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Virtualization:
White papers and technology briefs

NASA's Flexible Cloud Fabric: Moving Cluster Applications to the Cloud

Learn how NASA's Center for Climate Simulation moved modeling and simulation applications to a cloud-based cluster using Intel Ethernet 10 Gigabit Server Adapters with support for SR-IOV.

NASA Case Study (PDF)

File Name: NASA_case_study_11.pdf
Size: 809,090 bytes
Date: November 2011
Meeting Intense Performance Demands in Cloud Environments

Joyent Inc. drives up cloud network performance with a unique virtualization approach and Intel® Ethernet 10 Gigabit Server Adapters.

Joyent Case Study (PDF)

File Name: Joyent_CaseStudy_v1.pdf
Size: 1,609,744 bytes
Date: August 2011
Optimizing Quality of Service for VMware vSphere* 4 Networking with Intel® Ethernet 10 Gigabit Server Adapters

Provides network architects and decision makers with an overview of the changes in networking capabilities introduced in vSphere 4.1, specifically with regard to the synergies between those new features and Intel Ethernet 10 Gigabit Server Adapters. Examines the best practices for analyzing, monitoring, and controlling bandwidth, with a focus on Quality of Service, in VMware vSphere* 4.1 environments when using 10GbE.

Optimizing-QoS-vSphere_final (PDF)

File Name: Optimizing_QoS_vSphere_final.pdf
Size: 3,734,390 bytes
Date: December 2010
Virtual Switches Demand Rethinking Connectivity for Servers

With the creation of multiple virtual machines on each physical host server, network adapters now connect servers to the network with equivalency to a traditional top-or-rack switch.

Virtual Switches Demand Rethinking Connectivity for Servers (PDF)

File Name: ParadigmShiftDataPaper.pdf
Size: 1,054,227 bytes
Date: September 2010
Simplify VMware vSphere* 4 Networking with Intel® Ethernet 10 Gigabit Server Adapters

Learn how advances in 10GbE Intel® Ethernet Server Adapters and VMware vSphere 4 allow dramatic simplification without compromising areas such as security and traffic segmentation.

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Simplify VMware vSphere* 4 Networking with Intel® Ethernet 10 Gigabit Server Adapters (PDF)

File Name: Intel-VMware 10GbEvSphere.pdf
Size: 2,240,189 bytes
Date: May 2010

Simplify VMware vSphere* 4 Networking with Intel® Ethernet 10 Gigabit Server Adapters (PDF)

File Name: 10GbE_vSphere_WP_final.pdf
Size: 957,388 bytes
Date: February 2010
Greater Manageability and Throughput: Cisco Nexus* 1000V Series Switches and Intel's Virtual Machine Device Queues

Provides an overview of how Intel's Virtual Machine Device Queues technology delivers line-rate 10GbE throughput in Cisco Nexus 1000V switch environments.

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Greater Manageability and Throughput: Cisco Nexus* 1000V Series Switches and Intel's Virtual Machine Device Queues (PDF)

File Name: 322292001us.pdf
Size: 301,919 bytes
Date: June 2009
Intel® Virtual Technology for Connectivity

Discusses Intel® Virtualization Technology for Connectivity, a suite of hardware assists that improve I/O performance in virtualized servers.

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Intel® Virtual Technology for Connectivity (PDF)

File Name: IntelVTcbrief.pdf
Size: 232,579 bytes
Date: June 2009
Advanced Virtualization I/O Queuing Technology: An Intel-Microsoft Perspective

Describes how Intel's Virtual Machine Device Queues technology improves I/O performance in Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V* environments.

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Advanced Virtualization I/O Queuing Technology: An Intel-Microsoft Perspective (PDF)

File Name: 321968001us.pdf
Size: 243,297 bytes
Date: May 2009
An Intel-VMware Perspective: Intelligent Queuing Technologies for Virtualization

Describes how Intel's Virtual Machine Device Queues technology improves I/O throughput in VMware ESX environments.

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An Intel-VMware Perspective: Intelligent Queuing Technologies for Virtualization (PDF)

File Name: 319823001us.pdf
Size: 171,455 bytes
Date: April 2008
Using Intel® Multi-Port Server Adapters to Optimize Server Virtualization and Consolidation

Discusses the benefits enterprise IT can gain from VMWare ESX when using multi-port Intel® Ethernet Server Adapters.

