We have maxed it in our lab using RDMA. In the real world we peak at ~6Gbit/sec
On Tue, 19 Oct 2010 12:37:36 -0700, solarflow99 <[email protected]> wrote: > can anyone even max out a 10g NIC? I'd like to see what kind of > throughput a single host could actually achieve. > > > On Tue, Oct 19, 2010 at 6:21 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: >> [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 >> > > _______________________________________________ > 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
