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
