Product Brief
Intel® Ethernet I340 Server Adapter
Network Connectivity
Intel® Ethernet I340 Server Adapter
Quad-port Gigabit Ethernet server adapter designed for multi-core processors and
optimized for Virtualization & Unied Networking Environments
• Four high-performing 10/100/1000 BASE-T Ethernet connections (Copper)
• Four high-performing 10/100/1000 BASE-SX Ethernet connections (Fiber)
• Low power high performing bridgeless design supporting PCI
Express* Gen 2.0 5 GT/s
• Environmentally-friendly halogen-free
adapter
• Hardware acceleration for TCP-IP and iSCSI
• Hardware optimizations for virtualized servers
• Reliable and proven Gigabit Ethernet technology from Intel Corp.
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(Copper) and lead-free
Based on the new Intel® 82580 Gigabit Ethernet Controller,
the Intel® Ethernet I340 Server Adapter is Intel’s fourth generation of PCIe GbE adapter. This adapter showcases the industry’s first fully integrated quad-port PCIe Gen2 GbE controller,
providing a smaller footprint and lower power dissipation. In
addition, the Intel® Ethernet I340 Server Adapter offers advanced features, including support for multi-core processors
and server virtualization, as well as a scalable PCI Express Gen
2.0 interface. Intel’s first eco-friendly halogen-free board com-
bines low-power and cost for the best price/performance ratio
in a quad-port solution available today.
Halogen-Free
Working to create a more environmentally sustainable future,
Intel is pleased to introduce its first halogen-free Ethernet Server
Adapter. The transition to halogen-free products is not government mandated, but driven by Intel’s goal to eliminate the use of
environmentally sensitive materials. The move to halogen-free
products marks another step in our continual march toward minimizing the environmental footprint of Intel’s products, processes,
and technologies.
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Designed for Multi-Core Processors
This quad-port adapter provides high-performing, multi-port
Gigabit connectivity in a multi-core platform as well as in a
virtualized environment. In a multi-core platform, the adapter
1 Low Halogen applies only to halogenate d flame retardant s and PVC in compone nts. Halogens
are below 1,000ppm bromi ne and 1,000ppm chl orine..
supports technologies such as MSI-X, and Low Latency Interrupts that help accelerate data across the platform, improving
application response times.
The I/O technologies on a multi-core platform make use of the
multiple queues and multiple interrupt vectors available on the
network controller. These queues and interrupt vectors help in load
balancing the data and interrupts amongst themselves in order
to lower the load on the processors and improve overall system
performance. For example, depending upon the latency sensitivity
of the data, the low latency interrupts feature can bypass the time
interval for specific TCP ports or for flagged packets to give certain
types of data streams the least amount of latency to the application.
Intel I/O Acceleration Technology (Intel I/OAT) is a suite of
features that improves data acceleration across the platform,
from networking devices to the chipset and processors, which
helps to improve system performance and application response
times. The different features include MSI-X, Low-Latency
Interrupts, Receive Side Scaling (RSS), and others. MSI-X helps
in load-balancing I/O interrupts across multiple processor cores,
and Low Latency Interrupts can provide certain data streams a
non-modulated path directly to the application. RSS directs the
interrupts to a specific processor core based on the application’s
address.
Support for iSCSI
Intel® Ethernet server adapters with native iSCSI initiators built
into Microsoft® Windows®, Linux®, and VMware® ESX platforms
provide a simple, dependable, cost-effective way to connect
to LANs and iSCSI SANs. These native initiators are broadly
tested using multiple generations of operating systems, storage
systems, and OS tools to help ensure reliability and ease of use.
Standardizing on Intel Ethernet server adapters for iSCSI allows
administrators to use a single initiator, TCP/IP stack, and set of
management tools and IT policies. In addition, the I340 server
adapter includes a number of hardware features designed to
accelerate iSCSI traffic and enhance data processing. For example,
TCP segmentation offload, Receive side coalescing (RSC), and
checksum offload capabilities help reduce processor utilization,
increase throughput, and deliver exceptional iSCSI performance.
