, FreeBSD 9*,, VMware ESX/ESXi* |
| Operational conditions |
|---|
| Operating temperature (T-T) | 0 - 55 °C |
| Storage temperature (T-T) | -40 - 70 °C |
| Storage relative humidity (H-H) | 0 - 90% |
| Performance |
|---|
| Server operating systems supported | Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008 R2 x64, Windows Server 2008 x64, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2012 R2 x64 |
| Ethernet adapter ARK ID | 39776 |
| Windows operating systems supported | Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows 8, Windows 8 Enterprise, Windows 8 Enterprise x64, Windows 8 Pro, Windows 8 Pro x64, Windows 8 x64 |
| Linux operating systems supported | Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS 5.0, Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS 6.0, SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10, SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 |
| Speed & slot width | 5.0 GT/s, x8 Lane |
| PCI-SIG* SR-IOV Capable | Yes |
| On-chip QoS and Traffic Management | Yes |
| Number of VLANs | 4096 |
| iWARP/RDMA | No |
| Intelligent Offloads | Yes |
| Intel Virtual Machine Device Queues (VMDq) | Yes |
| Intel Flexible Port Partitioning | Yes |
| Intel Ethernet Power Management | Yes |
| Intel Data Direct I/O Technology | Yes |
| Fiber Channel over Ethernet | Yes |
| Other features |
|---|
| Compatible operating systems | Windows Server 2012 R2*, Windows Server 2012*, Windows 8*, Windows Server 2008 R2*, Windows 7*, Windows Server 2008* SP2, Windows Vista* SP2, Windows Server 2003 R2*, Windows Server 2003* SP2, Linux* Stable Kernel version 3.x, 2.6,x, Red Hat Enterprise Linux* 5, 6, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server* 10, 11, FreeBSD 9*,, VMware ESX/ESXi* |
| Data transfer rate | 5 GT/s |
| Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 8.6 W |
| Product type | 13 |
| Ethernet adapter ARK ID | 39776 |
| Interface type | PCIe v2.0 (5.0GT/s) |
| Cable type | SFP+ Direct Attached Twin Axial Cabling up to 10m |
| Speed & slot width | 5.0 GT/s, x8 Lane |
| PCI-SIG* SR-IOV Capable | Yes |
| On-chip QoS and Traffic Management | Yes |
| Number of VLANs | 4096 |
| Message signal interrupt | Yes |
| iWARP/RDMA | No |
| Intelligent Offloads | Yes |
| Intel Virtualization Technology for Connectivity (VT-c) | Yes |
| Intel Virtual Machine Device Queues (VMDq) | Yes |
| Intel Flexible Port Partitioning | Yes |
| Intel Ethernet Power Management | Yes |
| Intel Data Direct I/O Technology | Yes |
| Fiber Channel over Ethernet | Yes |
| Status | Launched |
| Product family | Intel 10 Gigabit server adapter |
| Product series | Intel Converged X520 |
| Product codename | Spring Fountain |