Produ CT Bri EF intel Ethernet Converged Network Adapter X540 Network Connectivity Intel Ethernet Converged Network Adapter X540 10GBASE-T converged network adapter simplifies migration to 10 GbE, provides iSCSI, FCoE, Virtualization, and Flexible Port Partitioning. 10 Gigabit for the Broad Market 10G Performance at Low Cost and Low Power The Intel Ethernet Converged Network Adapter X540 is the latest innovation The new Intel Ethernet Converged in Intels leadership to drive 10 Gigabit Network Adapter X540 is the lowest cost Ethernet into the broader server market. way to deploy 10 GbE in your data center This adapter hosts Intels latest Ether- today. The Intel X540 uses low cost, Cat net silicon, the Intel Ethernet Controller 6 and Cat 6A cabling. Chances are this X540, which is used by many OEMs as a cabling already exists in the data center. single chip solution for LAN on Mother- A way for Intel to reduce cost and power board (LOM) to deliver 10 Gigabit Ethernet is to integrate components into a single- (10 GbE) on the latest server platforms. chip solution. Of course, integration is what Intel does best. With the new Intel 10GBASE-T Simplifies the X540 Controller, the MAC and the PHY are Transition to 10 GbE integrated into a single-chip solution. The Intel X540 family of products works So, why is integration important First, with existing networks today. It works integration translates to lower power. with legacy Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) A single-chip solution simply uses less switches and Cat 6A cabling. Install the Key Features power than two separate components. Intel X540 adapter into a server and the Low Cost, Low Power, 10 Gigabit This means no more active heat sink and auto-negotiation between 1 GbE and 10 Ethernet (10GbE) Performance for the reduces the per-port power consumption. GbE provides the necessary backwards Entire Datacenter Second, integration also means lower cost compatibility that most customers require Standard CAT-6a Cabling with RJ45 per port. Manufacturing a single part costs for a smooth transition and easy migration Connectors less than two. When cabling is accounted to 10 GbE. When time and budget allows, for, cost efficiencies realized from a single 10GBASE-T switches can be added any Backward Compatibility with Existing part mean 10GBASE-T is the lowest cost time to experience the full benefits of 10 1000BASE-T Networks Simplifies the media to deploy. GbE. Transition to 10GbE With lower cost and power, 10GBASE-T is Flexible I/O virtualization for port 10GBASE-T uses the copper twisted pair ready for broad deployment. 10GBASE-T is partitioning and quality of service (QoS) cables that are very familiar to IT profes- an option for every rack and tower server of up to 64 virtual ports sionals today. It is everything you know in the data center. The wait for a low cost and love about 1000BASE-T. The knowl- Unified Networking Delivering LAN, iSCSI, 10 GbE copper solution to broadly deploy edge, training and investment in BASE-T and FCoE in One Low Cost CNA 10 GbE to all corners of the data center are preserved. 10GBASE-T is the easiest Industry First Dual-Port 10GBASE-T is over. The new Intel X540 adapter and most versatile 10 GbE and you can Adapter with Single-Chip Solution with provides bandwidth-intensive applications deploy it anywhere in your data center. Its Integrated MAC + PHY with highly affordable 10 GbE network flexible reach from 1 meter to 100 meters performance and cost-effective RJ-45 con- Reliable and proven 10 Gigabit Ethernet supports the latest network architectures nectivity for distances up to 100 meters. technology from Intel Corporation including Top of Rack (ToR), Middle of Row (MoR), and End of Row (EoR).all of these traffic types in one adapter at use cost-effective 10GBASE-T for all your Exciting New data Center no additional cost and with no additional converged networking needs. The Open- usage Models licensing fees for the adapter. FCoE architecture uses a combination More than simply a 10x increase in per- of FCoE initiators in Microsoft Windows* formance, with 10 GbE there are exciting Intels Unified Networking solutions and Linux* operating systems and in new usage models that are now possible, are enabled through a combination of the VMware* ESXi hypervisor to deliver including Unified Networking (iSCSI, FCoE standard Intel Ethernet products along high-performance FCoE solutions using and LAN), Virtualization (VMDq and SR- with trusted network protocols integrated standard 10 GbE Ethernet adapters. IOV), and now, Flexible