Lenovo 7ZT7A00537 User Manual
Intel X710 10 GbE Network Adapter Family
Product Guide
The Intel X710 family of 10 Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) server network adapters addresses the demanding
needs of the next-generation data center. By providing unmatched features for server and network
virtualization, small packet performance, and low power; the data center network is flexible, scalable, and
resilient.
The X710 is available in three host connections: a standard PCIe host interface, a Mezzanine LOM (ML2)
host interface for ThinkSystem and System x servers, and an AnyFabric host interface for ThinkServer
systems (now withdrawn).
The following figure shows the two-port PCIe adapter for System x.
Figure 1. Intel X710 two-port PCIe adapter
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The Intel X710 adapters support Intel I/O Virtualization Technology, which helps accelerate data and
improves application response times. For virtualized environments, the X710 adapters offer advanced
features with VMDq that lower processor usage and increase I/O performance.
Mezzanine LAN-on-Motherboard Generation 2 (ML2) adapters are cost-effective adapters that offers the
flexibility advantages of a PCIe adapter while supporting integrated networking features, such as Wakeon-LAN and direct connectivity to the server's service processor for NCSI-compliant out-of-band systems
management.
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Intel X710 10 GbE Network Adapter Family 1
Part number information
The following table provides the ordering part numbers and feature codes for the Intel X710 adapters.
Table 1. Ordering part numbers and feature codes
Part number Feature code Description
Adapters for ThinkSystem servers
7ZT7A00537 AUKX Lenovo ThinkSystem X710-DA2 PCIe 10Gb 2-Port SFP+ Ethernet Adapter
00JY940 ATRH Intel X710-DA2 ML2 2x10GbE SFP+ Adapter
Adapters for System x servers
01DA900 AU2Y Intel X710-DA2 2x10GbE SFP+ Adapter
7XC7A05525 B0YL Intel X710-DA4 4x10Gb SFP+ Adapter
00JY940 ATRH Intel X710-DA2 ML2 2x10GbE SFP+ Adapter
94Y5200 AS74 Intel X710 ML2 4x10GbE SFP+ Adapter
7XC7A05927 B0X1 Intel X710-T4 4x10Gb Base-T Adapter
The PCIe and ML2 adapter option part numbers includes the following items:
One Intel 10 Gb Ethernet adapter
X710-DA4 adapter: Full-height (3U) bracket attached
All other adapters: Full-height (3U) bracket attached with low-profile (2U) bracket included in the
box
Documentation
Note: The SFP+ adapters ship without any SFP+ transceivers or direct attach cables. These items must
be ordered separately (for more information, see Table 2 and Table 3). The T4 adapter does not use a
transceiver.
Intel X710 10 GbE Network Adapter Family 2
Supported transceivers and cables
The Intel X710 SFP+ adapters have empty SFP+ cages that support SFP+ SR or LR transceivers, and
direct attached copper (DAC) cables.
The following table lists the supported SFP+ SR and LR transceivers.
Table 2. Supported SFP+ transceivers and fiber optic cables
Part number Feature code Description
Optical Transceivers - System x and ThinkSystem adapters
49Y4216 0069 Brocade 10Gb SFP+ SR Optical Transceiver
46C3447 5053 SFP+ SR Transceiver (10Gb)
49Y4218 0064 QLogic 10Gb SFP+ SR Optical Transceiver
00FE331** B0RJ Lenovo 10GBASE-LR SFP+ Transceiver
90Y9412** A1PM Lenovo SFP+ LR Transceiver
00FE333** A5DL Lenovo 1000BASE-T SFP Transceiver (does not support 10/100 Mbps)
Optical Transceivers - ThinkServer adapters only
4XC0F28735 Not applicable Lenovo ThinkServer 10Gb Optical Module by Intel
** Only supported by adapters Intel X710-DA2 ML2 2x10GbE SFP+ Adapter (00JY940) and ThinkSystem
X710-DA2 PCIe 10Gb 2-Port SFP+ Ethernet Adapter (7ZT7A00537)
The following table lists the supported fiber optic cable supported by SFP+ adapters.
