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Technical Specifications

General
Product Code PXLA8591CX4
Connector CX4 XPAK module
IEEE standards/network topology 10GBASE CX4
Wiring CX4 cable
Adapter Product Features
Plug and Play specification support
Easy installation with Intel® PROSet Utility and Intel® PRO Intelligent Install
RoHS compliant
Auto-negotiation, full-duplex capable
Cable distance To 15 meters, depending on cable gauge and parameters (AWG 24, 20 m; AWG 26, 15 m; AWG 28, 11 m)
Network Management
Wired for Management (WfM) baseline v2.0 enabled for servers Desktop Management Interface (DMI) 2.0 support, Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI), and Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)-manageable
Advanced configuration and power interface (ACPI) 1.0 power management
Preboot execution environment (PXE)enabled through boot read-only memory (ROM)
Network Operating Systems (NOS) Software Support
Microsoft Windows* 2000 (Server, Advanced Server, Datacenter Server), Server 2003 Available Q2 2006
Linux* 2.4, 2.6
FreeBSD 5.3 kernel
Intel Backing
Limited lifetime warranty
90-day, money-back guarantee (U.S. and Canada)
Advanced Software Features
Adapter fault tolerance (AFT)
Switch fault tolerance (SFT)
Adaptive load balancing (ALB)
Fast EtherChannel*3 (FEC)
Gigabit EtherChannel*3 (GEC)
Teaming support
Multiple teams
Test switch configuration Tested with major switch original equipment manufacturers (OEMs)
Jumbo frames (up to 16 KB)
IEEE 802.1Q* VLANs
IEEE 802.3* support
TCP checksum offload (Rx/Tx TCP, IPv4)
On now/instantly available PCI initiative
TCP segmentation/large send offload
Interrupt moderation
Technical Features
Throughput performance 5-7 Gbps full-duplex Ethernet performance
Bus type PCI-X* 1.0, PCI local bus interface 2.3
Bus width 32- and 64-bit
Bus mastering
Bus speed (MHz) 33, 66, and 133 MHz
Plug and play support
PCI hot plug/active PCI
Hardware certifications FCC Class A, UL, CE, VCCI, BSMI, CTICK, MIC
Controller-processor Intel® 82597EX Controller
Typical power consumption <10 W (5 V main, 3.3 V main)
Operating temperature 055 C
LEDs 4 (green): Tx, Rx, link, port identify
Physical Dimensions
Length 16.8 cm (6.6 in)
Width 10.7 cm (4.2 in)