The 40G Ethernet Controller for Virtualization The S40G-i2Q/i1Q is an advanced, market-leading 40Gb Ethernet controller. It extends virtualization beyond the server level to the network level. This, combined with hardware optimizations and off-loads, allows these controllers to enable rapid network provisioning in an agile data center. For customers who require faster and more reliable networking equipment, the AOC-S40G-i2Q/i1Q are the best choices.
Key Features
General
Intel XL710 40GbE controller
Half-length low-profile standard form factor
PCI-E 3.0 x8 (8GT/s) interface
Double/Single QSFP+ connectors
40Gb/s per port
Load balancing on multiple CPUs
Intel PROSet Utility for Windows Device Manager
I/O Features
Intel Flow Director
MSI-X support
Multiple queues: 1,536 Tx and Rx queues per port
Tx/Rx IP, SCTP, TCP, and UDP checksum offloading (IPv4, IPv6) capabilities
Virtualization Features
Next-Generation VMDq with up to 256 VMDq VMs supported
SR-IOV with up to 128 virtual ports
Virtual Machine Load Balancing (VMLB)
Advanced Packet Filtering
VLAN support for up to 4096 VLAN tags
VXLAN and NVGRE support
Storage Interface Features
Preboot eXecution Environment (PXE) support
iSCSI remote boot
iSCSI Acceleration
Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) and Remote Network Monitoring (RMON) static counters
Management Features
Asset Management support on Supermicro X10 generation platforms
Controller asset tags such as part number, revision, serial number, and MAC addresses
Controller thermal sensor
Advanced Software Features
Teaming support
IEEE 802.3ad (link aggregation control protocol)
IEEE 802.1Q VLANs
IEEE 802.3 2005 flow control support
IEEE 802.1p
TCP segmentation/large send offload
Interrupt moderation
OS Support
Windows Server 2012 R2, 2012, 2008 R2 X86-64
Linux RedHat EL 6.5 and 7.0 IA-32, X86-64, and IA-64
Linux SuSE SLES 11 SP3 and 12 IA-32, X86-64, and IA-64
FreeBSD 9 and 10 IA-32, X86-64, and IA-64
UEFI 2.1 and 2.3 X86-64 and I-64
VMware ESXi 5.1 and ESXi 5.5 X86-64
Cable Support
QSFP+ direct attach twinax copper cables up to 7m
Fiber-optic cables (with required optional transceivers)
Power Consumption
AOC-S40G-i2Q: Typical: 4.9W
Maximum: 7.0W
Operating Conditions
Operating temperature: 0oC to 55oC (32oF to 131oF)
Storage temperature: -40oC to 70oC (-40oF to 158oF)
Storage humidity: 90% non-condensing relative humidity at 35oC
Compliance/Environmental
RoHS Compliant 6/6, Pb Free
Supported Platforms
Supermicro motherboards with minimum PCI-E x8 slot
Supermicro server systems with low-profile or full-height PCI-E x8 expansion slot
Item Dimension (L"xW"xH")
NA
Weight
1 lb
Warranty Information
1 Year