VM-aware Dual Port 1G Bypass Server adapter from Interface Masters

The robust virtual machine-aware NIC supports the available virtual machine software like virtual machines from Microsoft, Citrix, VMware, KVM, Oracle and others.

The Niagara 42265-VM server adapters supports and leverages the Intel latest Ethernet controller which provides PCI-e 2.0 (5 GT/s) support, low power operation, per packet time-stamping, and intelligent queue support (including virtual machine data queues) optimized for multi-core processors. In addition, the controller possesses specialized features including jumbo frame size of 9.5 KB, load-balancing of network traffic flow, IPv6 Offloading, Receive Side Scaling, and Direct Cache Access. The Intel controller has broad OS support and certifications including VMware ESX, XEN and Hyper-V.

“Interface Masters is proud to announce a sophisticated and robust VM-aware bypass NIC to enable full management and control of network uptime in the inline virtual machine environment where network connectivity is crucial and should not be interrupted.” states Ben Askarinam, founder and CEO of Interface Masters Technologies. “Interface Master’s dual port 1G copper bypass VM aware NIC is the first of a series of VM-aware bypass NICs which Interface Master’s plans to announce addressing the inline security device, network monitoring, datacentre and virtual machine markets.”

Niagara 42265-VM provides features that are essential in today's data centres:

-Passive Bypass which is essential during power loss or software failure
-Low power
-Link Fault Detection support
-Handles 2 Gigabit per second traffic load
-Two RJ-45 connectors for 10/100/1000 full and half duplex support
-Low profile form factor
-Microsoft VM, Citrix VM, VMWare VM and Oracle VM support, among others
-Programmable “Fail-Closed” or “Fail-Open” while in the power-off state
-Programmable independent mode to function as a dual port gigabit copper card
-RoHS Compliant

The product will be demonstrated at the VMworld show in San Francisco. The product is available for evaluation and volume production. For volume pricing information, please contact the Interface Master’s sales team.