- Mobile and cloud application acceleration
- Low latency
- Virtualization performance
- Next-generation VMDq
- PCI-SIG SR-IOV implementation
- VM load balancing
The Intel X710 family of 10 Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) server network adapters addresses the demanding needs of data centers. By providing unmatched features for server and network virtualization, small packet performance, and low power; the data center network is flexible, scalable, and resilient. The X710 is available in standard PCIe low-profile card form factor with two 10 GbE ports or mezzanine card ML2 form factor with four 10 GbE ports. The following figure shows the Intel X710 2x10GbE SFP+ Adapter for System x.
The Intel X710 adapters support Intel I/O Virtualization technology, which helps accelerate data and improves application response times. For virtualized environments, the X710 adapters offer advanced features with VMDq that lower processor usage and increase I/O performance. Mezzanine LAN-on-Motherboard Generation 2 (ML2) is a cost-effective adapter form factor for System x servers that offers the flexibility advantages of a PCIe adapter while supporting integrated networking features, such as Wake-on-LAN and direct connectivity to the server's IMM2 service processor for out-of-band systems management.