Product Collection
Intel® Ethernet Converged Network Adapter X540
Marketing Status
Discontinued
Launch Date
Q1'12
Vertical Segment
Server
Cable Medium
Copper
Cabling Type
RJ45 Category 6 up to 55 m; Category 6A up to 100 m
Bracket Height
Low Profile and Full Height
Supported Operating Systems

Supplemental Information

Product Brief

Networking Specifications

Port Configuration
Dual
Data Rate Per Port
10GbE/1GbE/100Mb
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Connectivity (VT-c)
Yes
Speed & Slot Width
5.0 GT/s, x8 Lane
Controller
Intel® Ethernet Controller X540

Package Specifications

System Interface Type
PCIe v2.1 (5.0 GT/s)

Intel® Virtualization Technology for Connectivity

On-chip QoS and Traffic Management
Yes
Flexible Port Partitioning
Yes
Virtual Machine Device Queues (VMDq)
Yes
PCI-SIG* SR-IOV Capable
Yes

Advanced Technologies

iWARP/RDMA
No
Intel® Ethernet Power Management
No
Intel® Data Direct I/O Technology
Yes
Intelligent Offloads
Yes
Storage Over Ethernet
iSCSI, FCoE, NFS