I'm using AOC-STGN-i2S and can confirm it works perfect with ix(4) On Tue, May 2, 2017 at 11:13 PM, Zeljko Jovanovic <zelj...@tesla.rcub.bg.ac.rs> wrote: > On 02.05.2017. 19:57, Lyndon Nerenberg wrote: > >> We're looking to buy some 10-gig SFP+ boards, and are eyeing up >> Supermicro's 2-port boards (listed as the 'Intel 82599ES - AOC-STGN-i2S'). >> >> ix(4) doesn't list the ES variant of the chip, and a quick grep through >> the driver source doesn't mention it explicitly, either. Are any of you >> running this board under >= 6.0 ? >> >> (We need to buy these boards as part of a single lease, so I'm constrained >> on what's available. Otherwise I'd just buy some X520s.) > > > > 82599ES is the the "standard" two-interface chip, which is used in Intel > X520 and many other boards. > > 82599EB is also a two-interface chip, but with XAUI interface only (no 10 > Gb/s serial capability for directly connecting to SFP+). I didn't see any > boards which use it, but it would be suitable for XENPAK or X2 transceivers. > So 82599ES is essentialy 82599EB + serdes. > > There is also 82599EN, which is a single port 82599ES. > > > These data can be found in the 82599 datasheet. I am familiar with them, > because five years ago I worked on a 82599ES board design, but sadly my > company didn't mananage to finish it on time. There was suddenly more and > more boards on the market, the prices dropped, and we abandoned the > almost-completed project. >
-- -- With regards, Eugene Sudyr
