| Ports & interfaces |
| Internal |
Yes |
| Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports |
2 |
| Interface |
Ethernet |
| Host interface |
PCI Express |
| Connectivity technology |
Wired |
| Bandwidth |
| Maximum data transfer rate |
10000 Mbit/s |
| Networking |
| Chipset |
X540 |
| Quality of Service (QoS) support |
Yes |
| Ethernet LAN |
Yes |
| Networking standards |
IEEE 802.1p,IEEE 802.1Q,IEEE 802.3,IEEE 802.3ad |
| Maximum operating distance |
100 m |
| LAN controller |
Intel® X540 |
| Ethernet LAN data rates |
100,1000,10000 Mbit/s |
| Maximum data transfer rate |
10000 Mbit/s |
| Antenna |
| Quality of Service (QoS) support |
Yes |
| Technical details |
| Quality of Service (QoS) support |
Yes |
| Interface type |
PCIe v2.1 (5.0GT/s) |
| Thermal power |
13.4 W |
| Speed & slot width |
5.0 GT/s, x8 Lane |
| PCI-SIG* SR-IOV Capable |
Yes |
| PCI Card form factor |
Full-height (low-profile) |
| On-chip QoS and Traffic Management |
Yes |
| Low halogen options available |
No |
| iWARP/RDMA |
No |
| Intelligent Offloads |
Yes |
| Intel Virtualization Technology for Connectivity (VT-c) |
Yes |
| Intel® Virtualization Technology (Intel® VT) |
VT-c |
| Intel Virtual Machine Device Queues (VMDq) |
Yes |
| Intel Flexible Port Partitioning |
Yes |
| Intel Ethernet Power Management |
No |
| Intel Data Direct I/O Technology |
Yes |
| Storage Over Ethernet |
iSCSI, FCoE, NFS |
| Thermal Design Power (TDP) |
13.4 W |
| Product type |
Network Interface Card |
| Halogen free |
No |
| Status |
Launched |
| Product brief URL |
http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/network-adapters/10-gigabit-network-adapters/ethernet-x540-t2-brief.html |
| Network interface card type |
Server |
| Network interface card cable medium |
Copper |
| Market segment |
SRV |
| Launch date |
Q1'12 |
| Bracket height |
Low Profile and Full Height |
| Last change |
64826822 |
| Software |
| Windows operating systems supported |
Yes |
| Linux operating systems supported |
Yes |
| Design |
| Product family |
Intel 10 Gigabit server adapter |
| Product series |
Intel Converged X540 |
| Internal |
Yes |
| PCI Card form factor |
Full-height (low-profile) |
| Performance |
| Ethernet adapter ARK ID |
58954 |
| Windows operating systems supported |
Yes |
| Linux operating systems supported |
Yes |
| Thermal power |
13.4 W |
| Speed & slot width |
5.0 GT/s, x8 Lane |
| PCI-SIG* SR-IOV Capable |
Yes |
| On-chip QoS and Traffic Management |
Yes |
| iWARP/RDMA |
No |
| Intelligent Offloads |
Yes |
| Intel® Virtualization Technology (Intel® VT) |
VT-c |
| Intel Virtual Machine Device Queues (VMDq) |
Yes |
| Intel Flexible Port Partitioning |
Yes |
| Intel Ethernet Power Management |
No |
| Intel Data Direct I/O Technology |
Yes |
| System requirements |
| Windows operating systems supported |
Yes |
| Linux operating systems supported |
Yes |
| Other features |
| Thermal Design Power (TDP) |
13.4 W |
| Product type |
Network Interface Card |
| Halogen free |
No |
| Ethernet adapter ARK ID |
58954 |
| Interface type |
PCIe v2.1 (5.0GT/s) |
| Chipset |
X540 |
| Cable type |
RJ-45 Category-6 up to 55 m; Category-6A up to 100 m |
| Thermal power |
13.4 W |
| Speed & slot width |
5.0 GT/s, x8 Lane |
| PCI-SIG* SR-IOV Capable |
Yes |
| On-chip QoS and Traffic Management |
Yes |
| Low halogen options available |
No |
| iWARP/RDMA |
No |
| Intelligent Offloads |
Yes |
| Intel Virtualization Technology for Connectivity (VT-c) |
Yes |
| Intel® Virtualization Technology (Intel® VT) |
VT-c |
| Intel Virtual Machine Device Queues (VMDq) |
Yes |
| Intel Flexible Port Partitioning |
Yes |
| Intel Ethernet Power Management |
No |
| Intel Data Direct I/O Technology |
Yes |
| Compatible operating systems |
Windows Server 2012 R2*, Windows Server 2012*, Windows 8*, Windows Server 2008 R2*, Windows 7*, Windows Server 2008* SP2, Windows Vista* SP2, Windows Server 2003 R2*, Windows Server 2003* SP2, Linux* Stable Kernel version 3.x, 2.6,x, Red Hat Enterprise Linux* 5, 6, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server* 10, 11, FreeBSD 9*, VMware ESX/ESXi* |
| Storage Over Ethernet |
iSCSI, FCoE, NFS |
| Status |
Launched |
| Product brief URL |
http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/network-adapters/10-gigabit-network-adapters/ethernet-x540-t2-brief.html |
| Network interface card type |
Server |
| Network interface card cable medium |
Copper |
| Market segment |
SRV |
| Launch date |
Q1'12 |
| Bracket height |
Low Profile and Full Height |
| Last change |
64826822 |
| Product family |
Intel 10 Gigabit server adapter |
| Product series |
Intel Converged X540 |