The 540-BBRN Dell Intel XL710QDA2 Dual Port Converged Network Adapter is a high-performance network interface card (NIC) designed to deliver exceptional networking performance to enterprise-level servers. The NIC is designed for servers with PCI Express 3.0 x8 slots and is compatible with a wide range of operating systems. This article will provide a detailed explanation of the 540-BBRN Dell Intel XL710QDA2 Dual Port Converged Network Adapter, its features, benefits, and applications.
Features of Dual Port Converged Network AdapterThe 540-BBRN Dell Intel XL710QDA2 Dual Port Converged Network Adapter comes with a range of features that make it an ideal solution for high-performance networking applications. Some of the key features of the NIC are highlighted below:
- Dual Port Design: The NIC comes with two ports, allowing for two separate connections to be made to the network. This design provides added flexibility and can help improve network reliability and redundancy.
- Converged Network Adapter (CNA): The NIC is a CNA, which means that it is capable of supporting both Ethernet and Fibre Channel traffic over a single network interface. This feature can help reduce network complexity and costs by eliminating the need for separate Ethernet and Fibre Channel adapters.
- Intel Ethernet Controller XL710: The NIC is equipped with the Intel Ethernet Controller XL710, a high-performance network controller that delivers exceptional networking performance. The controller is capable of handling large amounts of data with minimal CPU usage, which can help improve overall system performance.
- PCI Express 3.0 x8 Interface: The NIC is designed to be installed in servers with PCI Express 3.0 x8 slots, providing a high-bandwidth connection to the server.
- Low Profile Design: The NIC comes with a low profile bracket, making it compatible with servers with low profile slots.
The 540-BBRN Dell Intel XL710QDA2 Dual Port Converged Network Adapter offers a range of benefits that make it an ideal solution for enterprise-level networking applications. Some of the key benefits of the NIC are highlighted below:
- High-Performance Networking: The NIC is designed to deliver exceptional networking performance, making it an ideal solution for high-bandwidth applications such as data center networking, virtualization, and cloud computing.
- Reduced Network Complexity and Costs: The CNA feature of the NIC allows for both Ethernet and Fibre Channel traffic to be supported over a single network interface. This can help reduce network complexity and costs by eliminating the need for separate Ethernet and Fibre Channel adapters.
- Improved System Performance: The Intel Ethernet Controller XL710 is a high-performance network controller that is capable of handling large amounts of data with minimal CPU usage. This can help improve overall system performance by offloading network traffic from the CPU.
- Improved Network Reliability and Redundancy: The dual port design of the NIC provides added flexibility and can help improve network reliability and redundancy by allowing for two separate connections to be made to the network.
The 540-BBRN Dell Intel XL710QDA2 Dual Port Converged Network Adapter is designed for use in enterprise-level networking applications. Some of the key applications of the NIC are highlighted below:
- Data Center Networking: The NIC is an ideal solution for data center networking applications that require high-bandwidth and low-latency connections.
- Virtualization: The NIC is compatible with a wide range of virtualization platforms
- Manufacturer: Dell
- Part Number or SKU# 540-BBRN
- Device Type: Network Adapter
- Interface (Bus) Type : PCI Express 3.0 X8
- Form Factor : Plug-In Card Low Profile
- Ports : 40 Gigabit QSFP+ X 2
- Connectivity Technology : Wired
- Data Link Protocol : 40 Gigabit LAN
- Data Transfer Rate : 40 Gbps
- Network / Transport Protocol : TCP/IP, UDP/IP, ISCSI
- Remote Management Protocol : SNMP, RMON
- Status Indicators : Port Transmission Speed, Link/Activity
- Flow Control, Vlan Support, Packet Filtering, IPV6 Support, TCP/IP Offloading, Quality Of Service (QOS), Virtual Machine Device Queues (Vmdq), Ipv4 Support, Teaming Support, Pxe Support, Large Send Offload (LSO), Giant Send Offload (GSO), Receive Side Scaling (RSS), Single Root I/O Virtualization (SR-IOV), Data Center Bridging (DCB), Adaptive Load Balancing (ALB), Energy Efficient Ethernet, TCP Segmentation Offload (TSO), Checksum Offload Support, Extended Message-Signaled Interrupts (Msi-X), Udp/Ip Offloading, Watch Dog Timer (WDT), Fcoe Support, Iscsi Boot, Virtual Ethernet Port Aggregator (VEPA)
- Compliant Standards : IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.1Q, IEEE 802.1P, IEEE 802.3AD (LACP), IEEE 802.1AS, IEEE 802.1QBG
- Interfaces : 2 X 40GB Ethernet QSFP+.
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