Introduction; Hardware Requirements; Software Requirements - Chelsio T5 Installation And User Manual

Chapter III. SMBDirect

1. Introduction

SMB Direct is an extension of the Server Message Block (SMB) technology by Microsoft
used for file operations. The Direct part implies the use of various high speed Remote Data
Memory Access (RDMA) methods to transfer large amounts of data with little CPU intervention.
By using RDMA as a transport medium for SMB, unprecedented levels of performance and
efficiency can be achieved. With fully offloaded RDMA support, Terminator 5 based adapters
deliver large performance and efficiency gains to Windows users in a seamless, plug and play
fashion.
1.1.

Hardware Requirements

1.1.1. Supported Adapters
The following are the currently shipping Chelsio adapters that are compatible with Chelsio SMB
Direct driver:
T520-BT
T502-BT
T580-CR
T580-LP-CR
T520-LL-CR
T540-CR
T522-CR
T520-CR
T420-CR
T440-CR
T422-CR
T404-BT
T440-LP-CR
T420-BT
T420-LL-CR
T420-CX
1.2.

Software Requirements

1.2.1. Windows Requirement
Currently Chelsio T5/T4 SMB Direct driver is available for the following versions:
Windows Server Technical Preview 3
Windows Server 2012 R2
Chelsio T5/T4 Unified Wire for Windows 68