Solarflare XtremeScale series User Manual

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Solarflare®ServerAdapterUserGuide
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theirproducts.SolarflareCommunicationsInc.disclaimsanyproprietaryinterestintrademarksandtradenamesotherthanits
own.
Thesoftwareandhardwareasapplicable(the“Product”)describedinthisdocument,andthisdocument,areprotectedby
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providedpursuanttoalicenseagreement,evaluationagreementand/ornon‐disclosureagreement.TheProductmay
beusedonly
inaccordancewiththetermsofsuchagreement.Thesoftwareasapplicablemaybecopiedonlyinaccordancewiththetermsof
suchagreement.
Thefurnishingofthisdocumenttoyoudoesnotgiveyouanyrightsorlicenses,expressorimplied,byestoppelorotherwise,with
respecttoanysuchProduct,oranycopyrights,patentsorotherintellectualpropertyrightscoveringsuchProduct,andthis
documentdoesnotcontainorrepresentanycommitmentof
anykindonthepartofSOLARFLARECommunications,Inc.orits
affiliates.
TheonlywarrantiesgrantedbySOLARFLARECommunications,Inc.oritsaffiliatesinconnectionwiththeProductdescribedinthis
documentarethoseexpresslysetforthinthelicenseagreement,evaluationagreementand/ornon‐disclosureagreement
pursuanttowhichtheProductisprovided.EXCEPTASEXPRESSLYSETFORTHINSUCHAGREEMENT,NEITHER
SOLARFLARE
COMMUNICATIONS,INC.NORITSAFFILIATESMAKEANYREPRESENTATIONSORWARRANTIESOFANYKIND(EXPRESSORIMPLIED)
REGARDINGTHEPRODUCTORTHISDOCUMENTATIONANDHEREBYDISCLAIMALLIMPLIEDWARRANTIESOFMERCHANTABILITY,
FITNESSFORAPARTICULARPURPOSEANDNON‐INFRINGEMENT,ANDANYWARRANTIESTHATMAYARISEFROMCOURSEOF
DEALING,COURSE
OFPERFORMANCEORUSAGEOFTRADE.Unlessotherwiseexpresslysetforthinsuchagreement,totheextent
allowedbyapplicablelaw(a)innoeventshallSOLARFLARECommunications,Inc.oritsaffiliateshaveanyliabilityunderanylegal
theoryforanylossofrevenuesorprofits,lossofuseordata,
orbusinessinterruptions,orforanyindirect,special,incidentalor
consequentialdamages,evenifadvisedofthepossibilityofsuchdamages;and(b)thetotalliabilityofSOLARFLARE
Communications,Inc.oritsaffiliatesarisingfromorrelatingtosuchagreementortheuseofthisdocumentshallnotexceedthe
amountreceivedbySOLARFLARECommunications,Inc.oritsaffiliatesforthatcopyoftheProductorthisdocumentwhichisthe
subjectofsuchliability.
TheProductisnotintendedforuseinmedical,lifesaving,lifesustaining,criticalcontrolorsafetysystems,orinnuclearfacility
applications.
Alistofpatentsassociatedwiththisproductisathttp://www .solarflare.com/patent
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Solarflare XtremeScale series Specifications

General

Interface	PCIe
Power Consumption	Varies by model
Product Series	XtremeScale series
Category	Server
Data Transfer Rate	10/40/100 Gbps
Key Features	Low Latency, High Throughput
PCIe Version	3.0
Virtualization Support	Yes
Operating System Support	Linux, Windows