Intel PWLA8490MT User Manual

Intel®PRO/1000 MT
Server Adapter

High-Performance Gigabit Copper Connection for Servers

The Intelligent Way to Connect

Eliminate server bottlenecks and migrate existing Category-5
networks to Gigabit Ethernet easily and cost-effectively
with the Intel

®

PRO/1000 MT Server Adapter. Featuring
flexible, auto-negotiating 10/100/1000 Mbps performance,
the Intel PRO/1000 MT Server Adapter is designed to
automatically scale with growing networks.

Enhance server performance further by teaming multiple
Intel

®

PRO Server Adapters using Intel’s expanded advanced server
feature software to achieve multi-Gigabit scalability and redundant
failover capability. With a flexible design that fits almost any type of PCI
bus, the standards-based management features and wide network operating system
support help to ensure extensive compatibility with the latest server and networking environments.

Features Benefits

WIDESPREAD COMPATIBILITY

Support for most NOSs Enables widespread deployment

Intel

®

SingleDriver™technology Common driver suite for Gigabit Ethernet reduces installation

complexity

Backward Compatibility with previous Reduces support costs and simplifies installation and
generations of Intel PRO/1000 Network Adapters maintenance

Supports 64- or 32-bit PCI-X 1.0 or PCI 2.2 buses This flexible and auto-sensing adapter works in a variety of

bus types

Remote Management Support (WfM, RIS, Reduces support costs with remote management based on
SNMP/DMI) industry-wide standards

IEEE 802.3ab Compatibility Supports industry-wide Gigabit Ethernet networking standard

NEW FEATURES IN THE INTEL PRO/1000 MT SERVER ADAPTER

Intel®82545 Gigabit Controller Provides high performance, reliability, and low power use in

a single integrated Gigabit Ethernet controller chip

Full-height and low-profile, screw-on brackets Compatible with full-height and low-profile PCI slots—the
included with each adapter standard, full-height bracket can be easily swapped out and

replaced by the shorter, low-profile bracket, for installation in
high-density 1U and 2U servers that feature low-profile PCI slots

Interrupt Moderation Delivers increased performance while significantly reducing

CPU utilization

Advanced Cable Diagnostics Dynamically tests and reports network problems (error rate,

cable length) and automatically compensates for cable issues
(cross over cable, wrong pin-out/polarity)

Large Send Off-load/TCP Segmentation Off-load Compatible with Large Send Off-load feature of Microsoft

Windows* Server 2003, 2000 and XP which enables wire speed
performance with low CPU utilization

Expanded Advanced Server Features Intel

®

ANS software increases uptime with redundant, teamed
connections and scales bandwidth by balancing network traffic
across multiple server connections. Now offers Switch Fault
Tolerance and Test Switch Configuration to test compatibility
and further increase uptime

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Easy, cost-effective
10/100/1000 migration
over CAT-5 cabling

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Multi-Gigabit scalability
and increased uptime
through advanced
server features

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Optional low-profile
bracket included for
high-density, rack­mounted servers

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GENERAL

Product Codes PWLA8490MT
Connectors RJ-45
IEEE Standard/Network Topology 10BASE-T, 100BASE-TX,

1000BASE-T

Wiring Cat-5, 4-pair

ADAPTER PRODUCT FEATURES

Intel®SingleDriver™ technology

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Plug and Play Specification Support Standard
Easy Installation, Intel®PROSet Utility and

Intel®PRO Intelligent Install

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Auto-negotiation, Full-duplex Capable

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Includes a Low-profile and a Full-height Bracket

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Cable Distance 100m

NETWORK MANAGEMENT

Wired for Management (WfM) Baseline v2.0

Enabled for Servers

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DMI 2.0 Support, WMI & SNMP-manageable

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Offline Diagnostics

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Dynamic Cable Diagnostics

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Intel®Boot Agent

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ACPI Power Management

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PXE 2.0

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NOS SOFTWARE SUPPORT

Microsoft Windows* Server 2003 and 2000

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Microsoft Windows* XP 32- and 64-bit Editions

