Marketing description

The ultimate dual-port 10 Gigabit Ethernet controller with the flexibility and scalability required for virtual and unified storage environments. The member of Super Micro's network adapter family, the AOC-STGN-i2S is the flexible and scalable Ethernet adapter for demanding data center environments. Based on the Intel 10GbE network controller, the AOC-STGN-i2S addresses the demanding needs of the data center by providing unmatched features for virtualization, flexibility for LAN and SAN networking, and proven reliable performance.

Key selling points

• Dual SFP+ connectors
• Low-profile standard form factor
• PCI Express 2.0
• Load balancing on multiple CPUs
• iSCSI remote boot support
• Support for most Network Operating Systems (NOSs)
• RoHS compliant 6/6
• Intel 82599ES 10GbE controller
• Compact size low-profile standard form factor
• Intel QuickData technology - DMA engine that enhances data acceleration and lowers CPU usage
• Direct Cache Access (DCA) to avoid cache misses
• MSI-X support to minimize the overhead of interrupts and allows load-balancing between multiple cores/CPUs
• Advanced packet filtering
• VLAN support to allow creation of multiple VLAN segments
• Preboot eXecution Environment (PXE) support
• iSCSI remote boot