10 Gigabit Performance at the
Low Cost of Copper
The Intel® 10 Gigabit AT Ethernet Server
Adapter showcases Intel’s first-generation
standards-based 10BASE-T adapter in a low-
profile PCI Express* form factor. It provides
bandwidth-intensive applications highly
affordable 10 Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) network
performance with cost-effective RJ-45
connections for distances up to 100 meters.
High-speed server connectivity — once
reserved for costly, proprietary technologies
such as High Performance Computing (HPC)
clusters and grid-based computing — can
now be achieved with the standardized
connectivity of the Intel 10 Gigabit AT
Server Adapter. Intel’s adapter also provides
1000BASE-T support for gigabit connections to
legacy switches.
Next-Generation 10 Gigabit
Performance
10 Gigabit Ethernet has moved past the
early adoption stage and is rapidly becoming
mainstay for backbones within enterprise and
service provider networks. The escalating
deployments of servers with multi-core
processors and demanding applications
such as HPC, database clusters, and video on
demand are driving the need for 10 Gigabit
connections. Based on the Intel® 82598EB 10
Gigabit Ethernet Controller, this next-generation
Intel 10 Gigabit AT Server Adapter is designed
to meet the throughput requirements of
bandwidth-hungry applications.
Performance-Enhancing Features
for Multi-Core Environments
When implemented within multi-core processor
environments, the Intel 10 Gigabit AT Server
Adapter offers advanced networking
features 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).
The Intel 10 Gigabit AT Server Adapter is
optimized for virtualized environments,
supporting multiple queues, alleviating I/O
bottlenecks between virtual machines. Virtual
Machine Device Queue (VMDq) technology
offloads data sorting and data copying from
the Virtual Machine Monitor (VMM) software
layer to the hardware, improving overall
throughput and CPU utilization on virtualized
servers. Additionally, the Intel 10 Gigabit AT
Server Adapter enables Intel® I/O Acceleration
Technology1 (Intel® I/OAT) with support for
Intel® QuickData Technology for faster I/O
processing on the new Quad-Core and Dual-
Core Intel® Xeon® processor-based servers.
Product Brief
Intel® 10 Gigabit AT
Server Adapter
Network Connectivity
Intel® 10 Gigabit AT Server Adapter
10 Gigabit BASE-T Ethernet Server Adapters Designed for
Multi-Core Processors and Optimized for Virtualization
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Features Benefits
Intel® 82598EB 10 Gigabit Ethernet Controller
• Industr y-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*
Intel® I/OAT
1
• Accelerates I/O with higher throughput and lower CPU utilization by offloading processing overhead
iSCSI remote boot support
• Provides centralized Storage Area Network (SAN) management at a lower cost than competing
iSCSI solutions
MSI-X support
• Minimizes the overhead of interrupts
• Allows load balancing of interrupt handling between dif ferent cores/CPUs
Virtual Machine Device queues (VMDq)
• Allows the efficient routing of packets to the correct target machine in a virtualized environment
using multiple hardware queues
• Ensures transmit fairness and prevents head- of-line blocking
Low latency
• Ability to toggle between the interrupt aggregation and non-aggregation mode based on the type
of data being transferred
Optimized queues: 32 Transmit (Tx) and
64 Receive (Rx) per port
• Enhances network per formance and reduces CPU utilization in the vir tualized environment
• Reduces I/O overhead on the hypervisor in a virtualized server by performing data sor ting and
coalescing in the network silicon
Network packet handling without waiting or buffer overflow
• Efficient packet prioritization
Support for most Network Operating Systems (NOS)
• Enables widespread deployment
Compatible with x8 and x16 standard and
low-profile PCI Express* slots
• Allows each PCI Express* slot por t to operate without interfering with the other
Remote management support
• Reduces support cost s with remote management based on industr y-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 (effec tive 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 Vir tual 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 suppor t
Conserve valuable PCI Express (PCIe*) server slots while adding
10 Gigabit Ethernet capability with the Intel 10 Gigabit AT
Server Adapter. The dedicated input/output (I/O) bandwidth
of PCIe ensures priority performance on each port — without
bus sharing — for 10 Gigabit Ethernet connectivity, as well as a
low-profile design, which improves server throughput and rack
density at the same time. In addition, eight-lane PCIe enables
maximum bandwidth for fast and efficient data transfer.
Advances for Storage Over Ethernet
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, Intel 10
Gigabit AT Server Adapters support iSCSI acceleration through
Intel I/OAT and provide 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 well as support for iSCSI remote boot.
