Intel® 82576 Gigabit Ethernet Controller
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Industry-leading, energy-efficient design for next-generation Gigabit performance and multi-core processors
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Low-profile
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Enables higher bandwidth and throughput from standard and low-profile PCI Express* slots and servers
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iSCSI remote boot support
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Provides centralized storage area network (SAN) management at a lower cost than competing iSCSI solutions
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Load balancing on multiple CPUs
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Increases performance on multi-processor systems by efficiently balancing network loads across CPU cores when used with Receive-Side Scaling from Microsoft or Scalable I/O on Linux*
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Compatible with x4, x8, and x16 standard and low-profile PCI Express* slots
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Allows each port to operate without interfering with the other
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Multi-port design
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Enables dual- or quad-port operation in almost any PCI Express server slot, except x1 slots
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Support for most network operating systems (NOS)
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Enables widespread deployment
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RoHS-compliant1
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Compliant with the European Union directive 2002/95/EC to reduce the use of hazardous materials
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Intel® PROSet Utility for Microsoft Windows* Device Manager
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Provides point-and-click management of individual adapters, advanced adapter features, connection teaming, and virtual local area network (VLAN) configuration
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Virtual Machine Device Queues (VMDQ)
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Off loads the data sorting functionality from the Hypervisor to the network silicon, thereby improving data throughput and CPU usage
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