The adapters are designed to flexibly scale workloads across
multi-core processor–based systems. Finally, using native OS
initiators, an Intel® Ethernet I340 Server Adapter enables support
for the CRC-32 digest instruction set included in the Intel® Xeon®
processor 5500 series, which improves transmission reliablity and
thus delivers an enterprise class iSCSI solution for the IT customer.
Optimized for Virtualization
The Intel® Ethernet I340 Server Adapter showcases a suite of
hardware assists that improves overall system performance
by lowering the I/O overhead in a virtualized environment. This
optimizes CPU usage, reduces system latency, and improves I/O
throughput. These features include:
• Virtual Machine Device Queues (VMDq)
• Intel® I/O Acceleration Technology (Intel® I/OAT)
important because of the need to provide redundancy and
data connectivity for the applications/workloads in the virtual
machines. Due to the need for redundancy and data connectivity,
it is recommended that a virtualized physical server needs at least
six GbE ports to satisfy the I/O requirement demands..
Virtual Machine Device queues (VMDq)
VMDq reduces I/O overhead on the hypervisor in a virtualized
server by performing data sorting and coalescing in the network
silicon. VMDq technology makes use of multiple queues in the
network controller. As data packets enter the network adapter,
they are sorted, and packets traveling to the same destination
(or virtual machine) get grouped together in a single queue. The
packets are then sent to the hypervisor, which directs them to
their respective virtual machines. Relieving the hypervisor of
packet filtering and sorting improves overall CPU usage and
throughput levels.
Reliable Performance
The server adapter includes a number of advanced features that
enable it to provide industry-leading quad-port 1GbE performance
and reliability. With over 25 years of experience shipping Ethernet
adapters, Intel offers unmatched quality and design.
PCIe* v2.0 (5 GT/s)
PCIe v2.0 (5 GT/s) support enables customers to take full
advantage of the 1 GbE by providing a maximum of 2.0 Gbps
bi-directional throughput per port on a single quad-port card.
For today’s demanding virtualized data center environments,
the new Intel® Ethernet I340 Server Adapter delivers ultimate
flexibility and scalability.
Use of multi-port adapters in a virtualized environment is very
Features Benefits
General
Intel® 82580 Gigab it Ethernet Cont roller
with
PCI Ex press* V2.0 (5 GT/s) Supp ort
Haloge n Free (Copper)
( Low Halogen applies only to halogenated flame retardant s and PVC in compo-
nents. Halogens are below 1,000ppm bromine and 1,000ppm chlorine.)
Low-Pro le (Copper only), Standa rd height (Coppe r and Fiber) • Enables higher bandwidth a nd throughpu t from standard and low- prole PCIe slot s and server s
iSCSI remote boot suppo rt • Provid es centralized s torage area network (SAN) manageme nt at a lower cost tha n competing iSCSI
Load balancing on multiple CPUs • Increases per formance on multi- processor systems by ef ciently bala ncing networ k loads across CPU
Compa tible with x4, x8, a nd x16 standar d and low-prol e PCI Expres s* slots
Multi-por t design • Allows each por t to operate with out interferi ng with the othe rs
Suppo rt for most net work operati ng systems (NO S) • Enables widespread d eployment
RoHS-compliant • Compliant with the European U nion directive 2002/95/EC to reduce t he use of hazardous mater ials
Intel® PROSet Uti lity for Windows* Device Manage r • Provides point-and-cl ick management of indiv idual adapter s, advanced adapter feat ures, connec tion
• Industry-leading small est non-bri dged PCIe Gen2 quad-p ort 1GbE controlle r
• Enables custo mers to take full advanta ge of 1Gb E by providing maximum b i-directional th roughput per
port o n a single quad- port adapter
• Leader ship in an enviro nmentally fri endly ecosys tem
solutions
cores when used with Recei ve-Side Scalin g from Microsof t* or Scalable I/O on Linux*
