Not sure if you have the option for 10G NICs that have drivers embedded in the kernel, if it does, that would be my preference. Now that add on drivers are signed, i've found it troublesome doing a kernel update.
On Tue, Oct 19, 2010 at 3:07 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi everyone, > > I have a network team here that's looking at buying some 10Gbps network > adapters for use under RHEL5.5 x86_64. We've shortlisted the following > cards: > > HP NC550SFP Dual Port 10GbE Server Adapter - HP NC-Series Emulex 10GbE > Driver for Linux > hp-be2net-2.102.435.0-1.src.rpm > hp-be2net-2.102.435.0-1.src.txt > > HP NC522SFP Dual Port 10GbE Gigabit Server Adapter - HP NC-Series QLogic > nx_nic Driver for Linux > hp-nx_nic-4.0.534-2.src.rpm > hp-nx_nic-4.0.534-2.src.txt > > Does anyone have any experience (good or bad) with either? If I can avoid a > lengthy and costly POC, I'd be glad.. :) > > Thanks in advance, > > -- > ,-*~'`^`'~*-,._.,-*~'`^`'~*-,._.,-*~'`^`'~*-,._.,-*~'`^`'~*-,._.,-*~'`^`'~*-, > Vincent S. Cojot, Computer Engineering. STEP project. _.,-*~'`^`'~*-,._.,-*~ > Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal, Comite Micro-Informatique. _.,-*~'`^`'~*-,. > Linux Xview/OpenLook resources page _.,-*~'`^`'~*-,._.,-*~'`^`'~*-,._.,-*~' > http://step.polymtl.ca/~coyote _.,-*~'`^`'~*-,._ [email protected] > > They cannot scare me with their empty spaces > Between stars - on stars where no human race is > I have it in me so much nearer home > To scare myself with my own desert places. - Robert Frost > > > _______________________________________________ > rhelv5-list mailing list > [email protected] > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/rhelv5-list > _______________________________________________ rhelv5-list mailing list [email protected] https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/rhelv5-list
