The ST10000SPEX is PCI express 10Gbps network card lets you add a 10gigabit Ethernet port to your server or high-powered workstation through a PCI express x4 (or higher) slot. With rising demand on network resources due to large file transfers, increase in network users and multimedia content, more bandwidth is often required at various levels of your infrastructure. This 10Gbps NIC offers a cost-effective solution for your file or application server or even a high-powered workstation to transfer more data, faster.
10Gbps PCIe networking over standard Cat 6a cabling
IEEE 802.3az compliant energy-efficient chipset
Virtualization (VMWare® ESXi 5.0/5.1 and Microsoft Hyper-V®) and iSCSI support
Compliant with PCI express Rev 2.0 specification, using PCIe x4 (or higher) slot
Backward compatible with 1Gbps and 100Mbps networks
Up to 16K jumbo frame support
Supports 802.1q VLAN tagging
Supports checksum offload (IP, TCP, UDP) and large send offload
Configured with standard profile bracket, low profile/half-height bracket included
Applications
Add 10Gbps network connectivity to file or application servers and high-performance workstations
Upgrade your onboard network adapter to 10gigabit for faster communication
Create a video / audio editing console with 10Gbps access to network storage