Intel X520-QDA1 X520QDA1 User Manual
Product codes
X520QDA1
Intel
®
Ethernet Converged Network
Adapter X520-QDA1
Single-Port QSFP+ Converged Network (4x10GbE) Adapter Provides Ultimate Flexibility and Scalability
in Virtual and Network Appliance Environments
in Virtual and Network Appliance Environments
and compression. The adapter uses
a single PCI slot without the need to
upgrade your switch infrastructure.
Customers can deploy these adapters
today using existing 10GbE switches
giving IT managers an easy upgrade path
to 40GbE.
a single PCI slot without the need to
upgrade your switch infrastructure.
Customers can deploy these adapters
today using existing 10GbE switches
giving IT managers an easy upgrade path
to 40GbE.
Intel® Ethernet Converged Network
Adapter X520-QDA1 (Single Port QSFP+
4x10GbE)
The new QSFP+ single-port X520-QDA1
connects your server to the latest 40GbE
switches with a single cable operating
in 4x10GbE mode. This adapter can also
utilize existing 10GbE SFP+ switches using
the QSFP+ to 4xSFP+ breakout cable.
Adapter X520-QDA1 (Single Port QSFP+
4x10GbE)
The new QSFP+ single-port X520-QDA1
connects your server to the latest 40GbE
switches with a single cable operating
in 4x10GbE mode. This adapter can also
utilize existing 10GbE SFP+ switches using
the QSFP+ to 4xSFP+ breakout cable.
The QSFP+ adapter supports Direct At-
tach Copper Cables and Intel® Ethernet
QSFP+ SR Optical Transceivers.
tach Copper Cables and Intel® Ethernet
QSFP+ SR Optical Transceivers.
Powered by the latest network controller,
the Intel® Ethernet 82599 Ethernet Con-
troller, the X520-QDA1 adapter addresses
the demanding needs of the next-gener-
ation data center by providing unmatched
features for virtualization, flexibility for
LAN and SAN networking, and proven,
reliable performance. The Intel® 82599
controller is the industry standard for
10GbE making it the most popular 10GbE
controller on the market today.
the Intel® Ethernet 82599 Ethernet Con-
troller, the X520-QDA1 adapter addresses
the demanding needs of the next-gener-
ation data center by providing unmatched
features for virtualization, flexibility for
LAN and SAN networking, and proven,
reliable performance. The Intel® 82599
controller is the industry standard for
10GbE making it the most popular 10GbE
controller on the market today.
Best Choice for Virtualization
Intel leads the industry in virtualization by
being the first to provide virtualization for
all the major operating systems and work-
ing with the OEMs to implement virtualiza-
tion not only on the adapter but also on
the platform.
being the first to provide virtualization for
all the major operating systems and work-
ing with the OEMs to implement virtualiza-
tion not only on the adapter but also on
the platform.
Intel® Virtualization Technology
for connectivity (Intel® VT-c)
Intel® Ethernet Controllers include Intel®
Virtualization Technology for connectiv-
ity (Intel VT-c) to deliver virtualized I/O
performance optimizations and Quality of
Service (QoS) features designed directly
in to the controller’s silicon. Working in
conjunction with virtualization optimized
drivers, PCI-SIG* Single Root I/O Virtualiza-
tion and Sharing (SR-IOV) can be used to
help reduce I/O bottlenecks, and improve
the overall server performance.
for connectivity (Intel® VT-c)
Intel® Ethernet Controllers include Intel®
Virtualization Technology for connectiv-
ity (Intel VT-c) to deliver virtualized I/O
performance optimizations and Quality of
Service (QoS) features designed directly
in to the controller’s silicon. Working in
conjunction with virtualization optimized
drivers, PCI-SIG* Single Root I/O Virtualiza-
tion and Sharing (SR-IOV) can be used to
help reduce I/O bottlenecks, and improve
the overall server performance.
Hypervisor BYPASS using SR-IOV
Bypassing the hypervisor and allowing di-
rect hardware access by virtual machines,
reduces CPU overhead, reduces latency,
and increases network throughput. Most
of the current hypervisor releases have
been enabled to partition a single physical
Ethernet controller in to multiple virtual
Ethernet controllers that can be used
directly by VMs by taking advantage
the PCI-SIG* SR-IOV standard. The use
of these virtual controllers, known as
Virtual Functions (VF), enables additional
QoS features in the controller’s silicon to
manage and direct traffic such as traffic
isolation, port partitioning with bandwidth
allocation and on-chip VF-VF switching.
Bypassing the hypervisor and allowing di-
rect hardware access by virtual machines,
reduces CPU overhead, reduces latency,
and increases network throughput. Most
of the current hypervisor releases have
been enabled to partition a single physical
Ethernet controller in to multiple virtual
Ethernet controllers that can be used
directly by VMs by taking advantage
the PCI-SIG* SR-IOV standard. The use
of these virtual controllers, known as
Virtual Functions (VF), enables additional
QoS features in the controller’s silicon to
manage and direct traffic such as traffic
isolation, port partitioning with bandwidth
allocation and on-chip VF-VF switching.
Unified Networking and Storage
The family of Intel® Ethernet CNA X520
adapters lowers your data center total
cost of ownership (TCO) by providing the
ability to route LAN and storage traffic
over a single fabric. By enabling IT to
unify LAN and storage traffic in a single
adapters lowers your data center total
cost of ownership (TCO) by providing the
ability to route LAN and storage traffic
over a single fabric. By enabling IT to
unify LAN and storage traffic in a single
Overview
The best-selling Intel X520 dual-port
(2x10GbE) adapter is known for its high
performance, low latency, reliability, and
flexibility. The addition of a new low
profile QSFP+ 4x10GbE adapter to the
X520 family delivers all of the capabilities
in a 4x10GbE adapter. The Intel® Ethernet
Converged Network Adapter X520-
QDA1 adapter delivers a proven, reliable
solution for deployments of high density
Ethernet for unified 10GbE network
connections. The new single-port QSFP+
adapter delivers 4 channels of line-rate
10Gb Ethernet in a single PCIe slot using
the latest PCI Express* (PCIe*) v3.0 bus
technology for maximum bandwidth that
addresses the increasing capability of the
latest Intel® Xeon® processor E5/E7 based
platforms.
(2x10GbE) adapter is known for its high
performance, low latency, reliability, and
flexibility. The addition of a new low
profile QSFP+ 4x10GbE adapter to the
X520 family delivers all of the capabilities
in a 4x10GbE adapter. The Intel® Ethernet
Converged Network Adapter X520-
QDA1 adapter delivers a proven, reliable
solution for deployments of high density
Ethernet for unified 10GbE network
connections. The new single-port QSFP+
adapter delivers 4 channels of line-rate
10Gb Ethernet in a single PCIe slot using
the latest PCI Express* (PCIe*) v3.0 bus
technology for maximum bandwidth that
addresses the increasing capability of the
latest Intel® Xeon® processor E5/E7 based
platforms.
This card allows customers to move
to 40GbE today for high bandwidth
application requirements such as content
distribution, high-end virtualization using
multiple CPUs, network appliances, and
Applications Delivery Controllers (ACD)
used for content caching, load balancing,
to 40GbE today for high bandwidth
application requirements such as content
distribution, high-end virtualization using
multiple CPUs, network appliances, and
Applications Delivery Controllers (ACD)
used for content caching, load balancing,
PRODUCT BRIEF
Intel® Ethernet Converged Network Adapter X520-QDA1
with Support for QSFP+ Connections
Network Connectivity
Intel® Ethernet Converged Network Adapter X520-QDA1
with Support for QSFP+ Connections
Network Connectivity