Code Name

Spring Fountain

Essentials

Status

Launched

Launch Date

Q3'09

Vertical Segment

Server

Cable Medium

Fiber

Cabling Type

MMF up to 300m

Bracket Height

Low Profile & Full Height

TDP

10.7 W

Supported Operating Systems

Windows Server 2012 R2*, Windows Server 2012*, Windows 8*, Windows Server 2008 R2*, Windows 7*, Windows Server 2008* SP2, Windows Vista* SP2, Windows Server 2003 R2*, Windows Server 2003* SP2, Linux* Stable Kernel version 3.x, 2.6,x, Red Hat Enterprise Linux* 5, 6, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server* 10, 11, FreeBSD 9*, VMware ESX/ESXi*

Networking Specifications

Port Configuration

Dual

Intel® Virtualization Technology for Connectivity (VT-c)

Yes

Speed & Slot Width

5.0 GT/s, x8 Lane

Controller

Intel 82599

Package Specifications

System Interface Type

PCIe v2.0 (5.0GT/s)

Low Halogen Options Available

See MDDS

Intel® Virtualization Technology for Connectivity

On-chip QoS and Traffic Management

Yes

Flexible Port Partitioning

Yes

Virtual Machine Device Queues (VMDq)

Yes

PCI-SIG* SR-IOV Capable

Yes

Advanced Technologies

iWARP/RDMA

No

Intel® Data Direct I/O Technology

Yes

Intelligent Offloads

Yes

Storage Over Ethernet

iSCSI, FCoE, NFS