Single-Root I/O Virtualization (SR-IOV) involves natively (directly) sharing a single I/O resource between multiple virtual machines. SR-IOV provides a mechanism by which a Single Root Function (for example a single Ethernet Port) can appear to be multiple separate physical devices.
Virtual Machine Device Queues (VMDq) is a technology designed to offload some of the switching done in the VMM (Virtual Machine Monitor) to networking hardware specifically designed for this function. VMDq drastically reduces overhead associated with I/O switching in the VMM which greatly improves throughput and overall system performance
Flexible Port Partitioning (FPP) technology utilizes industry standard PCI SIG SR-IOV to efficiently divide your physical Ethernet device into multiple virtual devices, providing Quality of Service by ensuring each process is assigned to a Virtual Function and is provided a fair share of the bandwidth.
| Feature | Feature Value |
|---|---|
| Connectivity technology | Wired |
| Host interface | PCI Express |
| Interface | Ethernet |
| Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports | 2 |
| PCI version | 3.0 |
| Maximum data transfer rate | 10000 Mbit/s |
| Ethernet LAN | Y |
| Ethernet LAN data rates | 100,1000,2500,5000,10000 Mbit/s |
| Cabling technology | 10/100/1000BaseT(X) |
| iSCSI support | Y |
| LAN controller | Intel® X550 |
| Internal | Y |
| Product colour | Black,Green |
| Harmonized System (HS) code | 8517620090 |
| Compatible operating systems | https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/support/articles/000025890/network-and-i-o/ethernet-products.html |
| Quantity | 1 |
| Low-profile bracket | Y |
| Data transfer rate | 8 GT/s |
| Cable type | RJ-45 Category-6 up to 55m; Category-6A up to 100m |
| Intel Virtual Machine Device Queues (VMDq) | Y |
| PCI-SIG* SR-IOV Capable | Y |
| On-chip QoS and Traffic Management | Y |
| Intel Flexible Port Partitioning | Y |
| Low halogen options available | N |
| Intelligent Offloads | Y |
| iWARP/RDMA | N |
| Fiber Channel over Ethernet | Y |
| Intel Data Direct I/O Technology | Y |
| Intel Virtualization Technology for Connectivity (VT-c) | Y |
| Interface type | PCIe v3.0 (8.0 GT/s) |
| Conflict Free | Y |
| Halogen free | N |
| Market segment | LAD |
| Product type | Network Interface Card |
| Ethernet adapter ARK ID | 88209 |
| Controller type | Intel® Ethernet Controller X550 |
| Cabling type | RJ-45 Category-6 up to 55m; Category-6A up to 100m |
| Storage Over Ethernet | iSCSI, FCoE, NFS |
| Bracket height | Low Profile and Full Height |
| Launch date | Q1’16 |
| Network interface card cable medium | Copper |
| Network interface card type | Server |
| Product brief URL | http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ethernet-products/converged-network-adapters/ethernet-x550-brief.html |
| Status | Launched |
| Last change | 64826838 |
| Product family | Intel 10 Gigabit server adapter |
| Product series | Intel® Ethernet Converged Network Adapter X550 Series |