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Using Intel® Multi-Port Server Adapters to Optimize Server Virtualization and Consolidation (PDF)

File Name: optimize_server_virtualization.pdf
Size: 159,488 bytes
Date: October 2007

Case studies:

Finding the Cure for Legacy Networking

Learn how Acorda Therapeutics saved money and reduced management and maintenance costs by deploying Intel® Ethernet 10 Gigabit Server Adapters in their virtualized servers.

Intel® Ethernet 10GbE Server Adapters_Acorda Case Study (PDF)

File Name: 10Gb_Acorda_Case_Study.pdf
Size: 748,995 bytes
Date: December 2010
Maximizing File Transfer Performance Using 10Gb Ethernet and Virtualization

Describes how Virtual Machine Device Queues technology helped FedEx better utilize 10GbE bandwidth, allowing it to meet its requirements and manage costs in its new data center.

Maximizing File Transfer Performance Using 10Gb Ethernet and Virtualization (PDF)

File Name: Fedexcasestudyfinal.pdf
Size: 550,497 bytes
Date: October 2010
Consolidation of a Performance Sensitive Application: Virtualizing Electronic Sports League's Gaming Infrastructure

Description: Presents an end-user case study that shows how Virtual Machine Device Queues technology helped preserve QoS in a virtualized server infrastructure.

Consolidation of a Performance Sensitive Application: Virtualizing Electronic Sports League's Gaming Infrastructure (PDF)

File Name: turtlepocwpepi.pdf
Size: 696,163 bytes
Date: August 2008

Unified networking:
White papers and technology briefs

Best Practices for Simplifying Your Cloud Network

Today’s Intel® Ethernet 10 Gigabit Server Adapters can greatly reduce networking complexity in private cloud environments. To deliver robust and reliable cloud services, dramatic optimizations in networking can be attained by leveraging the right intelligent offloads and technologies within Intel® Ethernet devices.

Intel Ethernet Cloud White Paper (PDF)

File Name: IntelEthernetCloud_white_paper.pdf
Size: 2,063,066 bytes
Date: November 2011
Intel, Cisco, Panduit 10 Gigabit Ethernet Solution Demonstration Featuring 10GBASE-T

Intel, Cisco, and Panduit - technology leaders in their respective product categories of server adapters, switching fabric, and physical media infrastructure - have joined together to demonstrate an end-to-end 10 Gigabit Ethernet (10GbE) networking system solution. This solution includes 10GbE over short range fiber, Direct Attach Copper Twinax, and Category 6A copper cabling to showcase a cost-effective, high performance, and highly flexible 10 GbE network.

Joint 10GbE Solution (PDF)

File Name: Joint_10GBT_solution.pdf
Size: 146,724 bytes
Date: July 2011
Intel and VMware: Enabling Open FCoE in VMware vSphere™ 5

This paper explores the many benefits of unified networking, including Open FCoE. It also discusses approaches to enabling unified networking and the pivotal roles Intel and VMware are playing in helping to bring important, consolidation-driving technologies to enterprise data center customers.

Intel and VMware: Enabling Open FCoE in VMware vSphere™ 5 (PDF)

File Name: VMwareFCoE_vSphere_WP_FINAL.pdf
Size: 212,600 bytes
Date: July 2011
The Transition to 10 Gigabit Ethernet Unified Networking: Cisco and Intel Lead the Way

The Transition to 10 Gigabit Ethernet Unified Networking: Cisco and Intel Lead the Way (PDF)

File Name: Intel_Cisco_10GUNWP.pdf
Size: 1,845,490 bytes
Date: February 2011
Simplifying the Network with 10 Gigabit Ethernet Unified Networking

Simplifying the Network with 10 Gigabit Ethernet Unified Networking (PDF)

File Name: 10G_EMC_Unified.pdf
Size: 496,621 bytes
Date: January 2011
Intel® 10GbE Adapter Performance Evaluation for FCoE and iSCSI

Intel® 10GbE Adapter Performance Evaluation for FCoE and iSCSI (PDF)

File Name: 10G_iSCSI_Evaluation_2010.pdf
Size: 3,117,974 bytes
Date: September 2010
Unified Networking on 10 Gigabit Ethernet: Intel and NetApp provide a simple and flexible path to cost-effective performance of next-generation storage networks.