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Microsoft Windows NT* 4.0

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Linux* 2.4.x or later (32- and 64-bit)

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FreeBSD 4.x or later

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Novell Netware* 4.11, 4. 2 , 5. 0, 5 .1, 6 .0

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SunSoft Solaris* 7,8

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UnixWare* 7.x, OpenUNIX 8 (ddi8)

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SCO5*

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INTEL BACKING

Limited Lifetime Warranty

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90-day Money-back Guarantee (U.S. and Canada)

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ADVANCED SOFTWARE FEATURES

Adapter Fault Tolerance

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Switch Fault Tolerance

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Adaptive Load Balancing

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Fast EtherChannel*

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Gigabit EtherChannel*

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IEEE 802.3ad (Link Aggregation Control

Protocol)*

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Test Switch Configuration

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PCI Hot Plug* and Active PCI*

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802.1Q VLANs

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802.3x Flow Control

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TCP Checksum Offload

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IEEE 802.1p

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TCP Segmentation/Large Send Off-load

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Interrupt Moderation

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Save and Restore

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TECHNICAL FEATURES

Data Rate(s) Supported per Port 10, 100 & 1,000 Mbps
Bus Type PCI/PCI-X
Bus Width 32- or 64-bit
Bus Speed (MHz) 33/66/100/133
Onboard Memory 64 KB
Interrupt Levels INTA
IEEE Support 802.3ab
Hardware Certifications FCC A, CE
Data Transfer Mode Bus-master DMA
Controller—Processor Intel®82545
Typical Power Consumption 1A at +5VDC
Operating Temperature 0–55°C
Operating Humidity 85% at +55°C

PHYSICAL DIMENSIONS

Length 16.5cm (6.6 in)
Width 6.4cm (2.5 in)
Height of Full-Height End Bracket 12.1cm (4.75 in)
Height of Low-Profile End Bracket 8.1cm (3.2 in)

SPECIFICATIONS

Intel®PRO/1000 MT Server Adapter

ORDER CODES

PWLA8490MT (Single Packs)
PWLA8490MTBLK5 (Five Packs)

COMPANION PRODUCTS

Consider these Intel®products in your sever and
network planning:

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Intel®PRO/1000 MT Desktop Adapters

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Intel®PRO/1000 MF Server Adapters

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Intel®PRO/1000 MF Server Adapters (LX)

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Intel®PRO/1000 MF Dual Port Server Adapters

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Intel®PRO/1000 MT Dual Port Server Adapters

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Intel®PRO/1000 MT Quad Port Server Adapters

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Other Intel®PRO Desktop, Mobile, Wireless and
Server Adapters

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Intel®Xeon™processors

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Intel®Server Boards

NETWORK-READY PCS

Top PC and server manufacturers offer Intel®adapters in
their new products. Specify or ask for Intel®PRO
Network Connections with your next PC, server, or
mobile PC pur

chase. For a list of preferred suppliers,

visit us on the World

Wide Web: www.intel.com/

network/connectivity/how_to_buy/index.htm.

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

Intel®customer Support Services offers a broad
selection of programs including phone support and
warranty service. For more information, contact us at

support.intel.com/support/network Service and

availability may vary by country.

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/9089.htm for the telephone

number in your area. For additional product information
on the Intel®Networking and Communication products,
visit www.intel.com/network/connectivity.

ONLINE DOCUMENTS

For the latest product information, visit us on the World
Wide Web at www.intel.com/network/connectivity.

GIGABIT-OVER-COPPER ADVANTAGES

Gigabit speeds on Category-5 cable networks Able to achieve Gigabit speeds on commonly deployed CAT-5

cabling without costly cable replacement

Compatible with Fast Ethernet Reduces training costs and ramp rollout quickly

Auto-sensing, self-configuring 10/100/1000 Mbps Enables migration to faster networks easily and inexpensively—adapter will automatically sense
performance when the network is able to support a faster speed, and self-configure to save IT staff time,

money and server downtime