Table 3. Optical cables
Part number Feature code Description
LC-LC 0M3 Fiber Optic Cables (require transceivers)
00MN499 ASR5 Lenovo 0.5m LC-LC OM3 MMF Cable
00MN502 ASR6 Lenovo 1m LC-LC OM3 MMF Cable
00MN505 ASR7 Lenovo 3m LC-LC OM3 MMF Cable
00MN508 ASR8 Lenovo 5m LC-LC OM3 MMF Cable
00MN511 ASR9 Lenovo 10m LC-LC OM3 MMF Cable
00MN514 ASRA Lenovo 15m LC-LC OM3 MMF Cable
00MN517 ASRB Lenovo 25m LC-LC OM3 MMF Cable
00MN520 ASRC Lenovo 30m LC-LC OM3 MMF Cable
The following table lists the supported direct-attach copper (DAC) cables and active optical cables (AOC).
Intel X710 10 GbE Network Adapter Family 3
Table 4. Copper cables
Part number Feature code Description
SFP+ Passive DAC Cables
00D6288 A3RG 0.5m Passive DAC SFP+ Cable
90Y9427 A1PH 1m Passive DAC SFP+ Cable
00AY764 A51N 1.5m Passive DAC SFP+ Cable
00AY765 A51P 2m Passive DAC SFP+ Cable
90Y9430 A1PJ 3m Passive DAC SFP+ Cable
90Y9433 A1PK 5m Passive DAC SFP+ Cable
00D6151 A3RH 7m Passive DAC SFP+ Cable
SFP+ Active DAC Cables
95Y0323* A25A 1m Active DAC SFP+ Cable
95Y0326* A25B 3m Active DAC SFP+ Cable
95Y0329* A25C 5m Active DAC SFP+ Cable
00VX111 AT2R Lenovo 1m Active DAC SFP+ Cables
00VX114 AT2S Lenovo 3m Active DAC SFP+ Cables
00VX117 AT2T Lenovo 5m Active DAC SFP+ Cables
SFP28 25Gb Passive DAC Cables
7Z57A03557 AV1W Lenovo 1m Passive 25G SFP28 DAC Cable
7Z57A03558 AV1X Lenovo 3m Passive 25G SFP28 DAC Cable
7Z57A03559 AV1Y Lenovo 5m Passive 25G SFP28 DAC Cable
* Withdrawn from marketing
Figure 2. Intel X710 ML2 4x10GbE SFP+ Adapter
Intel X710 10 GbE Network Adapter Family 4
Features
The Intel X710 adapters are optimized for data center, cloud, and mobile applications and include the
following features:
VXLAN/NVGRE Hardware Offloads: These stateless offloads preserve application performance for
overlay networks. With these offloads, it is possible to distribute network traffic across CPU cores.
At the same time, X710 offloads LSO, GSO, and checksum from the host software, which reduces
CPU overhead.
Mobile and cloud application acceleration: Intel’s Data Plan Development Kit (DPDK) delivers an
open driver where users can fine-tune small packet performance, which delivers line-rate at 128
byte, and near line-rate at 64 byte.
Low latency: Intel Ethernet Flow Director delivers hardware-based application steering and Intel
Data Direct I/O makes the processor cache the primary destination and source of I/O data rather
than main memory. Combined, latency is reduced and Intel reports a three-fold improvement in
RPS.
Virtualization performance: With Intel Virtualization Technology (VT), the X710 family of adapters
delivers outstanding I/O performance in virtualized server environments. These adapters reduce I/O
bottlenecks by providing intelligent offloads for networking traffic per virtual machine (VM), which
enables near-line rate speeds for small packets and supports almost an unlimited amount of
isolated traffic flows so that you can scale your cloud environment.
Next-generation VMDq: The X710 adapters support up to 256 VMDq VMs and offer enhanced
Quality of Service (QoS) feature by providing weighted round-robin servicing for the Tx data. The
adapters offload the data-sorting functionality from the hypervisor to the network silicon, which
improves data throughput and CPU usage.
PCI-SIG SR-IOV implementation: Provides an implementation of the PCI-SIG standard for I/O
Virtualization. The physical configuration of each port is divided into multiple virtual ports. Each
virtual port is assigned to an individual VM directly by bypassing the virtual switch in the
Hypervisor, which results in near-native performance.
VM load balancing: Provides traffic load balancing (Tx and Rx) across VMs that are bound to the
team interface. It also provides fault tolerance if a switch, port, cable, or adapter fails.
Intel X710 10 GbE Network Adapter Family 5
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