10GbE Interface:
- Data Center Bridging (DCB)/Enhanced Ethernet
- Flow Control
- MSI Support
- Jumbo frames
- Link Aggregation
Offloads (reduce CPU Overhead):
- IPv4 Header Checksum
- TCP/UDP Checksum (IPv4 & IPv6)
- VLAN Offload
- IPsec Offload (Windows)
For Windows & Linux:
- NUMA & RSS (allows load-balancing across CPUs)
- RMON
- SNMP
- SR-IOV
For Virtualization: Advanced Packet Filtering, VM Load Balancing, VMDq Teaming Support
Host Bus Specifications:
- x8 mechanical and electrical PCIExpress 2.0 interconnect
- Backward compatible with PCIExpress 1.1
- Supports PCIe Base Spec 2.0, CEM Spec 2.0
Driver Support:
- Windows Server 200x, Windows 7, Windows Vista, and Windows XP
- Linux RHEL 5/6, SLES 10/11
- OS X 10.6.8 and later
- "Thunderbolt" Aware
- VMWare ESX 3.5