The Intel X550 10GBASE-T Adapter is a low cost, low power 10 GbE performance adapter suitable for all data center applications. With support for standard CAT 6a cabling with RJ45 connectors, the X550 offers a low barrier of entry to 10 Gb Ethernet networking.
This product guide provides essential presales information to understand the Intel X550 offerings and their key features, specifications, and compatibility. This guide is intended for technical specialists, sales specialists, sales engineers, IT architects, and other IT professionals who want to learn more about Intel X550 adapters and consider their use in IT solutions.
Products specifications
| Width | 16 mm |
| Depth | 134 mm |
| Height | 69 mm |
| Flow control support | Yes |
| Intel® Virtualization Technology (Intel® VT) | VT-c |
| Intel Virtual Machine Device Queues (VMDq) | Yes |
| Intel Flexible Port Partitioning | Yes |
| Receive Side Scaling (RSS) | Yes |
| Harmonized System (HS) code | 85176990 |
| Quantity per pack | 1 pc(s) |
| Operating temperature (T-T) | 5 - 55 °C |
| Storage temperature (T-T) | -40 - 85 °C |
| Operating altitude | 0 - 3048 m |
| Compliance certificates | RoHS |
| Connectivity technology | Wired |
| Host interface | PCI Express |
| Interface | Ethernet |
| Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports | 2 |
| PCI Card form factor | Full-height (low-profile) |
| Maximum data transfer rate | 10000 Mbit/s |
| Networking standards | IEEE 802.1Q, IEEE 802.1Qbg, IEEE 802.1p, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3ad, IEEE 802.3an, IEEE 802.3az, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3x |
| Ethernet LAN | Yes |
| Ethernet interface type | 10 Gigabit Ethernet |
| Ethernet LAN data rates | 1000 Mbit/s |
| Cabling technology | 10/100/1000BaseT(X) |
| Jumbo frames support | Yes |
| Jumbo frames | 9500 |
| VLAN tagging | Yes |
| LAN controller | Intel® X550 |
| Component for | Server |
| Product colour | Black, Green |
| Internal | Yes |
| LED indicators | Yes |
| Compatible operating systems | Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Microsoft Windows Server 2016 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Server x64 Edition Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 for AMD64/EM64T SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 with Xen for AMD64/EM64T SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 with Xen VMware ESXi 5.5 VMware ESXi 6.0 VMware ESXi 6.5 |
