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
New Design Availability Expiration Date
Tuesday, December 31, 2019

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