SMC Networks Tiger Card SMC10GPCIE-XFP Specifications
NETWORK
ADAPTERS
SMC10GPCIe-XFP
Tiger Card™ 10G PCIe 10GbE XFP Server Adapter
The SMC Tiger Card™ 10G (SMC10GPCIe-XFP) is a 10 gigabit
Ethernet server adapter that runs on a high speed PCIe x8 host
bus interface with pluggable XFP modules* (SR or LR). The pluggable
feature provides the fl exibility of different 10 Gigabit Ethernet
networking expansions, delivering 10GbE performance from 300m
(SR) to 10km (LR) distances between ports.
The growth and expansion of networking environments that contain
highly complex applications that create and transfer huge fi les
such as high performance computing (HPC), database clusters,
and video on demand will require higher bandwidth on the network.
The extremely low latency and high throughput of the SMC Tiger
CardTM 10G server adapter family makes it the best solution for
these applications.
In today’s challenging data center environment, thermal management
is a hot topic. With the industry’s lowest power consumption, the
SMC10GPCIe-XFP delivers compelling performance, resulting in a
fl exible server adapter, system and ultimately data center design.
The SMC Tiger Card™ 10G VNIC architecture provides the most
effi cient way to maximize network and CPU effi ciency. The excellent
performance of the SMC Tiger Card™ 10G supports iSCSI SANs and
high-performance storage cluster interconnects, enabling cost ef-
fective and scalable network storage solutions. The SMC10GPCIe-XFP
is a half-height card with brackets for half- or full- height, which
offers fl exibility for server installation.
The SMC Tiger Card™ 10G Server Adapter family delivers the
balance of performance, power and price. This balance is driving
the widespread adoption of 10-gigabit Ethernet throughout data
centers and enterprise networks world-wide.
*XFP module sold separately
OVERVIEW
FEATURES
BENEFITS
Virtual NIC support
The core of SMC’s technology. Protected VNIC interfaces can be instantiated for each run-
ning guest operating system or application, giving it a direct pipeline to the Ethernet network.
This architecture provides the most effi cient way to maximize network and CPU effi ciency.
The SMC Ethernet controller supports up to 4096 VNIC interfaces.
iSCSI support
Reduced TCO (total cost of ownership) for shared storage and converged fabrics.
iSCSI acceleration in virtual environments
Reduced CPU utilization, lower networking latency, improved machine utilization, and easier
management.
IP/UDP/TCP checksum offl oad
Calculation and validation for the checksums found in IP, TCP and UDP headers. This feature
saves a signifi cant amount of valuable CPU cycles.
Stateless Offl oads
TCP Segmentation Offl oad (TSO) for IPv4.
Plug-and-play
Provides binary compatibility with all data center and HPC applications.
Jumbo frame support (9K)
Smaller per packet overhead, increased network utilization.
MSI
MSI support enables higher levels of performance on both legacy and up-to-date systems.
Remote boot
Support for etherboot, PXE boot, iSCSI Boot and Linux® BIOS provides fl exibility in cluster
design and diskless servers. A small programmable on-board ROM contains the boot code
which provides this functionality.
IP fl ow fi ltering
Enables the hardware to steer packets based on IP, TCP and UDP header contents.
Transmit rate pacing (per queue)
Provides a mechanism for enforcing bandwidth quotas across all guest operating systems.
Software re-programmable on-the-fl y to allow for adjustment as congestion increases on the
network.
PCI Express 1.1 x8 Host Bus Interface
Provide maximum host bus bandwidth.
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