Intel 10 Gigabit XF SR Server Adapter EXPX9501AFXSR User Manual

Features

Benefits

Intel® 82598EB 10 Gigabit Ethernet Controller

•  Industry-leading, energy-efficient design for next-generation 10 Gigabit performance  

and multi-core processors

Low-profile

•  Enables higher bandwidth and throughput from standard and low-profile PCIe slots and servers

Load balancing on multiple CPUs 

•  Increases performance on multi-processor systems by efficiently balancing network loads across CPU 

cores when used with Receive-Side Scaling from Microsoft or Scalable I/O on Linux*

Intel® I/O Acceleration Technology

∂

 (Intel® I/OAT)

•  Accelerates I/O with higher throughput and lower CPU utilization by offloading processing overhead

iSCSI remote boot support 

•  Provides centralized storage area network (SAN) management at a lower cost than competing  

iSCSI solutions 

MSI-X support

• Minimizes the overhead of interrupts

• Allows load balancing of interrupt handling between different cores/CPUs

Virtual Machine Device queues

1

 (VMDq)

•  Allows the efficient routing of packets to the correct target machine in a virtualized environment 

using multiple hardware queues

• Ensures transmit fairness and prevents head-of-line blocking

Low latency

•  Ability to toggle between the interrupt aggregation and non-aggregation mode based on the type 

of data being transferred

Optimized queues: 32 transmit (Tx) and 64 receive  

(Rx) per port

• Network packet handling without waiting or buffer overflow

• Efficient packet prioritization

Compatible with x4,

5

 x8, and x16 standard  

and low-profile PCI Express* slots

•  Allows dual-port operation in almost any PCI Express server slot, except x1 slots, and allows  

each PCI Express slot port to operate without interfering with the other 

Support for most network operating systems (NOS) 

• Enables widespread deployment

Remote management support 

• Reduces support costs with remote management based on industry-wide standards

10GBASE-LR on single-mode fiber (LR version)

• Ensures compatibility with fiber-optic cable lengths up to 10 km

10GBASE-SR on multi-mode fiber (SR versions)  

• Ensures compatibility with fiber-optic cable lengths up to 300 meters

RoHS compliant,

3

 lead-free

2

 technology 

•  Compliant with the European Union directive (effective as of July 2006) to reduce the use  

of hazardous materials

Intel® PROSet Utility for Windows* Device Manager

•  Provides point-and-click power over individual adapters, advanced adapter features, connection  

teaming, and virtual local area network (VLAN) configuration

Intel backing

•  Backed by an Intel® limited lifetime warranty, 90-day money-back guarantee (U.S. and Canada),  

and worldwide support

Order Codes

EXPX9501AFXSR (Single-Port SR) 
EXPX9502AFXSR (Dual-Port SR) 
EXPX9501AFXLR (Single-Port LR)

Companion Products 

Consider these Intel® products in your server  
and network planning:

•  Intel® PRO/1000 Server Adapters 
  –    Copper or fiber-optic network connectivity, up to four  

ports per card

  –   Solutions for PCI Express, PCI-X,* and PCI interfaces

•  Intel® PRO/10GbE Server Adapters
  –   CX4 offering for cost-effective 10 Gigabit-over- 

copper connections 

  –   Short-range and long-range connectivity solutions  

for fiber-optic cabling 

•   Intel® PRO/1000 Desktop Adapters for PCI Express  

and PCI interfaces

•  Other Intel® PRO Desktop and Server Adapters 

•  Intel® Xeon® processors 

•  Intel® Server Boards