Next-generation VMDq: The X710 adapters support up to 256 VMDq VMs and offer enhanced Quality of Service (QoS) feature by providing weighted round-robin servicing for the Tx data. The adapters offload the data-sorting functionality from the hypervisor to the network silicon, which improves data throughput and CPU usage.

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https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/support/articles/000007022/network-and-i-o/ethernet-products.html On the 10Gbps side, this is less of a concern than it is at 40GbE and dual 40GbE speeds, but the Fortville NIC does not have the same level of offloading that newer Columbiaville (Intel Ethernet 800 series) and other NICs have such as the Mellanox solutions. For example, RoCE V2 support Mellanox has been a major proponent of and we find in the Ethernet 800 series, but not these Fortville NICs. The 10GbE NICs here are low-enough speed where the impact on CPU performance does not necessarily require heavy offloads that we see in higher-end NICs. This is certainly more of a basic or foundational NIC. Final Words Waiver. No waiver of any provision of this Agreement will be valid unless in a writing signed by an authorized representative of the waiving party that specifies the waived provision. That signed waiver will not constitute a waiver of any other provision. A party’s failure or delay in enforcing any provision will not operate as a waiver. The host-based virtualization technologies supported by Intel VT include VMDq for Emulated Path: Adapter-based Queue sorting enabling efficient hypervisor-based switching In terms of power consumption, this is where the Fortville NIC series shines. It is specifically designed to be a low-power option. Here is the official spec table with different attach levels for the dual and quad-port OCP NICs from Intel. Intel X710 OCP NIC 3.0 Power Consumption Specs

Operating system support

The driver or software for your Intel® component might have been changed or replaced by the computer manufacturer. We recommend you work with your computer manufacturer before installing our driver so you don’t lose features or customizations. If you ever assembled a server where you had a NIC and the wrong faceplate, it led to some difficult decisions. See the very bottom right for an example of this on STH being obfuscated by cables. Cavium ThunderX2 Test System Rear This is one of those parts that is both very interesting, and not interesting at all. Today we have an Intel X710-DA2 OCP NIC 3.0. This is a dual SFP+ 10GbE card which is not exactly groundbreaking in 2020. Indeed, most of the industry has transitioned to 25GbE and using what is usually a PCIe x16 slot for this NIC to deliver dual 10GbE is not overly efficient. Still, the intrigue of the part comes as this is an OCP NIC 3.0 part. With any form factor, we need a range of NICs. In our review, we are going to see what it offers. Intel X710-DA2 OCP NIC 3.0 Dual 10GbE NIC Overview SFF-8472 identifier must have value 03h (SFP or SFP Plus). You can verify the value with the cable manufacturer.