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Unified Networking on 10GbE_Intel and NetApp (PDF)

File Name: Uni10GbE_Intel_NetApp.pdf
Size: 204,179 bytes
Date: June 2010
Data Center iSCSI: Building next generation storage networks. Describes the benefits of iSCSI in the Enterprise and how trends such as virtualization and enhanced Ethernet are driving iSCSI growth. A joint Intel-NetApp white paper.

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Data Center iSCSI: Building next generation storage networks (PDF)

File Name: NetApp-Intel_iSCSI.pdf
Size: 342,578 bytes
Date: May 2010
Simple, Reliable Performance for iSCSI Connectivity

Describes the enhancements that help Intel Ethernet Server Adapters deliver unmatched iSCSI performance without the need for complicated proprietary hardware or software solutions.

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Simple, Reliable Performance for iSCSI Connectivity (PDF)

File Name: InteliSCSIWP.pdf
Size: 312,669 bytes
Date: January 2010

Converging SAN and LAN Infrastructure with Fibre Channel over Ethernet for Efficient, Cost-Effective Date Centers

Explains the cost and network consolidation benefits of Fibre Channel over Ethernet and Data Center Bridging.

	Converging SAN and LAN Infrastructure with Fibre Channel over Ethernet for Efficient, Cost-Effective Date Centers (PDF)
	File Name: CiscoIntelFCoEwhitepaper.pdf Size: 813,022 bytes Date: April 2008

Reliable performance:
White papers and technology briefs

Integrating Panduit Category 6A Interconnects with the Cisco Nexus 2232TM and
Intel Ethernet Server Adapter X520-T2

Data Center Architecture with Panduit, Intel, and Cisco

File Name: 10GBASET_Eco_10-11.pdf
Size: 841,102 bytes
Date: October 2011
10GBASE-T for Broad 10 Gigabit Adoption in the Data Center

10GBASE-T for Broad 10 Gigabit Adoption in the Data Center (PDF)

File Name: Intel® Ethernet 10GBASET.pdf
Size: 179,122 bytes
Date: April 2011
Upgrading Data Center Network Architecture to 10 Gigabit Ethernet

Upgrading Network Architecture to 10 Gigabit Ethernet (PDF)

File Name: Upgrading_Network_Architecture.pdf
Size: 986,344 bytes
Date: April 2011
Keeping Researchers Connected

CERN IT simplifies HPC cluster connectivity with 10GbE iWARP from Intel®

Keeping Researchers Connected (PDF)

File Name: NetEffect_CERN_2011.pdf
Size: 986,344 bytes
Date: April 2011
Intel® Microarchitecture and 10 Gigabit Ethernet Transforming the Data Center

Describes how 10GbE Intel® Ethernet Server Adapters are designed to deliver new levels of 10GbE throughput on Intel® Xeon® processor 5500 series-based servers.

Intel® Microarchitecture and 10 gigabit Ethernet Transforming the Data Center (PDF)

File Name: Niantic_Nehalem_WP.pdf
Size: 832,730 bytes
Date: March 2010
Intel® Ethernet and Windows Server® 2008 R2*

Describes how Intel Ethernet technologies enhance networking performance in Windows Server 2008 R2.

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Intel® Ethernet and Windows Server® 2008 R2 (PDF)

File Name: IntelMicrosoft_R2_brief1.pdf
Size: 651,996 bytes
Date: November 2009
IP Security Features: Intel® Ethernet Server Adapters and Microsoft Windows Server 2008

Explains how support for IPsec offloads in Intel Ethernet Controllers work with key features in Windows Server 2008, including DirectAccess*.

IP Security Features: Intel® Ethernet Server Adapters and Microsoft Windows Server 2008 (PDF)

File Name: IntelMicrosoftIPsecwhitepaper.pdf
Size: 424,450 bytes
Date: May 2009
Driving 10 Gigabit Ethernet Adoption in the Data Center

Discusses the factors driving the need for greater bandwidth in the data center and how 10 Gigabit Ethernet products meet these needs.

