Lenovo Intel I340 Product Manual

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Intel I340 Ethernet Dual Port and Quad Port Server Adapters for System x 1Intel I340 Ethernet Dual Port and Quad Port ServerAdapters for System xLenovo Press Product GuideBased on the new Intel® 82580 Gigabit Ethernet Controller, the Intel Ethernet Dual Port and Quad PortServer Adapters for System x® are Intel's fourth generation of PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet (PCIe GbE)adapters. These adapters showcase the industry's first fully integrated, multi-port PCIe 2.0 GbEcontrollers, providing a smaller footprint and lower power dissipation.In addition, these adapters offer advanced features, including support for multi-core processors andserver virtualization, as well as a scalable PCI Express 2.0 interface. Intel's first eco-friendly, halogen-freedesign combines low power use and low cost for one of the best price to performance ratios in a multi-portsolution that is available today. Figure 1 shows the Intel Ethernet Quad Port Server Adapter.Figure 1. Intel Ethernet Quad Port Server AdapterDid you knowThese dual port and quad port adapters provide high-performing, multi-port gigabit connectivity in amulti-core platform as well as in a virtualized environment. In a multi-core platform, the adapter supportstechnologies such as Intel QuickData Technology, MSI-X, and Low Latency Interrupts that helpaccelerate data across the platform, therefore improving application response times. For virtualizedenvironments, Intel Ethernet adapters have advanced features with VMDq that lower CPU utilization andincrease I/O performance.