| Ports & interfaces |
|---|
| Internal | Yes |
| Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports | 2 |
| Interface | Ethernet |
| Host interface | PCI Express |
| Connectivity technology | Wired |
| Bandwidth |
|---|
| Data transfer rate | 8 GT/s |
| Maximum data transfer rate | 10000 Mbit/s |
| Network |
|---|
| Data transfer rate | 8 GT/s |
| VLAN tagging | Yes |
| Ethernet interface type | 5 Gigabit Ethernet, 10 Gigabit Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet |
| iSCSI support | Yes |
| Ethernet LAN | 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® X550 |
| Ethernet LAN data rates | 100,1000,2500,5000,10000 Mbit/s |
| Maximum data transfer rate | 10000 Mbit/s |
| Technical details |
|---|
| Interface type | PCIe v3.0 (8.0GT/s) |
| Product colour | Green, Silver |
| PCI-SIG* SR-IOV Capable | Yes |
| PCI Card form factor | Half-height (low-profile) |
| On-chip QoS and Traffic Management | Yes |
| Number of VLANs | 4096 |
| 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 Data Direct I/O Technology | Yes |
| Fiber Channel over Ethernet | Yes |
| Product type | 13 |
| Halogen-free | No |
| Status | Launched |
| 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 |
| Design |
|---|
| Product family | Intel 10 Gigabit server adapter |
| Product series | Intel® Ethernet Converged Network Adapter X550 Series |
| Product colour | Green, Silver |
| Internal | Yes |
| PCI Card form factor | Half-height (low-profile) |
| 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 |
| Desktop Management Interface (DMI) version | 2.0 |
| Ethernet adapter ARK ID | 88209 |
| 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 |
| 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 Data Direct I/O Technology | Yes |
| Fiber Channel over Ethernet | Yes |
| Operational conditions |
|---|
| Operating temperature (T-T) | 0 - 55 °C |
| Storage temperature (T-T) | -40 - 70 °C |
| Storage relative humidity (H-H) | 0 - 90% |
| 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 | intel.com/support/EthernetOS |
| Other features |
|---|
| Data transfer rate | 8 GT/s |
| Product type | 13 |
| Halogen-free | No |
| Desktop Management Interface (DMI) version | 2.0 |
| Ethernet adapter ARK ID | 88209 |
| Interface type | PCIe v3.0 (8.0GT/s) |
| Cable type | RJ-45 Category-6 up to 55m; Category-6A up to 100m |
| PCI-SIG* SR-IOV Capable | Yes |
| On-chip QoS and Traffic Management | Yes |
| Number of VLANs | 4096 |
| 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 Data Direct I/O Technology | Yes |
| Fiber Channel over Ethernet | Yes |
| Compatible operating systems | intel.com/support/EthernetOS |
| Status | Launched |
| Product family | Intel 10 Gigabit server adapter |
| Product series | Intel® Ethernet Converged Network Adapter X550 Series |
