Introduction

Intel® Data Direct I/O Technology is a platform technology that improves I/O data processing efficiency for data delivery and data consumption from I/O devices. With Intel DDIO, Intel® Server Adapters and controllers talk directly to the processor cache without a detour via system memory, reducing latency, increasing system I/O bandwidth, and reducing power consumption.

Single-Root I/O Virtualization (SR-IOV) involves natively (directly) sharing a single I/O resource between multiple virtual machines. SR-IOV provides a mechanism by which a Single Root Function (for example a single Ethernet Port) can appear to be multiple separate physical devices.

Flexible Port Partitioning (FPP) technology utilizes industry standard PCI SIG SR-IOV to efficiently divide your physical Ethernet device into multiple virtual devices, providing Quality of Service by ensuring each process is assigned to a Virtual Function and is provided a fair share of the bandwidth.

Ports & interfaces

Connectivity technology

Wired

Host interface

PCI Express

Interface

Fiber

Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports

2

Fiber ports quantity

2

Fiber optic connector

QSFP+

PCI version

3.0

Network

Maximum data transfer rate

40000 Mbit/s

Networking standards

IEEE 802.1Q,IEEE 802.1Qbg,IEEE 802.1as,IEEE 802.1p,IEEE 802.3,IEEE 802.3ad

Ethernet interface type

10 Gigabit Ethernet, 40 Gigabit Ethernet

Ethernet LAN data rates

10000,40000 Mbit/s

Fiber ethernet cabling technology

40GBASE-SR4

VLAN tagging

Y

iSCSI support

Y

Load balancing system

Y

Maximum operating distance

7 m

LAN controller

Intel® XL710

Design

Product colour

Black, Green

Internal

Y

System requirements

Compatible operating systems

https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/support/articles/000025890/network-and-i-o/ethernet-products.html

Linux operating systems supported

Y

Operational conditions

Operating temperature (T-T)

0 - 55 °C

Storage temperature (T-T)

-40 - 70 °C

Storage relative humidity (H-H)

0 - 90%

Other features

Data transfer rate

8 GT/s

Cable type

QSFP+ Direct Attach Copper Cable (Twinaxial)(1-7m) / 40GBASE-SR4 Optics also supported (Purchase Intel branded optics separately)

Market segment

Server

Target market

Artificial Intelligence, High Performance Computing

Flow control support

Y

Number of VLANs

4096

Intel Virtual Machine Device Queues (VMDq)

Y

PCI-SIG* SR-IOV Capable

Y

On-chip QoS and Traffic Management

Y

Intel Flexible Port Partitioning

Y

Speed & slot width

8.0 GT/s, x8 Lane

Low halogen options available

N

Intelligent Offloads

Y

iWARP/RDMA

N

Intel Data Direct I/O Technology

Y

Intel Virtualization Technology for Connectivity (VT-c)

Y

Interface type

PCIe v3.0 (8.0 GT/s)

Storage Over Ethernet

iSCSI, NFS

Launch date

Q3'16

Network interface card cable medium

Copper

Network interface card type

Server

Product brief URL

http://www.intel.com/content/dam/www/public/us/en/documents/product-briefs/ethernet-server-adapter-xl710-ocp-brief.pdf

Product type

Network Interface Card

Status

Launched

Last change

64826844

Processor family

700 Network Adapters (up to 40GbE)-700 Network Adapters (up to 40GbE)

Ethernet adapter ARK ID

96045

Harmonized System (HS) code

8517620090

Export Control Classification Number (ECCN)

5A991

Commodity Classification Automated Tracking System (CCATS)

NA

Controller type

Intel® Ethernet Controller XL710

Cabling type

QSFP+ Direct Attach Copper Cable (Twinaxial)(1-7m) / 40GBASE-SR4 Optics also supported (Purchase Intel branded optics separately)

Bracket height

OCP form factor (Mezz 2.0 Design Spec)

Product family

Intel 10 Gigabit server adapter

Product series

700 Series Network Adapters (up to 40GbE)