Overview

PCI Express Intel® I350 Ethernet Server Adapter builds on Intel's history of excellence in Ethernet products.

Intel continues its market leadership with this new generation of PCIe* GbE network adapters. Built with the bridgeless Intel® Ethernet Controller I350, these adapters represent the next step in the Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) networking evolution for the enterprise and data center by introducing new levels of performance through industry-leading enhancements for both virtualized and iSCSI Unified Networking environments. This new family of adapters also includes new power management technologies such as Energy Efficient Ethernet (EEE) and DMA Coalescing (DMAC).

Key Features

Halogen-free dual- or quad-port Gigabit Ethernet adapters with copper or fiber interface options

Innovative power management features including Energy Efficient Ethernet (EEE) and DMA Coalescing 

  for increased efficiency and reduced power consumption

Flexible I/O virtualization for port partitioning and quality of service (QoS) of up to 32 virtual ports

Scalable iSCSI performance delivering cost-effective SAN connectivity

High-performing bridgeless design supporting PCI Express* Gen 2.1 5.0 GT/s

Reliable and proven Gigabit Ethernet technology from Intel Corporation

 

General specification
Controller-processor Intel ethernet controller I350
Bus type PCI Express* 2.1 (5 GT/s)
Bus width 4-lane PCI Express; operable in x4, x8 and x16 slots
Connectors LC Fiber Optic (Fiber)
RJ-45 (Copper)
Data rate 1000 Mbps (Fiber)

10/100/1000 Mbps (Copper)

Cabling Fiber: MMF 62.5/50 um
Copper: Category-3 or higher for 10BASE-T operation
Category-5 or higher for 100BASE-TX operation
Category-5e or higher for 1000BASE-T operation
IEEE standard / Network topology 1000SX Multi mode, 1000LX Single mode, 1000BX Single mode WDM
IEEE 802.3: 10BASE-T, 100BASE-TX, 1000BASE-T
Cable distance Fiber: up to 300 m
Copper: up to 100 m

Interrupt levels

INTA, INTB, INTC, INTD, MSI, MSI-X
Operating System Windows Server 2003 / Server 2008 / 2008 R2 / Server 2012 / 2012 R2 / 2016 R2
WinPE 1.6 (2003 PE) / WinPE 2.1 (2008 PE) / WinPE 3.0 (2008 R2 PE)
Windows 7 / Windows 8 / Windows 8.1 / Windows 10
DOS*, UEFI*, VMware* ESX, UnixWare; FreeBSD 7.x and later
Linux Stable Kernel version 2.4.x / 2.6.x / 3.x / 4.x or later; Linux SLES 10 / 11 or later

Hardware & environment

LED Indicators Not illuminated=10 Mb/s; green=100 Mb/s; amber=1 Gb/s (Copper)
Green=1 Gb/s. Not illuminated=no link (Fiber)
Certifications FCC, CE, RoHS
Operating temperature 0 °C to 55 °C (32 °F to 131 °F)
Storage temperature -40 °C to 70 °C (-40 °F to 158 °F)
Storage humidity Maximum: 90% non-condensing relative humidity at 35 °C