[email protected] wrote on 10/19/2010 05:07:18 AM: > 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.. :) So, we have the NC522SFP in a few of our systems, and did not need to load HP's driver for them. We aren't using it for the throughput, but to reduce latency. For that it seems to be doing a terrific job. I've heard that the reason they introduced the NC550SFP is because they had throughput issues with the NC522SFP, more specifically that it couldn't meet its own specs. I can't confirm this based on our experience. We are trying to get some of the NC550SFPs equivalent in some of our blades, and did not need an HP specific driver either. But we are having a hard time getting them for our stand alone servers right now. Apparently its a firmware issue when used with an proliant dl180 g6. -greg _______________________________________________ rhelv5-list mailing list [email protected] https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/rhelv5-list