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Driving 10 Gigabit Ethernet Adoption in the Data Center (PDF)

File Name: 10gbe_extremenetworkswp_final.pdf
Size: 355,806 bytes
Date: April 2009
New Trends Make 10 Gigabit Ethernet the Data-Center Performance Choice

Describes how evolving technologies impact I/O performance needs and how 10 Gigabit Ethernet is evolving to support those technologies.

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New Trends Make 10 Gigabit Ethernet the Data-Center Performance Choice (PDF)

File Name: intel_neutral_10gbe_wp_v6.pdf
Size: 338,563 bytes
Date: October 2008

Integrated Network Acceleration Features of Intel® I/O Acceleration Technology and Microsoft Windows Server 2008*

Examines the key contributors to I/O bottlenecks and discusses how the tightly integrated features of Intel® I/O Acceleration Technology and Microsoft Windows Server 2008 reduce these bottlenecks.

	Integrated Network Acceleration Features of Intel® I/O Acceleration Technology and Microsoft® Windows Server® 2008 (PDF)
	File Name: IntelIOATandWindowsServer2008whitepaper.pdf Size: 247,609 bytes Date: May 2008

Improving Network Performance in Multi-Core Systems

Describes how features in Intel Ethernet Controllers improve performance in multi-core processor-based systems.

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Improving Network Performance in Multi-Core Systems (PDF)

File Name: 318483001us1.pdf
Size: 131,137 bytes
Date: February 2008
Competitive Comparison: Intel® I/O Acceleration Technology vs. TCP Offload Engine

Compares the I/O performance improvements delivered by Intel® I/O Acceleration Technology and TCP Offload Engine-based solutions.

Competitive Comparison: Intel® I/O Acceleration Technology vs. TCP Offload Engine (PDF)

File Name: 19127_lad_competeguide_r04.pdf
Size: 474,860 bytes
Date: January 2007
Accelerating High Speed Networking with Intel® I/O Acceleration Technology

Describes how Intel I/O Acceleration Technology moves data more efficiently for fast, scalable, and reliable networking and how it provides network acceleration that scales seamlessly across multiple Ethernet ports.

Accelerating High Speed Networking with Intel® I/O Acceleration Technology (PDF)

File Name: 98856.pdf
Size: 231,122 bytes
Date: January 2007

iWARP:
White papers and technology briefs

Reservoir Simulation Made Simpler and More Efficient with 10 Gigabit Ethernet :

Case Study: Schlumberger ECLIPSE* 2010 Reservoir Simulation Application

Reservoir Simulation Made Simpler and More Efficient with 10 Gigabit Ethernet (PDF)

File Name: Reservoir_CS_2010.pdf
Size: 705,531 bytes
Date: March 2011
The Simpler Path to LEADING-EDGE Clusters :

10GbE iWARP Deployment Made Simple with Rocks+®

The Simpler Path to LEADING-EDGE Clusters (PDF)

File Name: Intel_Clustercorp_iWARP.pdf
Size: 385,024 bytes
Date: July 2010
Progress - past, present and future

This paper describes the impact and importance of the network on financial trading environments, where removing/reducing latency is the primary goal.

Progress - past, present and future (PDF)

File Name: FinancialLowLatencyGuide.pdf
Size: 80,263 bytes
Date: March 2010
A High-Performance Cluster for Biomedical Research Using 10 Gigabit Ethernet iWARP Fabric

This white paper demonstrates the viability of cluster computing based on iWARP to achieve very high performance using 10GbE. It details the architecture and performance of a 4,032-core cluster developed by a large research institute.

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High-Performance Cluster for Biomedical Research Using 10 Gigabit Ethernet iWARP Fabric (PDF)

File Name: iWarp_WP_v2d3.pdf
Size: 173,219 bytes
Date: November 2010
Understanding iWARP

Describes the iWARP extensions to Ethernet and how their advanced techniques reduce CPU overhead, memory bandwidth utilization, and latency.

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Understanding iWarp (PDF)

File Name: Understanding_iWarp_final.pdf
Size: 389,557 bytes
Date: July 2010

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Solution ID: CS-030881
Date Created: 08-Sep-2009
Last Modified: 08-Dec-2011