AOC-S40G-i2Q/i1Q The 40G Ethernet Controller for Virtualization

The S40G-i2Q/i1Q is an advanced, market-leading 40Gb Ethernet controller. It extends virtualization beyond the server level to the network level. This, combined with hardware optimizations and off-loads, allows these controllers to enable rapid network provisioning in an agile data center. For customers who require faster and more reliable networking equipment, the AOC-S40G-i2Q/i1Q are the best choices.

Key Features

• Low-Profile Standard Short-length Form Factor • PCI Express 3.0 (8GT/s) • 1 QSFP+ Port (AOC-S40G-i1Q) or 2 QSFP+ Ports (AOC-S40G-i2Q) • Network Virtualization Offloads • Ethernet Flow Director • Data Plane Developer Kit for Efficient Packet Processing • Small Packet Performance • Intelligent Offloads • Unified Networking Support for NAS and SAN • Asset Management Features • RoHS compliant 6/6 • Supports Both Direct Attach Copper and Fiber Cables

Specifications

General

• Intel® XL710 40GbE controller • Half-length low-profile standard form factor • PCI-E 3.0 x8 (8GT/s) interface • Double/Single QSFP+ connectors • 40Gb/s per port • Load balancing on multiple CPUs • Intel® PROSet Utility for Windows Device Manager

I/O Features

• Intel® Flow Director • MSI-X support • Multiple queues: 1,536 Tx and Rx queues per port • Tx/Rx IP, SCTP, TCP, and UDP checksum offloading (IPv4, IPv6) capabilities

Virtualization Features

• Next-Generation VMDq with up to 256 VMDq VMs supported • SR-IOV with up to 128 virtual ports • Virtual Machine Load Balancing (VMLB) • Advanced Packet Filtering • VLAN support for up to 4096 VLAN tags • VXLAN and NVGRE support

Storage Interface Features

• Preboot eXecution Environment (PXE) support • iSCSI remote boot • iSCSI Acceleration • Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) and Remote Network Monitoring (RMON) static counters

Management Features

• Asset Management support on Supermicro® X10 generation platforms • Controller asset tags such as part number, revision, serial number, and MAC addresses • Controller thermal sensor

Advanced Software Features

• Teaming support • IEEE 802.3ad (link aggregation control protocol) • IEEE 802.1Q VLANs • IEEE 802.3 2005 flow control support • IEEE 802.1p • TCP segmentation/large send offload • Interrupt moderation

OS Support

• Windows® Server 2012 R2, 2012, 2008 R2 X86-64 • Linux RedHat EL 6.5 and 7.0 IA-32, X86-64, and IA-64 • Linux SuSE SLES 11 SP3 and 12 IA-32, X86-64, and IA-64 • FreeBSD 9 and 10 IA-32, X86-64, and IA-64 • UEFI 2.1 and 2.3 X86-64 and I-64 • VMware ESXi 5.1 and ESXi 5.5 X86-64

Cable Support

• QSFP+ direct attach twinax copper cables up to 7m • Fiber-optic cables (with required optional transceivers)

Power Consumption

• AOC-S40G-i2Q: Typical: 4.9W Maximum: 7.0W

Operating Conditions

• Operating temperature: 0°C to 55°C (32°F to 131°F) • Storage temperature: -40°C to 70°C (-40°F to 158°F) • Storage humidity: 90% non-condensing relative humidity at 35°C

Physical Dimensions

• Card PCB dimensions: 14.99cm (5.9in) x 6.90cm (2.73in) (L x H) • Height of end brackets: standard – 12cm (4.725in), low-profile – 7.94cm (3.13in) Compliance/Environmental

• RoHS Compliant 6/6, Pb Free

Supported Platforms

 • Supermicro® motherboards with minimum PCI-E x8 slot • Supermicro® server systems with low-profile or full-height PCI-E x8 expansion slot