Intel XL710-Q2 User Manual

Intel
®
Ethernet Adapters and Devices
User Guide

Intel XL710-Q2 Specifications

General

Brand	Intel
Model	XL710-Q2
Category	Computer Hardware
Language	English

Summary

Installation Overview

Installing the Adapter

Step-by-step guide to physically install the adapter.

Install Drivers and Software

Instructions for installing drivers and software.

Optimizing Performance

General Optimization

General tips for optimizing adapter performance.

Optimized for quick response and low latency

Performance tuning for low latency.

iSCSI Over DCB

Intel® Ethernet FCoE (Fibre Channel over Ethernet)

Remote Boot

Intel® Boot Agent

Software for remote booting.

Updating the Flash in Microsoft Windows

Virtualization Support

Using Intel® Network Adapters in a Microsoft* Hyper-V* Environment

Specifics for Hyper-V integration.

Virtual Machine Queue Offloading

Command Line for Microsoft Windows Server* Core

SR-IOV Overview

iWARP (Internet Wide Area RDMA Protocol)

Installation

Installing the Adapter

Insert the Adapter into the Computer

Detailed steps for inserting the adapter.

PCI Hot Plug Support

Microsoft* Windows* Installation and Configuration

Installing Windows Drivers and Software

Steps to install drivers and software.

Command Line Installation for Base Drivers and Intel® PROSet

DxSetup.exe Command Line Options

Parameters for silent installation.

Using Intel® PROSet for Windows* Device Manager

Changing Intel PROSet Settings Under Windows Server Core

Setting Speed and Duplex

Manually Configuring Duplex and Speed Settings

Manual configuration of link parameters.

Advanced Tab

Performance Options

Performance Profile

Predefined profiles for different workloads.

Quality of Service

Receive Side Scaling

LAN RSS Configuration

Settings for configuring LAN RSS.

FCoE RSS

FCoE RSS Configuration

Socket Queue to CPU Allocation

SR-IOV (Single Root I/O Virtualization)

SR-IOV Benefits

Advantages of SR-IOV for performance and scalability.

Teaming Tab

Adapter Teaming

Groups multiple adapters for redundancy and load balancing.

Configuring ANS Teams

Creating a team

Step-by-step guide to create an ANS team.

Microsoft* Load Balancing and Failover (LBFO) teams

Teaming Modes

Switch Fault Tolerance (SFT)

Adaptive Load Balancing (ALB)

Static Link Aggregation (SLA)

Failover and Failback

Adapter Fault Tolerance (AFT)

Power Management Tab

Wake on LAN Options

Configuring with IntelNetCmdlets Module for Windows PowerShell*

Changing Intel PROSet Settings via Microsoft* Windows PowerShell*

Modifying PROSet settings using PowerShell.

Saving and Restoring an Adapter's Configuration Settings

Command Line Syntax

Command-line options for save/restore utility.

Intel Network Drivers for DOS

Automatic or Explicit Configuration of a Single NIC or Multiple NICs

How drivers control adapters.

Data Center Bridging (DCB) for Intel® Network Connections

UEFI Network Device Driver for Intel® Ethernet Network Connections

Configuring UEFI Network Stack for PXE

Setting up PXE network stack.

Force Speed and Duplex

Intel® Boot Agent Configuration

Boot Agent Client Configuration

Configuring the Intel® Boot Agent in a Microsoft Windows Environment

Intel® Boot Agent Target/Server Setup

iSCSI Boot Configuration

iSCSI Initiator Setup

Setting up the iSCSI initiator.

Intel® Ethernet iSCSI Boot Port Selection Menu

Intel® Ethernet iSCSI Boot Port Specific Setup Menu

Intel® iSCSI Boot Configuration

Configuring iSCSI boot parameters.

CHAP Configuration

iSCSI CHAP Configuration

iSCSI Boot Target Configuration

DHCP Server Configuration

FCoE Boot Configuration

Installing and Configuring Intel® Ethernet FCoE Boot on a Microsoft* Windows* Client

Installing Windows Server from a Remote Disk ("Diskless Install")

Installing Windows Server with Local Disk

FCoE Boot Targets Configuration Menu

FCoE Target Selection Menu

UEFI Setup for Intel® FCoE Boot

Accessing the FCoE Configuration Screen

Adding an FCoE Attempt

Deleting an Existing FCoE Attempt

Changing the Order of FCoE Attempts

FCoE Boot Target Configuration