D-Link DXE-810S Manual

10 gigabit pci-express-express ethernet network adapter
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DXE-810S
10 Gigabit PCI-EXPRESS-Express Ethernet Network Adapter
Manual
V1.01

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  • Page 1 DXE-810S 10 Gigabit PCI-EXPRESS-Express Ethernet Network Adapter Manual V1.01...
  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents INTRODUCTION ............................. 1 System Requirements ............................. 1 Features ................................1 INSTALLATION .............................. 2 Unpack and Inspect ............................2 Software Installation ............................2 Installing the Adapter ............................2 TROUBLESHOOTING ............................ 3 SPECIFICATIONS ............................4 OPTIMIZED PERFORMANCE TUNING ......................5 Preinstalled Systems ............................
  • Page 3: Introduction

    Introduction Thank you for choosing the D-Link DXE-810S, the value leader among 10 Gigabit Ethernet adapters for PCI- EXPRESS Bus personal computers. The D-Link DXE-810S PCI Express 10 Gigabit Ethernet Adapter is a high performance adapter designed for the high-speed PCI Express Bus Architecture. The PCI Express 10 Gigabit Ethernet Adapter offers increased bandwidth, reliability, and more functionality than standard PCI network cards.
  • Page 4: Installation

    Reader, which is needed to read or print out your user manual, will also come in handy for many other applications. Simply follow the directions in the Wizard, and your DXE-810S will be installed successfully in just a few minutes, allowing you to enjoy the many advantages of joining an Ethernet LAN.
  • Page 5: Troubleshooting

    The DXE-810S Adapter features one LED indicators:  Link/Activity – Steady green indicates good linkage between the DXE-810S and its supporting server or switch. Flashing green indicates activity (transmitting or receiving) within the adapter.
  • Page 6: Specifications

    Specifications EMC and Safety Certifications:  FCC Class B  CE Class B  C-Tick  BSMI Host interface: PCI Express x4 2.0, 5 GT/s Physical Dimensions: 108mm x 120mm x 19mm (include profile bracket) Environment: Storage temperature: 20 to 70C (-4 to 158 F) ...
  • Page 7: Optimized Performance Tuning

    Check if the specific cores which are used by the NIC for traffic processing also used by other processes D-Link Networks’ Driver includes CPU load balancing mechanism with optional configurations.  System admin may change the CPU working cores which are assigned to the NIC to allow higher throughput ...
  • Page 8: Os Optimization

    OS Optimization Windows OS Make sure latest updates for Windows are installed. Microsoft provides Performance Tuning Guidelines targeting Server clients: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/hardware/gg463392.aspx TCP/IP Tuning Default TCP/IP optimization for Windows allows 10GbE wire speed network performance for limited time. Usually TCP connections are limited in time and do not live for more than a few hours. Default Windows TCP/IP stack is optimized for WAN, long distance media connections.
  • Page 9: Benchmark Performance Tuning

    Benchmark Performance Tuning This part describes hardware and software optimization for benchmark testing. Benchmark test, in contrary to regular traffic, is of a singular type at a time and all the computer resources should be dedicated to accelerate this specific traffic type being tested. OS Optimization Windows OS For best results, it is recommended that a fresh copy of the OS will be installed and all updates applied.
  • Page 10 Driver Advanced Properties Tab: Use different RSS parameters to define RSS state and cores to be used for RX traffic processing. TCP/IP full offload DXE-810S does not use Windows Chimney interface, therefore it is recommended to disable it for stressful testing: Command prompt:...
  • Page 11: Benchmark Testing With Iperf

    Benchmark Testing With Iperf Iperf is a free tool for benchmark testing. Iperf version 1.7.0 is preferred for testing under Windows. Iperf version 2.0.5-2 is preferred for testing under Linux For the best benchmark throughput results please use the following Server and Client commands: ...

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