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Network cabling requirements
The network cables that can be used with the adapters are described in the following sections.
Intel X520 adapters
10GBASE-SR (with supported 10 GbE SFP+ transceivers)
850 nm communication using multimode fiber cable (50 µ or 62.5 µ), up to 300 m, using an
LC duplex connector
10GSFP+Cu (with supported SFP+ DAC cables)
For supported transceivers and cables, see the
Intel X540 adapters
10GBASE-T
UTP Category 7 (100 m maximum)
UTP Category 6a (100 m maximum)
UTP Category 6 (55 m maximum)
1000BASE-T and 100BASE-TX
UTP Category 7 (100 m maximum)
UTP Category 6a (100 m maximum)
UTP Category 6 (100 m maximum)
UTP Category 5e (100 m maximum)
The following figure shows the Intel X520 Dual Port 10GbE SFP+ Embedded Adapter.
Figure 6. Intel X520 Dual Port 10GbE SFP+ Embedded Adapter
Operating system support
Intel X520 and X540 Dual Port 10 GbE Adapters for System x and ThinkServer
Transceivers and direct-attach cables
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