Port Partitioning in the operating systems. Thus, Unified (FPP). Networking is available on every Server This approach enables IT managers to either through LAN-on-Motherboard simplify the data center and standardize Flexible i/o Virtualization (LOM) implementation or via an add-in on a single adapter for LAN and SAN con- Virtualization changes the way server Network Interface Card (NIC). nectivity. The Intel Ethernet Converged resources are deployed and managed by Network Adapter X540 is designed to Intel has delivered high quality Ethernet running multiple applications and operat- fully offload the FCoE data path to deliver products for over 30 years and our ing systems independently on a single full-featured converged network adapter Unified Networking solutions are built server. (CNA) functionality without compromising on the original principles that made us on power efficiency and interoperability. The Intel Ethernet Converged Network successful in Ethernet: Adapter X540 includes Intel Virtualiza- open Architecture integrates network- data Center Bridging (dCB) tion Technology for connectivity (Intel ing with the server, enabling IT managers delivers Lossless Ethernet VT-c) to deliver I/O virtualization and to reduce complexity and overhead while Conventional Ethernet does not guar- Quality of Service (QoS) features designed enabling a flexible and scalable data cen- antee successful data delivery, which is directly into the Intel X540 controller ter network. not acceptable for SAN traffic. Ethernet on the adapter. Intel I/O virtualization enhancements such as Data Center Bridg- advances network connectivity models intelligent o ffloads lower cost and ing (DCB) overcome that limitation with used in todays servers to more efficient power while delivering the application technologies that guarantee lossless deliv- models by providing FPP, multiple Rx/Tx performance that customers expect. ery, congestion notification, priority-based queues, and on-controller QoS functional- Proven Ethernet unified Networking flow control, and priority groups. ity that can be used in both virtual and is built on trusted Intel Ethernet technol- non-virtual server deployments. The combination of 10 GbE and unified ogy, enabling customers to deploy FCoE networking helps organizations overcome or iSCSI while maintaining the quality of Flexible Port Partitioning (FPP) connectivity challenges and simplify the their traditional Ethernet networks. By taking advantage of the PCI-SIG SR-IOV data center infrastructure. 10 GbE pro- specification, Intel Ethernet products en - vides a simple, well-understood fabric for iSCSi Simplifies SAN Connectivity able FPP. With FPP, virtual controllers can virtualized data centers, one that helps iSCSI uses Ethernet to carry storage traf- be used by the Linux* host directly and/or reduce cost and complexity as the number fic, extending the familiarity and simplicity assigned to virtual machines. FPP allows of virtual machines continues to grow. of Ethernet to storage networking, with- you to use the functionality of SR-IOV out the need for SAN-specific adapters or to assign up to 63 processes per port to switches. Intel Ethernet X540 is the easi- virtual functions in Linux. This enables est, most reliable, and most cost-effective an administrator to partition their 10 GbE way of connecting servers to iSCSI SANs. bandwidth across multiple processes, ensuring a QoS by giving each assigned open FCoE Consolidates LANs process equal bandwidth. Network admin- and Legacy SANs istrators may also rate-limit each of these Intels Open FCoE solution enables Intel services to control how much of the 10 Ethernet 10 Gigabit Server products GbE pipe is available to each process. (adapters and controllers) to support Fibre Channel payload encapsulated in Ethernet unified Networking frames. There is no upgrade charge for Unified Networking solutions on the Open FCoE on the adapter. Just as with new Intel Ethernet Converged Network iSCSI, now customers can easily connect Adapter X540 let you combine the traffic to an FCoE network with Intel 10 GbE of multiple data center networks like LAN solutions. and SAN onto a single efficient network fabric. You now have the choice of NFS, For the first time, Open-FCoE is now iSCSI, or Fibre Channel over Ethernet supported on 10GBASE-T. As 10GBASE-T (FCoE) to carry both network and storage switches come to market enabled with traffic at speeds of up to 10 Gbps. The FCoE support, the Intel X540 is ready Intel X540 adapter combines support for when youre ready. This enables you to 2