Abstract\n\nThe Intel Ethernet Connection X722 is a network controller embedded into the Intel C624 "Lewisburg" PCH chipset of Lenovo ThinkSystem servers. The controller connects to available 10 GbE and 1 Gigabit Ethernet LOM adapter cards and onboard connectors to provide a comprehensive 1 GbE / 10 GbE networking solution for ThinkSystem customers.\n\nThis product guide provides essential presales information to understand the X722 controller and ThinkSystem LOM adapter offerings and their key features, specifications, and compatibility. This guide is intended for technical specialists, sales specialists, sales engineers, IT architects, and other IT professionals who want to learn more about the ThinkSystem Ethernet solution and consider its use in IT solutions.\n\nIntroduction\n\nThe Intel Ethernet Connection X722 is a network controller embedded into the Intel C624 "Lewisburg" PCH chipset of Lenovo ThinkSystem servers. The controller connects to available 10 GbE and 1 Gigabit Ethernet LAN-on-motherboard (LOM) adapter cards and onboard connectors to provide a comprehensive 1 GbE / 10 GbE networking solution for ThinkSystem customers.\n\nThinkSystem servers support either 10 Gb Ethernet copper or optical connections, or Gigabit Ethernet connections depending on the server model. \n\nThe following figure shows the ThinkSystem 10Gb 4-port SFP+ LOM adapter which provides four SFP+ cages for optical or direct-attach copper (DAC) connectivity.
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Cabling technology | 10/100/1000BaseT(X) |
Certification | UL recognized to UL60950-1 2nd Edition\nFCC Rules, Part 15, Class A\nAustralian EMC Framework (RCM)\nJapan VCCI, Class A\nIndustry Canada, ICES-003, Class A\nEU (CE Mark)\nKorea KC-RRA, Class A |
Chipset | Intel C624 |
Colour of product | green, Metallic |
Compatible products | SR630\nSR650\nSR850\nSR860\nSR950 |
Connectivity technology | Wired |
Data transfer rate (max) | 1000 Mbit/s |
Ethernet LAN | Yes |
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports | 2 |
Ethernet LAN data rates | 10000 Mbit/s |
Ethernet interface type | Gigabit Ethernet |
Flow control support | Yes |
Host interface | PCI-E |
Intel Data Direct I/O Technology | Yes |
Intel Virtual Machine Device Queues (VMDq) | Yes |
Interface | Ethernet |
Internal | Yes |
Jumbo frames | 9728 |
Jumbo frames support | Yes |
Networking standards | IEEE 802.1Q,IEEE 802.1Qbg,IEEE 802.1p,IEEE 802.3ad,IEEE 802.3x |
Other operating systems supported | VMware vSphere ESXi |
PCI-SIG* SR-IOV Capable | Yes |
Quality of Service (QoS) support | Yes |
Receive Side Scaling (RSS) | Yes |
RoHS compliance | Yes |
Security algorithms | SNMP |
Server operating systems supported | SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11,SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12,Windows Server 2012 R2,Windows Server 2016 |
Supported network protocols | TCP/UDP/IP/SCTP, IPv4/IPv6 |
VLAN tagging | Yes |