Intel XXV710-DA2 Product Overview
The Intel XXV710-DA2 25GbE Network Adapter delivers robust dual-port 25Gbps Ethernet connectivity, enabling high-speed data transfer and reliable networking for modern data centers. With advanced features like hardware-enhanced virtualization, dynamic flow management, and energy efficiency, it’s the ideal choice for enterprises aiming for scalable, efficient, and high-performance network solutions.
Key Features
* Dual-Port 25GbE Connectivity: Provides high-speed, low-latency data transfer with exceptional throughput.
* Advanced Virtualization: Optimized for SR-IOV, NVGRE, VXLAN, and Geneve to support large-scale virtualized environments.
* Dynamic Device Personalization (DDP): Customizable packet processing to enhance application performance.
* Intel Ethernet Flow Director: Ensures efficient traffic steering and reduced network latency.
* Energy-Efficient Ethernet (EEE): Reduces power consumption during low activity periods.
* Security-Enhanced Features: Secure Boot and encryption capabilities ensure end-to-end data protection.
* Broad Media Compatibility: Supports direct attach copper (DAC) cables and optical transceivers for versatile deployments.
* Advanced Virtualization: Optimized for SR-IOV, NVGRE, VXLAN, and Geneve to support large-scale virtualized environments.
* Dynamic Device Personalization (DDP): Customizable packet processing to enhance application performance.
* Intel Ethernet Flow Director: Ensures efficient traffic steering and reduced network latency.
* Energy-Efficient Ethernet (EEE): Reduces power consumption during low activity periods.
* Security-Enhanced Features: Secure Boot and encryption capabilities ensure end-to-end data protection.
* Broad Media Compatibility: Supports direct attach copper (DAC) cables and optical transceivers for versatile deployments.
Applications of XXV710-DA2:
* Cloud computing and virtualization environments.
* High-performance computing (HPC) infrastructures.
* Scalable data centers demanding 25GbE connectivity.
* Enterprise workloads with high-bandwidth and low-latency needs.
* High-performance computing (HPC) infrastructures.
* Scalable data centers demanding 25GbE connectivity.
* Enterprise workloads with high-bandwidth and low-latency needs.
Features Description
General
- SFP28 Connectivity
Supports SFP28 Direct Attach Copper (DAC), 25GBASE-SR, and 25GBASE-LR physical media. Backward-compatible with SFP+ DAC, 10GBASE-SR, and 10GBASE-LR physical media. - Interoperability with other 10/25GbE switches and network adapters
Ensures smooth integration with existing infrastructure by supporting SFP+, SFP28, and QSFP28 switches and network adapters for seamless upgrades to 25GbE. - Load Balancing on Multiple CPUs
Enhances performance in multi-processor systems by efficiently distributing network loads across CPU cores using Microsoft RSS or Linux scalable I/O. - Protect, Detect, and Recover
Incorporates platform resiliency aligned with the NIST Cybersecurity Framework, offering firmware and settings verification, corruption detection, and automated recovery to the original state. - Support for Most Network Operating Systems
Enables broad compatibility with diverse application needs. - RoHS-Compliant
Adheres to the EU directive 2011/65/EU for reduced use of hazardous materials. - Time Sync (IEEE 1588, 802.1as)
Synchronizes internal clocks of Ethernet equipment to a network master clock, providing precise timing with latency compensation.
I/O Features for Multi-Core Processor Servers
- Intel® Ethernet Flow Director (Intel® Ethernet FD)
Advanced traffic steering for reduced latency and increased transaction rates, ideal for cloud-based applications. - MSI-X Support
Minimizes interrupt overhead and distributes interrupt handling across multiple CPUs. - Multiple Queues (1,536 Tx/Rx per device)
Optimized packet handling with efficient prioritization, reducing buffer overflow risks. - Tx/Rx IP, SCTP, TCP, and UDP Checksum Offloading (IPv4/IPv6)
Lowers processor usage by offloading checksum and segmentation tasks.
Virtualization Features
- Next-Generation VMDq
Supports up to 256 VMs, offloading MAC address and VLAN tag sorting from the hypervisor, improving throughput and CPU efficiency. - PCI-SIG SR-IOV Implementation
Provides near-native performance by assigning virtual ports directly to VMs, with up to 128 ports per device (64 per port for dual-port configurations). - Virtual Machine Load Balancing (VLMB)
Balances traffic across VMs, providing fault tolerance against failures in switches, ports, cables, or adapters. - Advanced Packet Filtering
- 1,536 exact-match packets (unicast/multicast).
- 512 hash entries for unicast and multicast.
- Supports promiscuous mode and optional invalid frame filtering.
- VLAN Support
Handles up to 4,096 VLAN tags, enabling the creation of multiple VLAN segments. - VxLAN, NVGRE, GENEVE, VxLAN-GPE+NSH, MPLS
Ensures high application performance in virtualized network environments.
This feature-rich configuration enables robust, high-performance networking solutions for modern enterprise and cloud infrastructures.
