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What is Intel 500 Series Network Adapters?
The Intel 500 Series network adapters are backward compatible with existing 1000BASE-T networks, simplifying the transition to 10Gb Ethernet when more bandwidth is needed. Available in both PCIe and OCP form factors. Available models include the X550, the X540, and…
Review of Intel 500 Series Network Adapters
Intel 500 Series Network Adapters- best 10Gbe cards you can find
Excellent choice for 10GbE CAT6 RJ45 connections - reliable and good driver support
Great Network Adapter!
The card to get if you need 10 GbE on Cat6/7 networks
Great OEM driver compatibility, performance and reliability
Perfect Price/Ratio for 10GbE Networking
Intel Ethernet Converged Network Adapter X540 Review
Great reliability with the cost and power savings
Intel Ethernet Converged Network Adapter X540 Review
Flexible Network Connectivity Management, if you need it
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The default Ethernet adapter has become a go-to solution for users looking to replace failed on-board adapters or add additional NICs. It is commonly used by end-users, servers, and storage devices. The reliability and performance of this adapter have been highly valued by users, even without the use of 10 Gig switches on the other end. In fact, it is being considered for implementation in every desktop on the headquarters LAN as the company transitions to a 10 gig network. In a university setting, particularly on non-blade servers, the Intel 500 Series Network Adapters are widely used to leverage 10Gbe connections. These adapters have proven to be reliable in terms of hardware longevity and software/drivers, while achieving high throughput approaching the expected 10 GbE performance.
Another valuable use case for these adapters is their ability to upgrade machines to 10 GbE speeds while utilizing existing Cat6 cabling and switches. This has been successfully achieved using the Intel X540 adapter. Additionally, the Intel Ethernet Converged Network Adapter X540 is utilized as Storage NICs for entry-level hyper-converged Ethernet solutions, providing suitable 10GbE NIC speed for 2-node clusters with virtual office workloads. One notable advantage of these adapters is their cost-effectiveness as they deliver the best price/performance ratio on the market, especially when directly connected without a switch.
In high-performance environments such as data centers, the Intel Ethernet Converged Network Adapters x540 play a crucial role as the primary connectivity option for hardware-level networking. They serve as the backbone for datacenter and inter-site communication. Moreover, these adapters are part of the standard build of materials for all servers, providing stable and well-supported network interface connections.
The versatility of Intel network adapters is evident in their ability to upgrade several old servers from 1Gbe to 10 Gbe, including NAS servers, internet proxies, and speed test servers. By leveraging the Intel 500 adapter along with additional RAM, users have been able to upgrade existing servers without the need for complete replacement. Finally, these Intel CNAs have been instrumental in simplifying data centers by converging Storage Area Network devices with the remaining infrastructure. This reduces complexity and administrative effort while maintaining performance and reliability.
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(1-11 of 11)Review of Intel 500 Series Network Adapters
- Saved us money by allow us to upgrade servers to 10Gbe without replacing entire server.
- Saved us money by allowing us to use our existing Cat6 infrastructure.
- The positive impact saved a significant sum upgrading servers to 10Gb instead of replacing entire Servers.
- Saved money allowing us to use existing network cabling and switches within the datacenter
Excellent choice for 10GbE CAT6 RJ45 connections - reliable and good driver support
- Faster local backups to NAS.
- Fast vCenter access to shared SAN storage in a few cases.
- Very affordable.
Great Network Adapter!
- These adapters are a good value; they last for years
- We rarely have them fail outside of warranty
- Very low cost of entry to 10 GbE speeds for specific areas of our network.
- Re-use of existing Cat6/7 cabling required no expenditure on infrastructure, other than the cost of buying the X540 cards.
- The vastly improved network performance with 10 GbE allows us to make better use of our time, less time waiting for operations to complete.
- Lower administrative complexity
- Lower labour costs / effort
- Lower infrastructure costs
Perfect Price/Ratio for 10GbE Networking
- No special switches required.
- Can be served with copper cable.
Intel Ethernet Converged Network Adapter X540 Review
- It has enabled us to affordably moved to 10gig for those who need it
- it will enable us to affordably move the HQ network to 10gig in the near future
- It has simplified and helped us standardize on a NIC across all device types except laptops
Great reliability with the cost and power savings
- Cost savings
- Less power usage
- Faster migration
Intel Ethernet Converged Network Adapter X540 Review
- Meet the requirements of operations
- Not so good ROI
- Better Security of operations
Flexible Network Connectivity Management, if you need it
- Less management
- Flexible connectivity options
- High Performance Networking