Intel Ethernet Converged Network Adapter X710-DA2 - Network adapter - PCIe 3.0 x8 low profile - 10 Gigabit SFP+ x 2

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The Intel X710 adapters are optimized for data center, cloud, and mobile applications and include the following features: See the release notes and the readme.txt file for installation instructions, supported hardware, what's new, bug fixes, and known issues.

https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/support/articles/000007022/network-and-i-o/ethernet-products.html The driver or software for your Intel® component might have been changed or replaced by the computer manufacturer. We recommend you work with your computer manufacturer before installing our driver so you don’t lose features or customizations. Third-Party Software. Your use of any third-party software is subject to Your compliance with the license You obtain directly from that third-party. A listing of any such third-party software may be in a text file accompanying the Materials. SFF-8472 identifier must have value 03h (SFP or SFP Plus). You can verify the value with the cable manufacturer.Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR+ FastB2B- DisINTx- Cost-and energy-efficient design delivers superior performance with a theoretical throughput of 40 Gb/s (20 Gb/s Tx; 20Gb/s Rx) bidirectional throughput Empty SFP+ cages for 10GbE connection supporting SFP+ transceivers or DAC cables (except the T4 adapter which has RJ45 ports) From a performance perspective, the Intel X710-DA2 OCP NIC 3.0 performs just as we would expect. We have been using Intel’s X700 series NICs for over six years now (see Intel Fortville Lower Power Consumption and Heat as an example) so the driver support is very good. There was a Fortville re-spin to fix an early bug, but cards like this OCP NIC 3.0 form factor are all built many years after that occurred. It is something we do not worry about these days.

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On the 10Gbps side, this is less of a concern than it is at 40GbE and dual 40GbE speeds, but the Fortville NIC does not have the same level of offloading that newer Columbiaville (Intel Ethernet 800 series) and other NICs have such as the Mellanox solutions. For example, RoCE V2 support Mellanox has been a major proponent of and we find in the Ethernet 800 series, but not these Fortville NICs. The 10GbE NICs here are low-enough speed where the impact on CPU performance does not necessarily require heavy offloads that we see in higher-end NICs. This is certainly more of a basic or foundational NIC. Final Words If you ever assembled a server where you had a NIC and the wrong faceplate, it led to some difficult decisions. See the very bottom right for an example of this on STH being obfuscated by cables. Cavium ThunderX2 Test System Rear Open Source Licenses. The Materials may include software subject to an open source license, including licenses recognized by the Open Source Initiative ( http://www.opensource.org). Nothing in this Agreement limits any rights under, or grants rights that supersede, the terms of any applicable open source software license.

Adapter-based isolation and switching for various virtual station instances enabling optimal CPU usage in virtualized environments In terms of power consumption, this is where the Fortville NIC series shines. It is specifically designed to be a low-power option. Here is the official spec table with different attach levels for the dual and quad-port OCP NICs from Intel. Intel X710 OCP NIC 3.0 Power Consumption Specs Kindly share more details regarding the issue X710-DA2 does not initialize. Is it being detected from your BIOS and OS or the card does not work at all? Compliance with Laws. The Materials are subject to export controls under applicable government laws and regulations, including in the U.S. You must comply with applicable laws and regulations, including U.S. and worldwide export regulations. You must not export, import, or transfer the Materials to any prohibited or sanctioned country, person, or entity. You must not use the Materials for the development, design, manufacture, or production of nuclear, missile, chemical, or biological weapons. Operating system support information is now listed as a set of tables which are automatically generated from ServerProven data - Operating system support section

We can see the NICs are using the Intel i40e driver, which is Intel’s mainstream Fortville driver shared with the XL710 series and even the X722 PCH networking options found in Xeon Scalable platforms and the embedded NICs in the Xeon D-2100 series. We can also see SR-IOV support.SFP+passive or active limiting direct attach copper cables that complywith the SFF-8431 v4.1 and SFF-8472 v10.4 specifications. Restrictions. Except as authorized above, You will not: (a) use or modify the Materials in any other way; (b) reverse engineer, decompile, or disassemble the Materials provided in object form (except and only as specifically required under Section 2.5), or (c) use the Materials to violate or aid in the violation of any international human right. You will be liable for your subcontractor’s acts or omissions including breach of confidentiality. The other major change with this version is that the NIC is designed to be easily swappable with a connector in line with the plane of removing the NIC to the rear of the chassis. That makes installation much easier. The connector is built for PCIe Gen4 speeds and x16 links, but as a dual 10GbE card this is PCIe Gen3. Practically, that has an impact since this card is now using a PCIe Gen4 x16 motherboard slot for what can easily be accomplished in PCIe Gen3 x4. Intel X710 DA2 OCP NIC 3.0 Slot