Network Card Intel X710DA2 Internal Fiber 10000 Mbit/s

The Intel X710DA2 is an internal fiber network card designed for wired enterprise environments, offering up to 10000 Mbit/s throughput over a PCI Express interface. Built to support data-centre and virtualised server deployments, the adapter implements RDMA over Ethernet (iWARP) and other offload technologies to reduce latency and improve I/O efficiency.

Advantages

The card supports iWARP/RDMA for low-latency data transfers with kernel bypass and direct data placement, Intel Data Direct I/O (DDIO) to route I/O directly to processor cache, and PCI-SIG SR-IOV for native sharing of a physical port across virtual machines. Additional technologies include Intel Ethernet Power Management for reduced idle power, Flexible Port Partitioning (FPP) to divide the physical port into virtual functions with quality-of-service control, and VMDq to offload virtual machine I/O switching and improve throughput.

Suitable for

• High-throughput server connections in data centres
• Virtualised environments requiring SR-IOV or FPP
• Low-latency applications using RDMA/iWARP
• Enterprise networking with PCI Express host systems

Key specifications

• Brand: INTEL, Model: X710-DA2 (MPN)
• Interface: PCI Express
• Connectivity technology: Wired, Fiber
• Maximum data transfer rate: 10000 Mbit/s
• Supported standards: IEEE 802.1as, 802.1p, 802.1Q, 802.3, 802.3ad
• Colours: Black, Green

How to use

Install the Intel X710DA2 into an available PCI Express slot in a compatible server or workstation following the host platform instructions. Connect the fiber uplink to the card's fiber interface and configure network settings and firmware/driver support from the operating system or hypervisor. For virtualised deployments enable SR-IOV or FPP in BIOS/firmware and configure virtual functions in the host network driver. Ensure drivers and firmware provided by Intel are installed for full feature support (iWARP, DDIO, VMDq).

Recommendations

Use certified fiber transceivers and compatible PCIe slots; keep firmware and drivers up to date. For best latency and throughput, enable iWARP/RDMA and DDIO where supported, and configure SR-IOV or VMDq according to your virtualisation platform guidelines.