• Enables quad -port oper ation in almost any PCI E xpress server slot, e xcept x1 slots
teaming, and vi rtual local a rea network (VLAN ) conguratio n
Features Benefits
I/O Features for Multi-core Processor Servers
MSI-X sup port • Minimi zes the overhead of interrupts
Low Latenc y Interrupts • Based o n the sensitiv ity of the incom ing data, the ad apter can bypass the automatic m oderation
Header Split s and Replication in Recei ve • Helps th e driver focus o n the relevant part of the p acket without t he need to parse it
Multiple Queues: 8 qu eues per port • Networ k packet handli ng without wai ting or buffer over ow providing ef cient packet pr ioritization
Tx/Rx IP, SCTP, TCP, an d UDP checksu m ofoading
(IPv4, IPv6 ) capabiliti es
Tx TCP segmentat ion ofoad (IPv4, IP v6) • Increased throughp ut and lower proce ssor usage
Receive and Transmit S ide Scaling fo r Windows environment
and Scalable I /O for Linux* env ironments (IPv4, IP v6, TCP/UDP)
Virtualization Features
VMDq • Ofo ads the data-s orting fun ctionalit y from the Hyper visor to the net work silicon , improving data
Advanced Packet Filtering • 24 exact-matched pa ckets (unicast o r multicast)
VLAN s upport with VLAN tag inse rtion, strippin g
and pac ket ltering for up to 4096 VLAN ta gs
• Allows l oad-balan cing of interrupt handling bet ween multiple c ores/CPUs
of time inte rvals between the inte rrupts
• Lower processor usage
• Check sum and segmentation capab ility extend ed to new standard packet t ype
• Compatible wi th large-send ofoa d feature (in Microsoft W indows* Server oper ating systems)
• This tec hnology enab les the direct ion of the interr upts to the processor co res in order to improve
the CPU usage rate
throughput and the CPU usage
• Sort ing based on MAC addres ses and VLAN t ags
• 4096 -bit hash lter fo r unicast and m ulticast fra mes
• Lower processor usage
• Promis cuous (unicas t and multicast) tran sfer mode supp ort
• Option al ltering of invalid frames
• Abilit y to create multiple VLA N segments
Manageability Features
Advanced lter ing capabilities • Suppo rts extend ed L2, L3, and L4 ltering for tr afc routing to BMC
Preboot eXecution Env ironment (PXE ) Support • Enables syste m boot up via the LAN (32-bit and 64 -bit))
Simple Networ k Management P rotocol (SNMP) and
Remote Net work Monitor ing (RMON) Stat istic Counters
Wake-o n-LAN supp ort • Packet recognition and wake-up for LAN on motherboa rd applicatio ns without sof tware conguration
iSCSI B oot • Enables syste m boot up via iSCS I
Watchdo g Timer • Gives a n indication to t he manageability r mware or extern al devices that t he chip or the dr iver
IEEE 1588 precision ti me control protocol • Time synch ca pability—synch ronizes internal clocks according to a network master clock
Intel Backing
Backed b y an Intel® limited lifetime warranty, 90- day money-ba ck guarantee
(U.S. a nd Canada), an d worldwide su pport
Customer Support
Intel® Customer Support Services offers a broad selection of
programs including phone support and warranty service. For more
information, contact us at www.intel.com/support. Service and
availability may vary by country.
• Suppo rts MAC address, VL AN, ARP, IPv4, IPv6, RMCP UDP por ts, and UDP/TCP por ts ltering
• Suppo rts exibl e header lteri ng
• Enables the BM C to share the MAC ad dress with the h ost OS
• Flash interface for PXE im age
• Easy system mon itoring with indust ry-standard consoles
• Provid es additiona l network mana gement capab ility
is not fun ctioning
• HW timestamp ing of IEEE 1588 precision time p rotocol packets fo r increased accurac y
For Product Information
To speak to a customer service representative regarding Intel
products, please call 1-800-538-3373 (U.S. and Canada) or
visit www.intel.com/support/feedback.htm for
the telephone number in your area. For additional product
information on Intel Networking Connectivity products,
visit www.intel.com/go/ethernet.
