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Intel® Ethernet I350 Server Adapters

Dual- and Quad-port Gigabit Ethernet server adapters designed with performance

enhancing features and new power management technologies

Overview

The new Intel® Ethernet Server Adapter

I350 family builds on Intel’s extended

history of excellence in Ethernet products.

Intel continues its market leadership with

this new generation of PCIe* GbE network

adapters. Built with the bridgeless Intel®

I350 Ethernet Controller, these adapters

represent the next step in the GbE

networking evolution for the enterprise

and data center by introducing new levels

of performance through industry-leading

enhancements for both virtualized and

iSCSI Unied Networking environments.

This new family of adapters also includes

new power management technologies

such as Energy Efcient Ethernet (EEE)

and DMA Coalescing (DMAC).

Flexible I/O Virtualization

The Intel® Ethernet I350 adapters

include Intel® Virtualization Technology

for connectivity (Intel VT-c) to deliver

I/O virtualization and Quality of Service

(QoS) features designed directly into

the I350 controller on the adapter.

I/O virtualization advances network

connectivity models used in today’s

servers to more efcient models by

providing Flexible Port Partitioning (FPP),

multiple Rx/Tx queues, and on-controller

QoS functionality that can be used in

both virtual and non-virtual server

deployments.

By taking advantage of the PCI-SIG

SR-IOV specication, Intel® Ethernet

products enable Flexible Port Partitioning

(FPP). With FPP, virtual controllers can

be used by the Linux* host directly and/

or assigned to virtual machines. With

this port partitioning, administrators can

create up to eight dedicated networks on

a single Ethernet port for use in bare-

metal and virtualized server deployments.

In a bare-metal Linux server, host

processes can be assigned to dedicated

network resources to provide trafc

isolation and balanced bandwidth

allocation.

In a virtualized environment, a VM can be

assigned to a virtual controller to reduce

the CPU overhead seen when using

a software-based network bridge by

ofoading network trafc management to

the Ethernet controller silicon.

Scalable iSCSI Performance

Intel® Ethernet I350 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 for iSCSI allows administrators

to use a single initiator, TCP/IP stack, and

a common set of management tools and

IT policies. In addition, Intel® Ethernet

includes a number of hardware features

designed to accelerate iSCSI trafc and

enhance data processing. For example,

TCP segmentation ofoad, Receive Side

Coalescing (RSC), and checksum ofoad

capabilities help reduce processor

usage, increase throughput, and deliver

exceptional iSCSI performance. Finally,

using native OS initiators, an Intel®

Ethernet I350 Server Adapter enables

support for the CRC-32 digest instruction

set included with Intel® Xeon® processor

products, which improves transmission

Key Features

• Halogen-free dual- or quad-port

gigabit Ethernet adapters with copper

or fiber interface options

• Innovative power management

features including Energy Efficient

Ethernet (EEE) and DMA Coalescing

for increased efficiency and reduced

power consumption

• Flexible I/O virtualization for port

partitioning and quality of service

(QoS) of up to 32 virtual ports

• Scalable iSCSI performance delivering

cost-effective SAN connectivity

• High-performing bridgeless design

supporting PCI Express* Gen 2.0

5GT/s

• Reliable and proven Gigabit Ethernet

technology from Intel Corporation

PRODUCT BRIEF

Intel® Ethernet I350 Server Adapters

Network Connectivity

Summary of content (7 pages)

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PRODUCT BRIEF Intel® Ethernet I350 Server Adapters Network Connectivity Intel® Ethernet I350 Server Adapters Dual- and Quad-port Gigabit Ethernet server adapters designed with performance enhancing features and new power management technologies Overview The new Intel® Ethernet Server Adapter I350 family builds on Intel’s extended history of excellence in Ethernet products. Intel continues its market leadership with this new generation of PCIe* GbE network adapters.
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reliability and thus delivers an enterprise- class iSCSI solution for the IT customer. Power Management Technologies Source: Intel Labs Energy Efficient Ethernet reduces the controller power to approximately 50% of its normal operating level. Today, companies everywhere are looking for ways to decrease energy consumption across the enterprise to reduce costs and environmental impact, while at the same time solving increasingly important power density challenges.
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General Features Features Benefits Intel® I350 Gigabit Ethernet Controller with PCI Express* V2.
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I/O Virtualization Features Features Benefits Eight transmit (Tx) and receive (Rx) queue pairs per port • Supports VMware* NetQueue and Microsoft* VMQ Flexible Port Partitioning: 32 Virtual Functions on Quad-port or 16 Virtual Functions on Dual-port • Virtual Functions (VFs) appear as Ethernet Controllers in Linux OSes that can be assigned to VMs, Kernel processes or teamed using the Linux* Bonding Drivers Support for PCI-SIG SR-IOV specification • Up to 8 Virtual Functions per Port Rx/Tx Round-R
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Manageability Features Features Benefits Management Component Transport Protocol (MCTP) • B aseboard management controller (BMC) communication between add-in devices using a standardized protocol Firmware Based Thermal Management • C an be programmed via the BMC to initiate Thermal actions and report thermal occurrences IEEE 802.
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Specifications (continued) Physical Dimensions Copper T2 & T4; Fiber F2 Length • 13.54 cm (5.33 in.) Width • 6.89 cm (2.71 in.) Full-height end bracket • 12.0 cm (4.725 in.) Low-profile end bracket • 7.92 cm (3.117 in.) Fiber F4 Length • 13.54 cm (5.33 in.) Width • 11.12 cm (4.376 in) Full-height end bracket • 12.0 cm (4.725 in.
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