Boost your network performance, improve its flexibility
| Transition to the new generation of Ethernet connectivity with Intel network adapters, part of the Dell PowerEdge Select Network Adapter family of modular networking cards. Open up your connectivity options while improving your I/O (input/output) performance with enhanced, integrated features. Intel network adapters for Dell PowerEdge servers are designed to help you improve not only the speed of your networks but also the energy efficiency of your servers. |  |
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| Convert to 10 Gigabit Ethernet (10GbE) Make an easy and cost-effective transition to high-speed 10GbE with Dell Select Network Adapters, including Intel LAN on Motherboard (LOM) options. | Expand your network as your business grows Ensure compatibility with 1GbE infrastructures and have flexible options for 1-meter to 100-meter deployments to help enable easy expansion of your growing business’s network. | Improve network performance and flexibility Help reduce network latency and server power consumption with Intel Integrated I/O and Intel Data Direct I/O. Provide network flexibility with Intel I/O virtualization as well as Internet SCSI and Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) connectivity. |
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| Description | Intel® Ethernet Network Daughter Card 10G X520 KR | Intel® Ethernet Network Daughter Card X540-T2 /1350-T2 | Intel® Ethernet Network Daughter Card X520-DA2 /1350-T2 | Intel® Ethernet Network Daughter Card I350-T4 |
| Speed | 10GbE / 1GbE | 10GbE / 1GbE | 10GbE / 1GbE | 1GbE |
| Ports, Media | Dual Port, KR | Dual Port, 10GBASE-T Dual Port, 1000BASE-T | Dual Port, SFP+ Dual Port, 1000BASE-T | Quad Port, 1000BASE-T |
| Technology | Intel, VT-c1 with Flexible Port Positioning Unified Networking; Data Direct I/O | Intel, VT-c1 with Flexible Port Positioning Unified Networking; Data Direct I/O | Intel, VT-c1 with Flexible Port Positioning Unified Networking; Data Direct I/O | Intel VMDq; iSCSI Acceleration; iSCSI Remote Boot; Data Direct I/O; DMA Coalescing; EEE |
| Controller | Intel 82599 Controller | Intel Ethernet Controller X540; Intel Ethernet Controller I350 | Intel Ethernet Controller 82599; Intel Ethernet Controller I350 | Intel Ethernet Controller I350 |
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| Description | Intel® I350/X710 2x1Gb BT + 2 x 10Gb SFP+ | Intel® X710 4 x 10Gb SFP+ | Intel X710 QP 10Gb KR 2 or 4 x 10Gb | Intel® Ethernet Network Daughter Card XL710 |
| Speed | 10GbE / 1GbE | 10GbE | 10GbE | 40GbE |
| Ports, Media | Dual Port, SFP+ Dual Port, 1000BASE-T | Quad Port, SFP+ | Dual or Quad Port, KR | Dual Port, QSFP+ |
| Technology | VXLAN, NVGRE, VMDq, SR-IOV | VXLAN, NVGRE, VMDq, SR-IOV | VXLAN, NVGRE, VMDq, SR-IOV | iSCSI, VXLAN, NVGRE, VMDq, SR-IOV |
| Controller | Intel Ethernet Controller X710; Intel Ethernet Controller I350 | Intel Ethernet Controller x710 | Intel Ethernet Controller x710 | Intel Ethernet Controller XL710 |
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| Description | Intel® Ethernet Mezzanine Adapter X520-DA2 SFP+ | Intel® Ethernet Mezzanine Adapter I350-T4 |
| Speed | 10GbE / 1GbE | 1GbE |
| Ports, Media | Dual Port, KX4 / KR | Quad Port, 1000BASE-T |
| Technology | Intel VT-c1 with Flexible Port Positioning Unified Networking; Data Direct I/O | Intel VMDq; iSCSI Acceleration; iSCSI Remote Boot; Data Direct I/O; DMA Coalescing; EEE |
| Controller | Intel 82599 Controller | Intel Ethernet Controller I350 |
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| Description | Intel® Ethernet Converge Network Adapter X540-T2 | Intel® Ethernet Converge Network Adapter X520-DA2 SFP+ | Intel® Ethernet Server Adapter I350-T4 | Intel® Ethernet Server Adapter I350-T2 |
| Speed | 10GbE / 1GbE | 10GbE | 1GbE | 1GbE |
| Ports, Media | Dual Port, 10GBASE-T | Dual Port, SFP+ | Quad Port 1000BASE-T | Dual Port, 1000BASE-T |
| Technology | Intel, VT-c with Flexible Port Partitioning Unified Networking; Data Direct I/O | Intel, VT-c with Flexible Port Partitioning Unified Networking; Data Direct I/O | Intel VMDq; iSCSCI Acceration; iSCSI Remote Boot; Data Direct I/O; DMA Coalescing; EEE | Intel VMDq; iSCSI Acceleration; iSCSI Remote Boot; Data Direct I/O; DMA Coalescing; EEE |
| Controller | Intel Ethernet Controller X540 | Intel Ethernet Controller 82599 | Intel Ethernet Controller I350 | Intel Ethernet Controller I350 |
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| Description | Intel® X710 2x10GE SFP+/DA FH&LP | Intel® X710 4x10GE SFP+/DA FH | Intel X550 2 x 10GbE Converge Network Adapter FH/LP | Intel XL710 2 x40GE QSFP+ FH/LP |
| Speed | 10GbE | 10GbE | 10GbE | 40GbE |
| Ports, Media | Dual Port, SFP+/DA | Quad Port, SFP+/DA | Dual Port, 10GBASE-T | Dual Port, QSFP+ |
| Technology | VXLAN, NVGRE, VMDq, SR-IOV, NPAR-EP (16 Partitions) | VXLAN, NVGRE, VMDq, SR-IOV, NPAR-EP (16 Partitions) | FCoE, iSCSI, MSI-X, 64Tx and Rx per port, TX/RX, SCTP, TCP and UDP checksum offloading (IPv4, IPv6), Ipsec | iSCSI, VXLAN, NVGRE, VMDq, SR-IOV, NPAR-EP (16 Partitions) |
| Controller | Intel Ethernet Controller x710 | Intel Ethernet Controller x710 | Intel Ethernet Controller x550 | Intel Ethernet Controller XL710 |
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| Description | Intel® Omni-Path Host Fabric Adapter 100 Series PCIe FH/LP |
| Speed | 100Gbps (PCIe 3 , x16) |
| Ports, Media | Single port - QSFP28 quad small form factor pluggable passive copper, optical transceivers, and active optical cables |
| O/S Support | Red Hat Enterprise Linux, SUSE Enterprise Linux Server, CentOS, & Scientific Linux |
| Features | High MPI message rates (160 million messages/second), Scalable, low latency MPI, Virtual Lanes - Configurable from one to eight plus one management VL, MTU - Configurable MTU size of 2KB, 4KB, 8KB, or 10KB, Passive thermal QSFP heatsink |
| Controller | Intel® Omni-Path Host Fabric Interface Silicon 100 Series |