Intel PRO/1000 PT Quad Port Server Adapter - Network adapter - PCIe x4 low profile - Gigabit Ethernet x 4 - for P/N:

Intel PRO/1000 PT Quad Port Server Adapter - Network adapter - PCIe x4 low profile - Gigabit Ethernet x 4 - for P/N: 2851-SI1, 2851-SM1

• Two Intel 82571GB Gigabit controllers
• Load balancing on multiple CPUs
• Intel I/O Acceleration Technology (Intel I/OAT)
• Virtualization
• Interrupt moderation
• Compatible with x4, x8, and x16 full-height PCI Express slots
• Support for most network operating systems (NOS)
• Remote management support
• Category-5 unshielded twisted pair (UTP), 4-pair cabling
• RoHS compliant, lead-free technology
• Intel PROSet Utility for Windows
• Advanced cable diagnostics

Conserve valuable PCI Express (PCIe) server slots while adding multi-port Gigabit Ethernet capability with the Intel PRO/1000 PT Quad Port Server Adapter. The dedicated input/output (I/O) bandwidth of PCIe ensures priority performance on each port, without bus sharing, for Gigabit Ethernet connectivity in Category-5 networks. The Intel PRO/1000 PT Quad Port Server Adapter improves performance in multi-processor systems by balancing network loads across multiple central processing units (CPUs). Additionally, the Intel PRO/1000 PT Quad Port Server Adapter enables Intel I/O Acceleration Technology (Intel I/OAT) for faster I/O processing on the Intel Xeon processor-based servers.
The Intel PRO/1000 PT Quad Port Server Adapter is supported by Intel PRO Intelligent Installer and the Intel PROSet Utility for Windows Device Manager. Intel PROSet simplifies adapter installation and gives you point-and-click power to configure and manage your Intel PRO Network Connections for connectivity you can count on.

• Two Intel 82571GB Gigabit controllers
  Enables four Gigabit Ethernet connections on a single adapter, delivering increased bandwidth for slot-constrained servers and providing high performance, reliability, and low power use in two single, integrated, dual port PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet controller chips.
• Load balancing on multiple CPUs
  Increases performance on multi-processor systems by efficiently balancing network loads across CPU cores when used with Receive-Side Scaling from Microsoft or Scalable I/O on Linux.
• Intel I/O Acceleration Technology (Intel I/OAT)
  Accelerates I/O with higher throughput and lower CPU utilization by offloading processing overhead.
• Virtualization
  Multi-port cards provide the platform with the port density required for virtualized environments.
• Interrupt moderation
  Delivers increased performance while significantly reducing CPU utilization.
• Compatible with x4, x8, and x16 full-height PCI Express slots
  Allows quad-port operation in almost any PCI Express server slot, except x1 slots, and allows each port to operate without interfering with the other.
• Support for most network operating systems (NOS)
  Support for most network operating systems (NOS) enables widespread deployment.
• Remote management support
  Reduces support costs with remote management based on industry-wide standards.
• Category-5 unshielded twisted pair (UTP), 4-pair cabling
  Category-5 unshielded twisted pair (UTP), 4-pair cabling uses existing 4-pair cabling and saves re-wiring costs.
• RoHS compliant, lead-free technology
  Compliant with the European Union directive to reduce the use of hazardous materials.
• Intel PROSet Utility for Windows
  Provides point-and-click power over individual adapters, advanced adapter features, connection teaming, and Device Manager virtual local area network (VLAN) configuration.
• Advanced cable diagnostics
  Dynamically tests and reports network problems (error rate, cable length) and automatically compensates for cable issues (cross-over cable, wrong pin-out/polarity).