Order Codes
Single unit EXPX9501AT
Companion Products
Consider these Intel® products in your server and network planning:
• Intel® 10 Gigabit Server Adapters for PCI and PCI Express
interfaces
• Intel® PRO/1000 Server Adapters
– Copper or fiber-optic network connectivity, up to four
ports 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
General
Produ ct codes EXPX95 01AT
Conne ctors RJ-45 Cop per
Cabling Category-6A
Adapter Product Features
Intel® PROSet Uti lity for easy conguration
and man agement
•
Intel® lead-free3 technology •
Plug an d play specic ation suppor t Standard
Intel® I/ OAT1 including Qui ckData •
Includes a full-height bracket •
RoHS
2
•
Cabling Distance
10BASE-T 100 m on Cat-6A, 55 m o n Cat-6
1000BASE-T 100 m on Cat-5e, Cat-6 or Cat-6A
Receive -side scalin g •
VMDq
4
In a virt ualized environment , packets
dedic ated to different virtua l machines
can be routed to dif ferent queues, thus
easing t he routing of these pac kets to
the target machi ne
Advanced packet ltering (per port) • 16 exact-matched packets
(unicas t or multicast)
• 409 6-bit hash lte r for
multicast fr ames
• Prom iscuous (unicast and m ulticast)
trans fer mode suppo rt
• Optional lte ring of invalid frames
Direct Cache Access ( DCA) The I/O device activates a pre-fetc h
engine i n the CPU that loads the data
into the CPU cach e ahead of time,
before us e, eliminating cache m isses
and reducing CPU load
Network Management
Wired for Management (W fM) baseline v2.0
enabled for ser vers
•
DMI 2.0 suppor t, Windows Man agement
Instr umentation ( WMI) and SNMP
•
Remote Ins tallation Ser vices (RIS) •
PXE 2.0 ena bled through b oot Read-Only
Memor y (ROM)
•
Network Operating Systems (NOS) Software Support
Micros oft Windows Se rver 2003* •
Micros oft Vista* •
Micros oft Windows Virtual Server 2005* •
Red Hat Enterpris e 4* or later •
SUSE SLES 10* or later,
Professional 9. 2 or later
•
FreeBS D 5.x* or later •
VMware E SX 3.x* suppor t •
Fedora* •
EFI 1.1 •
Intel Backing
Limite d lifetime warranty •
90-d ay, money-back guarantee
(U.S. a nd Canada)
•
Advanced Software Features
Adapter Fault Toleranc e (AFT) •
Switch Fault Tolerance (SFT ) •
Adaptive Load Balanci ng (ALB) •
Teaming support •
IEEE 802. 3ad5 (link a ggregation
control p rotocol)
•
PCIe Hot Plug/Active Per ipheral
Compo nent Interconne ct (PCI)
•
IEEE 802.1Q VLANs •
IEEE 802. 3 2005 ow control suppor t •
Tx/Rx IP, TCP, & UDP checks um ofoadin g
(IPv4, IPv6) capab ilities (Transm ission control
protocol ( TCP), User Datagram P rotocol (UDP) ,
Internet Protocol (IP))
•
IEEE 802.1p •
TCP segmentatio n/large send ofoa d •
MSI -X supp orts Multiple Independent Queues •
Interrupt moderation •
IPv6 of oading Check sum and segme ntation capability
extended to new s tandard packet type
Technical Features
Data rate (s) supported p er port 1 Gigabit and 10 Gigabit
Bus type PCI Ex press 2.0 (2.5 Gtps)
Bus width x8 lane P CI Express, o perable in x8 a nd
x16 slots
Bus spe ed (x8, encoded rate) 20 Gbps uni-d irectional ; 40 Gbps
bi-di rectional
Interrupt levels INTA, MSI, M SI-X
Hardware certi cations FCC B, UL , CE, VCCI, BSMI, C TICK, MIC
Controller-processor Intel® 82598 EB
Typical powe r consumption 24 W 100LFM
Operating temperatu re 0° C to 55° C (32 ° F to 131° F)
Storage tem perature -40° C to 70° C (-40 ° F to 158° F)
Storage hu midity 90% non -condensing relative humid ity
at 35° C
LED Indicators LINK (solid) and ACTIVITY (blinking)
Physical Dimensions
Length 16.74 cm (6.59 in)
Width 6.89 cm (2.71 in)
Height of en d bracket PCI Ex press standa rd, 12 cm
(4.725 in); PCI E xpress low-prole,
7.92 cm (3.12 in)
Specifications
1Intel® I/ O Acceleration Techn ology (Intel® I/OAT) requ ires an operati ng system that su pports Intel I /OAT.
2Lead and other mate rials banned i n RoHS Directiv e are either (1) below all a pplicable su bstance thresholds the EU or (2) an approved/pending exempt ion applies.
3Lead has n ot been intention ally added, but lead may still exist as an i mpurity bel ow 1000 ppm , or an approved Ro HS exemption applies .
4Intel® VMDq requi res an operatin g system that suppor ts VMDq.
5 Available only wh en used with a capable switch.
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