Intel x540 vs x550 driver#
Intel x540 vs x550 software#

Intel I/O Acceleration Technology (Intel I/OAT) is a suite of features that improves data acceleration across the platform, from networking devices to the chipset and processors, which helps improve system performance and application response times. Intel PROSet Utility for easy configuration and management.IEEE 802.3ad (link aggregation control protocol).Jumbo frames support (up to 9,500 bytes).IEEE 802.1p Class of Service/Quality of Service.IEEE 802.1Q VLAN support with VLAN tag insertion, with stripping and packet filtering for up to 4096 VLAN tags.Support for Intel Virtualization Technology (VT) with I/OAT and VMDq.Receive Side Scaling for Windows and Scalable I/O for Linux (IPv4, IPv6, and TCP/ UDP).TCP segmentation/large send offload (IPv4 and IPv6).IP, TCP, and UDP checksum offload (IPv4 and IPv6).

Intel x540 vs x550 software#

System x servers support iSCSI boot as a software iSCSI initiator. The X520 OCP adapter for the sd350 supports iSCSI but does not support FCoE. FCoE (Data Center Bridging DCB, Converged Enhanced Ethernet CEE).Storage offloads: The ThinkServer adapters listed in Table 2 support the following storage protocols:.Multiple queues allow packet handling without the waiting/buffer overflow, which provides efficient packet prioritization.

Intel x540 vs x550 driver#

Header Splits and Replication in Receive helps the driver focus on the relevant part of the packet without needing to parse it.

Load balancing on multiple processors, which increases performance on multiprocessor systems by efficiently balancing network loads across processor cores when used with Receive Side Scaling from Microsoft or Scalable I/O on Linux.

The Intel X520 and X540 adapters have the following features: Cables and transceivers need to be ordered separately (see the following section for details). Note: The X520 adapters ship without any SFP+ transceivers or direct attach cables, with the exception of the X520-SR2 adapter.

Installation and warranty documentation.

Full-height (3U) bracket attached with low-profile (2U) bracket included in the box (except for the ML2, Embedded, AnyFabric and OCP Mezz adapters).

The adapter option part numbers includes the following items: Lenovo ThinkServer X540-T2 AnyFabric 10Gb 2 Port Base-T Ethernet Adapter By Intel Lenovo ThinkServer X540-T2 PCIe 10Gb 2 Port Base-T Ethernet Adapter by Intel Lenovo ThinkServer X520-DA2 AnyFabric 10Gb 2 Port SFP+ Ethernet Adapter by Intel Lenovo ThinkServer X520-DA2 PCIe 10Gb 2 Port SFP+ Ethernet Adapter by Intel Lenovo ThinkServer X520-SR2 PCIe 10Gb 2 Port SFP+ Ethernet Adapter by Intel Ordering part numbers - ThinkServer Part number