Main Specifications |
Device Type |
Intel X710 10GbE controller |
Form Factor |
Card PCB dimensions: 13.19cm x 5.51cm (5.19in x 2.71in) |
Dimensions (WxDxH) |
Height of end brackets: standard 12cm (4.725in), low-profile 7.94cm (3.13in) |
Interface (Bus) Type |
PCI Express 3.0 x8 (8GT/s) |
Weight |
184.5g (0.4068lb) |
Storage Controller |
Connectivity Technology |
Wired |
Miscellaneous |
Features |
Intel Flow Director |
Multiple queues: 1,536 Tx and Rx queues per port |
Tx/Rx IP, SCTP, TCP, and UDP checksum offloading (IPv4, IPv6) capabilities |
MSI-X support |
Cables Required |
Fiber-optic cables (with required optional transceivers) |
SFP+ direct attach twinax copper cables up to 7m |
Designed For |
Supermicro server systems with low-profile or full-height PCI-E x8 expansion slot |
Supermicro motherboards with minimum PCI-E x8 expansion slot |
Compliant Standards |
RoHS Compliant 6/6 |
Networking |
Management Features |
Controller asset tags such as part number, revision, serial number, and MAC addresses |
Controller thermal sensor |
NC-SI |
Port Quantity |
Dual SFP+ connectors - 10Gb/s per port |
Virtualization Features |
Virtual Machine Load Balancing (VMLB) |
Next-Generation VMDq with up to 256 VMDq VMs supported |
Advanced Packet Filtering |
VXLAN and NVGRE support |
SR-IOV with up to 128 virtual ports |
Power |
Comsumtion Operational |
Typical: 5.63W |
Environmental Parameters |
Operating Temperature |
Operating temperature: 0C to 55C (32F to 131F) |
Storage temperature: -40C to 70C (-40F to 158F) |
Storage humidity: 90% non-condensing relative humidity at 35C |
Software / System Requirements |
OS Supports |
Windows Server 2012 R2, 2012 R2 Core, 2012, 2012 Core, 2008 R2, 2008 R2 Core |
Linux Stable Kernel version 2.6.32/3x, RHEL 6.5 and RHEL 7.0, SLES 11 SP3 and SLES 12 |
FreeBSD 9, 10 |
UEFI 2.1, 2.3 |
VMware ESXi 5.1 (Limited Functionality), ESXi 5.5 |
System Requirements Details |
NC-SI feature is only supported by Supermicro motherboards with corresponding NC-SI connectors |