Description Read Before Ordering Description Ports & interfaces Internal Yes Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports 2 Interface Ethernet Host interface PCI-E Connectivity technology Wired Bandwidth Data transfer rate 8 GT/s Data transfer rate (max) 10000 Mbit/s Networking VLAN tagging Yes Ethernet interface type 5 Gigabit Ethernet, 10 Gigabit Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet iSCSI support Yes Ethernet LAN Yes Cabling technology 10GBase-T Networking standards IEEE 802.1Q,IEEE 802.1as,IEEE 802.1p,IEEE 802.3,IEEE 802.3ad LAN controller Intel X550 Ethernet LAN data rates 100,1000,2500,5000,10000 Mbit/s Technical details Interface type PCIe v3.0 (8.0GT/s) Colour of product Green, Silver PCI-SIG* SR-IOV Capable Yes PCI Card form factor Half-height (low-profile) On-chip QoS and Traffic Management Yes Number of VLANs 4096 iWARP/RDMA No Intelligent Offloads Yes Intel Virtualization Technology for Connectivity (VT-c) Yes Intel Virtual Machine Device Queues (VMDq) Yes Intel Flexible Port Partitioning Yes Intel Data Direct I/O Technology Yes Fiber Channel over Ethernet Yes Product type 13 Halogen free No Status Launched Software Windows operating systems supported Windows 7 Enterprise,Windows 7 Enterprise x64,Windows 7 Home Basic,Windows 7 Home Basic x64,Windows 7 Home Premium,Windows 7 Home Premium x64,Windows 7 Professional,Windows 7 Professional x64,Windows 7 Starter,Windows 7 Starter x64,Windows 7 Ultimate,Windows 7 Ultimate x64,Windows 8,Windows 8 Enterprise,Windows 8 Enterprise x64,Windows 8 Pro,Windows 8 Pro x64,Windows 8 x64 Linux operating systems supported Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS 5.0,Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS 6.0,SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10,SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 Design Colour of product Green, Silver PCI Card form factor Half-height (low-profile) Product family Intel 10 Gigabit server adapter Product series Intel Ethernet Converged Network Adapter X550 Series Performance Server operating systems supported Windows Server 2003,Windows Server 2008 R2,Windows Server 2008 R2 x64,Windows Server 2008 x64,Windows Server 2012 R2,Windows Server 2012 R2 x64 Desktop Management Interface (DMI) version 2.0 Ethernet adapter ARK ID 88209 Windows operating systems supported Windows 7 Enterprise,Windows 7 Enterprise x64,Windows 7 Home Basic,Windows 7 Home Basic x64,Windows 7 Home Premium,Windows 7 Home Premium x64,Windows 7 Professional,Windows 7 Professional x64,Windows 7 Starter,Windows 7 Starter x64,Windows 7 Ultimate,Windows 7 Ultimate x64,Windows 8,Windows 8 Enterprise,Windows 8 Enterprise x64,Windows 8 Pro,Windows 8 Pro x64,Windows 8 x64 Linux operating systems supported Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS 5.0,Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS 6.0,SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10,SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 PCI-SIG* SR-IOV Capable Yes On-chip QoS and Traffic Management Yes Number of VLANs 4096 iWARP/RDMA No Intelligent Offloads Yes Intel Virtual Machine Device Queues (VMDq) Yes Intel Flexible Port Partitioning Yes Intel Data Direct I/O Technology Yes Fiber Channel over Ethernet Yes Operational conditions Operating temperature (T-T) 0 – 55 C Storage temperature (T-T) -40 – 70 C Storage relative humidity (H-H) 0 – 90% Other features Interface type PCIe v3.0 (8.0GT/s) Cable type RJ-45 Category-6 up to 55m; Category-6A up to 100m Intel Virtualization Technology for Connectivity (VT-c) Yes Compatible operating systems intel.com/support/EthernetOS View All Close Read Before Orderings Product images are for illustrative purposes only and the final product delivered may vary from the one shown above. In some cases, a product sold may arrive in different packaging than its original retail box. For bulk orders that are packaged together, product manuals or CDs may not always be available for each item. At checkout, the shipping cost is a general estimate which is subject to change depending on size/weight/quantity of ordered goods. Orders that contain end of life (EOL) products that are no longer in production may be replaced by a compatible product with the same FRU number offering same functionality. Refurbished printers may not have full ink cartridges or laser toners. Once an order is processed at our warehouse, it cannot be cancelled. A returned order will likely incur a restocking fee. See RMA page for details about restocking fees. Please note if you are concerned about any of the above conditions or have any question at all, we highly recommend that you contact us on [email protected] or call 425-615-6227 before placing an order. View All Close