Product Collection
Intel® Ethernet Server Adapter X520
Marketing Status
Discontinued
Launch Date
Q3'10
Vertical Segment
Server
Cable Medium
Copper
Cabling Type
RJ-45 Category-6 up to 55 m; Category-6A up to 100 m
Bracket Height
Low Profile and Full Height
TDP
19 W
Supported Operating Systems
Windows Server 2012 R2*, Windows Server 2012*, Windows 8*, Windows Server 2008 R2*, Windows 7*, Windows Server 2008* SP2, Windows Vista* SP2, Windows Server 2003 R2*, Windows Server 2003* SP2, Linux* Stable Kernel version 3.x, 2.6,x, Red Hat Enterprise Linux* 5, 6, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server* 10, 11, FreeBSD 9*, VMware ESX/ESXi*

Networking Specifications

Port Configuration
Dual
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Connectivity (VT-c)
Yes
Speed & Slot Width
5.0 GT/s, x8 Lane
Controller
Intel 82599EB

Package Specifications

System Interface Type
PCIe v2.0 (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
Intelligent Offloads
Yes
Storage Over Ethernet
iSCSI, NFS