Cisco DPX50/X90 8-Port 10GbE NIC - License Fixed SMS-1 95-8X10NIC-SMS-1
The Cisco DPX50/X90 Pluggable 8x10GbE NIC provides high-speed network connectivity, essential for data-intensive enterprise workloads and critical business operations.
- High-Speed Connectivity: Features 8x10GbE ports, delivering the bandwidth required for demanding applications and large data transfers, reducing bottlenecks.
- Enterprise-Grade Reliability: Engineered by Cisco for continuous operation, ensuring network uptime and consistent performance for mission-critical business functions.
- Scalable Network Infrastructure: Facilitates network expansion by providing ample high-speed ports, supporting growing data demands and future growth.
- Optimized Data Throughput: Designed to maximize data flow, enabling faster access to resources and improving overall operational efficiency for your business.
Product Overview
Product Overview
The Cisco DPX50/X90 Pluggable 8x10GbE NIC (MPN: 95-8X10NIC-SMS-1) is an enterprise-grade network adapter designed to deliver robust 10 Gigabit Ethernet connectivity. It features eight 10GbE ports, providing the necessary bandwidth for high-performance computing, data-intensive applications, and critical network infrastructure.
This NIC supports advanced networking protocols and is built with Cisco's renowned reliability, ensuring consistent performance and minimizing downtime. Its pluggable design offers flexibility in network configuration, making it suitable for demanding business environments that require high throughput and dependable network access.
- Eight 10GbE Ports: Delivers substantial network bandwidth to support high-demand applications and data transfers, preventing performance degradation.
- Enterprise-Class Performance: Engineered for continuous operation, ensuring network stability and minimizing costly downtime for your business operations.
- Pluggable Module Design: Offers flexibility in network configuration and potential for future upgrades, adapting to evolving business needs.
- Cisco Reliability: Built with the quality and dependability expected from Cisco, providing peace of mind for critical infrastructure deployments.
- Enhanced Data Throughput: Facilitates faster data movement, improving application responsiveness and overall business productivity.
Equip your network with the high-speed, reliable performance of the Cisco DPX50/X90 NIC to meet your business's evolving data demands.
Technical Specifications
1Performance & Business Impact
2Connectivity & I/O
3Physical & Environmental
4Lifecycle, Warranty & Compliance
What This Solves
High-Speed Server Connectivity
Servers handling large databases, virtualization, or intensive applications often become network-bound. This NIC provides eight 10GbE ports to ensure servers can communicate at maximum speed with the network.
Data center servers, virtualization hosts, storage servers, enterprise infrastructure
Network Aggregation and Backbone
In larger networks, devices need to aggregate traffic from multiple lower-speed links. This NIC can serve as a high-capacity uplink for switches or routers, supporting substantial data flow.
Network core switches, distribution layer switches, high-traffic routers, network appliances
Demanding Workload Support
Businesses with workloads like large-scale data analytics, video editing, or scientific simulations require extreme network throughput. This NIC ensures these operations are not hindered by network limitations.
High-performance computing clusters, media production environments, research institutions, financial analytics platforms
Key Features
8 x 10GbE SFP+ Ports
Provides substantial network bandwidth to prevent bottlenecks and accelerate data-intensive business operations.
Pluggable Module Design
Offers flexibility in network configuration and the ability to adapt to future connectivity requirements.
Enterprise-Class Hardware
Engineered for reliability and continuous operation, ensuring network uptime critical for business continuity.
Cisco Brand Assurance
Leverages Cisco's reputation for quality and performance, providing confidence in critical network infrastructure.
High Throughput Capability
Enables faster data transfers and application responsiveness, improving overall business productivity.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
High-frequency trading and large data analytics require the 10GbE speeds this NIC provides for real-time transaction processing.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Large medical imaging files and patient data require rapid transfer speeds, making 10GbE essential for efficient clinical workflows.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Industrial IoT data collection and real-time process monitoring demand high-bandwidth, low-latency network connections.
Media & Entertainment
Large file transfers for video editing, rendering, and distribution necessitate the high throughput offered by 10GbE connectivity.
Frequently Asked Questions
What type of transceivers are compatible with the Cisco DPX50/X90 NIC?
The Cisco DPX50/X90 NIC utilizes SFP+ ports, which are compatible with a wide range of 10GbE SFP+ transceivers, including short-range (SR) and long-range (LR) optical modules, as well as direct-attach copper (DAC) cables.
What operating systems are supported by this Cisco NIC?
This NIC is designed for enterprise environments and typically supports major server operating systems such as Windows Server, various Linux distributions (e.g., RHEL, Ubuntu Server), and VMware ESXi.
Does this NIC require any specific drivers or software?
Yes, like most enterprise network adapters, the Cisco DPX50/X90 NIC requires specific drivers to be installed on the host operating system to function correctly and achieve optimal performance.
What is the primary benefit of using 10GbE over standard Gigabit Ethernet for my business?
10GbE offers ten times the bandwidth of Gigabit Ethernet, significantly reducing network latency and improving the speed of data transfers, which is crucial for applications like large file sharing, databases, and virtualization.
Warranty & Returns
Manufacturer Warranty
Manufacturer warranty applies. Contact Zent Networks for warranty terms specific to this product.
Warranty is provided directly by the manufacturer and covers defects in materials and workmanship under normal use.
Return Policy
Returns subject to manufacturer approval
Hardware returns are governed by the manufacturer's return policy. Some products are non-returnable or subject to restocking fees. Defective items are handled under the manufacturer warranty. Contact Zent Networks before initiating any return.