• Enables system boot up via the LAN (32-bit and 64-bit)
• Flash interface for PXE image
• Easy system monitoring with industry-standard consoles
• Gives an indication to the manageability firmware or external devices that the chip or
the driver is not functioning
Specifications
General
Connectors
• One or two LC fiber-optic connectors
• SFP+ Direct Attach cables
Network Standards
IEEE 802.3
SFF-8431
• Optical: 1 GbE/10 Gb
• Direct Attach: 10 GbE
PCI Express 2.0 (5.0 GT/s)
4-lane PCI Express and 8-lane PCI Express
INTA, MSI, MSI-X
FCC B, UL, CE, VCCI, BSMI, CTICK, KCC
Intel® 82599 10 Gigabit Ethernet Controller
Single-port
Maximum: 8.71W* Typical: 3.9W**
Maximum: 8.71W* Typical: 3.9W**
Maximum: 5.18W* Typical: 4.1W**
Dual Port
10GBASE-SR
10GBASE-LR
Direct Attached
Maximum: 14.4W* Typical: 4.8W**
Maximum: 14.4W* Typical: 4.8W**
Maximum: 7.4W* Typical: 4.1 W**
(NOTE: Intel® Ethernet SFP+ Optics are required if optics will be used)
Technical Features
Data rate supported per port
Bus type
Bus width
Interrupt levels
Hardware certifications
Controller-processor
Power Consumption
10GBASE-SR/1000BASE-SX
10GBASE-LR/1000BASE-LX
Direct Attached Twinax
Operating temperature
Air Flow
Storage temperature
Storage humidity
LED Indicators
Physical Dimensions
0 °C to 55 °C (32 °F to 131 °F)
Minimum of 100 LFM required
-40 °C to 70 °C (-40 °F to 158 °F)
Maximum: 90% non-condensing relative humidity at 35 °C
LINK (solid) and ACTIVITY (blinking)
LINK SPEED (green=10 Gbps; yellow=1 Gbps)
Standard OCP Form Factor
IA-32
N/A
N/A
N/A
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
N/S
x86-64
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Network Operating System (NOS) Support
Operating System
Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1
Windows Server 2012
Windows Server 2012 R2
Linux* Stable Kernel version 2.6/3.x
Linux RHEL 5.9
Linux RHEL 6.4
Linux SLES 10 SP4
Linux SLES 11 SP2
Free BSD 9
UEFI 2.1/2.3
*Calculated max assumes that either SR or LR optics consume 3.15W.
**Average
of measurement data taken at nominal voltage and 25 °C temperature
Intel® Ethernet Server Adapter
X520 Series for OCP Product Codes
Configuration
Single Port
Dual Port
Product Code
X520DA1OCP
2
X520DA1OCPG2P20
3
X520DA2OCP
2
X520DA2OCPG2P20
3
Intel® Ethernet SFP+
Twinaxial Cable Product Codes
Cable Length (m)
1
3
5
Product Code
XDACBL1M
XDACBL3M
XDACBL5M
Intel® Ethernet SFP+
Optic Product Codes
Configuration
SR Optic
LR Optic
Product Code
E10GSFPSR
E10GSFPLR
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Requires a system supporting VMDq.
SMBus enabled.
3
NC-SI enabled.
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