Dell 555-BCKL X710 4 x Ports 10Gb/s SFP+ Daughter Card

Product Description

The Dell 555-BCKL is a high-performance network interface card (NIC) designed to enhance the networking capabilities of compatible Dell servers. Equipped with the Intel X710 controller, this card offers four 10 Gigabit Ethernet (10GbE) ports, each utilizing SFP+ transceivers for flexible fiber optic connectivity. The 10Gb/s speed per port makes it ideal for demanding network environments that require high bandwidth, such as storage area networks (SANs), high-performance computing clusters, and data-intensive applications. This network daughter card leverages advanced features provided by the Intel X710 chipset, potentially including technologies like Single Root I/O Virtualization (SR-IOV) for improved virtual machine performance, Data Plane Development Kit (DPDK) support for low-latency packet processing, and various offload engines to reduce CPU utilization. The PCIe interface ensures a high-bandwidth connection to the server's system, with the specific generation and number of lanes (e.g., PCIe 3.0 x8) depending on the server's motherboard and configuration. Designed as a Network Daughter Card (NDC), the 555-BCKL typically integrates directly into a dedicated slot on the server motherboard, offering a clean and efficient solution for adding high-speed networking without consuming standard PCIe expansion slots. This makes it a preferred choice for Dell PowerEdge servers where internal space and connectivity options are optimized. It is crucial to verify compatibility with the specific Dell server model before installation.