General

• Product Code: PXLA8591CX4
• Connector: CX4 XPAK module
• IEEE standards/network topology: 10GBASE CX4
• Wiring: CX4 cable

Adapter Product Features

• Plug and Play specification support
• Easy installation with Intel® PROSet Utility and Intel® PRO Intelligent Install
• RoHS compliant
• Auto-negotiation, full-duplex capable
• Cable distance: To 15 meters, depending on cable gauge and parameters (AWG 24, 20 m; AWG 26, 15 m; AWG 28, 11 m)

Network Management

• Wired for Management (WfM) baseline v2.0 enabled for servers: Desktop Management Interface (DMI) 2.0 support, Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI), and Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)-manageable
• Advanced configuration and power interface (ACPI) 1.0 power management
• Preboot execution environment (PXE)—enabled through boot read-only memory (ROM)

Network Operating Systems (NOS) Software Support

• Windows* 2000 (Server, Advanced Server, Datacenter Server), Windows Server* 2003
• Linux* 2.4, 2.6
• FreeBSD 5.3 kernel

Intel Backing

• Limited lifetime warranty
• 90-day, money-back guarantee (U.S. and Canada)

Advanced Software Features

• Adapter fault tolerance (AFT)
• Switch fault tolerance (SFT)
• Adaptive load balancing (ALB)
• Fast EtherChannel*3 (FEC)
• Gigabit EtherChannel*3 (GEC)
• Teaming support
• Multiple teams
• Test switch configuration: Tested with major switch original equipment manufacturers (OEMs)
• Jumbo frames (up to 16 KB)
• IEEE 802.1Q* VLANs
• IEEE 802.3* support
• TCP checksum offload (Rx/Tx TCP, IPv4)
• On now/instantly available PCI initiative
• TCP segmentation/large send offload
• Interrupt moderation

Technical Features

• Throughput performance: 5-7 Gbps full-duplex Ethernet performance
• Bus type: PCI-X* 1.0, PCI local bus interface 2.3
• Bus width: 32- and 64-bit
• Bus mastering
• Bus speed (MHz): 33, 66, and 133 MHz
• Plug and play support
• PCI hot plug/active PCI
• Hardware certifications: FCC Class A, UL, CE, VCCI, BSMI, CTICK, MIC
• Controller-processor: Intel® 82597EX Controller
• Typical power consumption: <10 W (5 V main, 3.3 V main)
• Operating temperature: 0–55 C
• LEDs: 4 (green): Tx, Rx, link, port identify

Physical Dimensions

• Length 16.8 cm (6.6 in)
• Width 10.7 cm (4.2 in)
  

This applies to:

Intel® PRO/10GbE CX4 Server Adapter