Flexible Port Partitioning 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. Virtual Machine Device Queues (VMDq) 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 PCI-SIG* SR-IOV Capable 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. Intel® Ethernet Power Management Intel® Ethernet Power Management Technology provides solutions to common power management approaches by reducing idle power, reducing capacity and power as a function of demand, operating at maximum energy efficiency whenever possible, and enabling functionality only when needed.

System requirements
Compatible operating systems	https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/support/articles/000025890/network-and-i-o/ethernet-products.html
Ports & interfaces
Connectivity technology	Wired
Host interface	PCI Express
Interface	Fiber
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	4
Fiber ports quantity	4
Fiber optic connector	SFP+
PCI version	3.0
Weight & dimensions
Width	167 mm
Depth	111 mm
Operational conditions
Operating temperature (T-T)	0 - 55 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)	-40 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)	0 - 90%
Network
Maximum data transfer rate	10000 Mbit/s
Ethernet LAN data rates	10,1000 Mbit/s
Fiber ethernet cabling technology	10GBASE-LR, 10GBASE-SR
Quality of Service (QoS) support	Y
Maximum operating distance	10 m
LAN controller	Intel® XL710-BM1
Packaging data
Quantity	1
Other features
Data transfer rate	8 GT/s
Cable type	SFP+ Direct Attached Twin Axial Cabling up to 10m
Market segment	Server
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
Storage-over-ethernet	Y
Speed & slot width	8.0 GT/s, x8 Lane
Low halogen options available	N
Intelligent Offloads	Y
iWARP/RDMA	N
Fiber Channel over Ethernet	N
Intel Ethernet Power Management	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
Product type	Network Interface Card
Processor family	700 Network Adapters (up to 40GbE)-700 Network Adapters (up to 40GbE)
Ethernet adapter ARK ID	83965
Export Control Classification Number (ECCN)	5A991
Commodity Classification Automated Tracking System (CCATS)	NA
Controller type	Intel® Ethernet Controller X710
Cabling type	SFP+ Direct Attached Twin Axial Cabling up to 10m
Bracket height	Full-Height (FH)
Target market	Artificial Intelligence, High Performance Computing
Storage Over Ethernet	iSCSI NFS
Launch date	Q4'14
Network interface card cable medium	Copper
Network interface card type	Server
Product brief URL	https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ethernet-products/converged-network-adapters/ethernet-x710-brief.html
Status	Launched
Last change	64826826
Product family	Intel 10 Gigabit server adapter
Product series	700 Series Network Adapters (up to 40GbE)
Product codename	Fortville
Design
Internal	Y
Product colour	Black, Green, Stainless steel
LED indicators	Y
Certification	FCC A, UL, CE, VCCI, BSMI, CTICK, KCC
Logistics data
Harmonized System (HS) code	85176990