Get fast, high-bandwidth connectivity with this dual-port QSFP+ Network Interface Card. It adds two open QSFP+ slots to your server or workstation. The 40G NIC features an Intel® controller and provides redundant network links with reliable performance. It’s ideal for high-demand database servers, virtualized servers and agile data centers that require infrastructure updates with no downtime.
This dual port QSFP+ server NIC card lets you take advantage of the speed and stability of a 40 Gigabit network, with data transfers of up to 40Gbps. With two QSFP+ ports, the PCIe NIC helps to prevent network downtime by adding fault-tolerant connections using two modules, to provide high-bandwidth network links to your mission-critical servers or workstations.
With its open QSFP+ slots, the network interface card supports QSFP+ transceiver modules and is compatible with multimode and single-mode fiber, providing a scalable networking solution. he 40G NIC uses an Intel XL710 chipset providing reliable connectivity and convergent network features. It offers many advanced features including Intel Virtualization Technology for Connectivity.
Features
- PCI Express* (PCIe) v3.0, X8
 - Supports 2 x 40GbE configurations
 - Exceptional low-power controllers
 - Network Virtualization offloads including VXLAN, GENEVE, NVGRE, MPLS, and VXLAN-GPE with NetworkService Headers (NSH)
 - Intel® Ethernet Flow Director for hardware based application traffic steering
 - Dynamic Device Personalization (DDP) enables increased packet processing efficiency for NFV and Cloud deployments
 - Data Plane Development Kit (DPDK) optimized for efficient packet processing
 - Excellent small packet performance for network appliances and Network Functions Virtualization (NFV)
 - Intelligent offloads to enable high performance on servers with Intel® Xeon® processors
 - I/O virtualization innovations for maximum performance in a virtualized server
 
Specifications
- Chipset: Intel XL710
 - Bus Type: PCI Express v3.0 (8 GT/s), compatible with x16
 - Connector: 2 * QSFP+ slots
 - Data Rate: 40000 Mbps
 - Jumbo Frame: up to 9.5 KB
 - Network Topology
 - IEEE 802.3az Energy Efficient Ethernet, VXLAN / NVGRE, 802.1q VLAN
 - IEEE 802.1Qbb, IEEE 802.1az, IEEE 802.1Qbg, IEEE 802.1Qbh
 - QSFP+ Fiber 40Gigabit Ethernet, 40Gbase-SR4 (850nm LAN PHY)
 - QSFP+ Fiber 40Gigabit Ethernet, 40Gbase-LR4 (1310nm LAN PHY)
 - Advanced Features: VXLAN, NVGRE, GENEVE, VXLAN-GPE+NSH, MPLS
 - Physical Interfaces: Support PXE, Jumbo frame, iSCSI, DPDK, FCo, EWOL
 - Additional Features
 - VLAN Support
 - Enhanced Transmission Selection (draft IEEE 802.1az)
 - Jumbo Frame Support—Up to 9.5 KB (9728 Bytes)
 - Priority Flow Control (draft IEEE 802.1Qbb)
 - Data Center Bridging (DCB/DCB-X) Support; up to 8 traffic classes
 - LED Indicators: 40G: Yellow LINK on; Blue ACT-blink
 - Operating Systems
 - Server 2003 / Server 2008 / Vista / Win 7 / Win 8 / Win 10 32-64bit
 - Windows Server 2003 / 2008 / 2008 R2 / 2012 / 2012 R2 /2016 R2
 - FreeBSD, Linux Stable Kernel, VMware ESX/ESXi
 
Package Contents
- 1 * PCIE Dual 40GbE QSFP+ Server Fiber NICs XL710
 - 1 * User's Manual
 - 1 * Driver CD
 - 1 * Low profile bracket
 
| Specifications | |
| Chipset | Intel - XL710-BM2 | 
| Bus Connector | PCIe 3.0 x16 | 
| Ports | 2 * QSFP+ slots | 
| Max Data Rate | 40Gbps | 
| Networking Protocol | IEEE 802.3az Energy Efficient Ethernet, VXLAN / NVGRE, 802.1q VLAN, IEEE 802.1Qbb, IEEE 802.1az, IEEE 802.1Qbg, IEEE 802.1Qbh | 
| Cabling Type | 40Gbase SR4 / 40Gbase-LR4, 40G direct connection cable | 
| OS Compatibility | Server 2003 / Server 2008 / Vista / Win 7 / Win 8 / Win 10 32-64bit / Windows Server 2003 / 2008 / 2008 R2 / 2012 / 2012 R2 /2016 R2, FreeBSD, Linux Stable Kernel, VMware ESX/ESXi | 