Specifications
General
Product codes E1G44HT: Intel® Ethernet Server Adapter I340-T4
Conne ctors Rj45 (Copp er) / LC Fiber Optic (Fiber)
IEEE sta ndards/net work topology IEEE 802.3 10BASE-T, 100BASE-TX, 1000BASE-T:
Cabli ng Coppe r:
Adapter Product Features
Intel® PROSet Uti lity For eas y configuration and ma nagement
Plug an d play specication su pport Stan dard
Intel® I/ OAT Extre me system throu ghput
Ships with full-height brac ket installe d; low-prole bracket in cluded
in package (Copper)
Cable d istance Coppe r: up to 100 m
Receive Side Sca ling Multipl e Rx queues ena ble the efcie nt
Direct Cache Access ( DCA) The I/O device a ctivates a pre-fetc h engine in the
Advanced Software Features
Adapter fault tolerance (AFT )
Switch fault tolerance (S FT)
Adaptive load balancing (ALB )
Teaming sup port
IEEE 802.3ad (li nk aggregation
control p rotocol)
Test switch congurat ion
PCIe Hot Plug*/Active perip heral
compo nent interconne ct (PCI)
IEEE 802.1Q * VLANs
IEEE 1588 Precision Time Cont rol
Protocol
IEEE 802.3 2005* flow
control s upport
Tx/Rx IP, TCP, & UDP checksum
ofoa ding (IPv4, IP v6) capabilities
(Transmission control p rotocol
(TCP), user datagram protocol
(UDP) , Internet protoco l (IP)
IEEE 802.1p*
TCP segmentatio n/
large send ofo ad
MSI-X sup ports Multiple
Indep endent Queues
Interrupt moderatio n
IPv6 of oading — Ch ecksum and
segmentation c apability e xtended
to new standard packet type
E1G44HTBLK: Bulk Pack – Order 5, Get 5 - RJ45 IEEE
E1G44HF: Intel® Ethernet Server Adapter I340-F4
E1G44HFBLK: Bulk Pack; Order 5, Get 5; LC Fiber Optic IEEE
Category-3 or higher for 10BASE-T oper ation
Category-5 or higher for 100BASE-TX operat ion
Category-5e or h igher for 1000BASE-T operat ion
Fiber : MMF 62.5/50um
Streamli nes installation
Fiber : up to 300 m
distributi on of network rece ive processing
across m ultiple CPUs i n multiproces sor systems
CPU that loads t he data into the CPU cache a head
of time, b efore use, eliminating c ache misses and
reduci ng CPU load
Time sy nch capability – syn chronizes inte rnal
clock s according to a net work master clo ck
Technical Features
Data rate suppor ted per port : 10/100/1000 Mbps
Bus type PCI Ex press* 2.0 (5 GT/s)
Bus width 4-lan e PCI Express ; operable in x4, x8 a nd x16
Interrupt levels INTA, INT B, INTC, INTD, MSI, MSI-X
Hardware certi cations FCC B, UL , CE, VCCI, BSMI, CTIC K, KCC
Controller-processor Intel® 8258 0 Gigabit Ethernet Controler
Power con sumption (typical )
Operating temperature 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 9 0% non-condensin g relative humid ity at 35 °C
Conne ct Speed LED In dicators not illuminated=10 Mb/s; green=100 Mb/s;
slots
Coppe r: 4.3 W
Fiber : 4.5 W
amber =1 Gb/s
Physical Dimensions
Coppe r
Length 13.54 cm (5.33 in.)
Width 6.89 cm (2.71 in.)
Full- height end brac ket 12.0 cm (4.725 in.)
Low-prof ile end bracket 7.92 c m (3.117 in.)
Fiber
Length 13.54 cm (5.33 in.)
Width 11.12 cm (4.376 in)
Full- height end brac ket 12.0 cm (4.725 in.)
Low-prof ile end bracket N/A
Network Operating Systems (NOS)
Software Support
Operating System IA32 X64 IPF
Window s* Vista* SP2 • • N/A
Window s Server* 2003 S P2 • • •
Window s* Unified Storage Solut ion 2003 • • •
Window s Server 2008 SP2 • • •
Window s Server 2008 R2 • • •
Window s 7 • • N/A
Linux* Sta ble Kernel vers ion 2.6 • • •
Linux R HEL 4.8. • • N/A
Linux R HEL 5.4 • • •
Linux S LES 10 SP3 • • N/A
Linux S LES 11 • • N/A
FreeBS D* 8.0 • • N/A
FreeBS D*7.2 • • N/A
UEFI* 2.1 N/A • •
VMware E SX* 4.x N /A • N/A
To see the full line of Intel Network Adapters for
PCI Express, visit www.intel.com/go/ethernet
1 VMDq re quires a virtu alization operating sy stem that suppor ts VMDq.
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