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PCI Express x4 Dual Port Copper Gigabit Ethernet Server Adapter (Intel 82576 Based)High-performing, 10/100/1000 Ethernet connectionReliable and proven Gigabit Ethernet technology from Intel CorporationScalable PCI Express interface provides dedicated I/O bandwidth for I/O-intensive networking applicationsOptimized for virtualized environmentsFlexibility with iSCSI BootThe Multi-Port Server Adapter is PCIe GbE network adapters. Built with the Intel 82576 Gigabit Ethernet Controller, these new adapters showcase the next evolution in GbE networking features for the enterprise network and data center. These features include support for multi-core processors and optimization for server virtualization.Designed for Multi-Core ProcessorsThe I/O technologies on a multi-core platform make use of the multiple queues and multiple interrupt vectors available on the network controller. These queues and interrupt vectors help in load balancing the data and interrupts amongst themselves in order to lower the load on the processors and improve overall system performance. For example, depending upon the latency sensitivity of the data, the low level latency interrupts feature can bypass the time interval for specific TCP ports or for flagged packets to give certain types of data streams the least amount of latency to the application.Optimized for VirtualizationThe Multi-Port Server Adapter showcase the latest virtualization technology called Intel? Virtualization Technology for Connectivity (Intel? VT for Connectivity). Intel VT for Connectivity is a suite of hardware assists that improve overall system performance by lowering the I/O overhead in a virtualized environment. This optimizes CPU usage, reduces system latency, and improves I/O through- put. Intel VT for Connectivity includes:● ?Virtual Machine Device Queues (VMDq)
● ?Intel? I/O Acceleration Technology1 (Intel? I/OAT)Use of multi-port adapters in a virtualized environment is very important because of the need to provide r