[OmniOS-discuss] Mellanox Infiniband 2x 10Gbps MHEL-CF128-TC

[Valrhona]

Do you guys have preferred Intel 10 GbE NIC models for small
installations, that are on the cheaper side?

Also, if I just have a few workstations I need to connect to an NFS
server over 10 GbE, I was thinking of just getting a couple of
adapters and crossover cables, instead of going with a switch, just
for cost reasons. Does this make sense, and is there any downside?
Switches right now seem to be pretty expensive, and for just a couple
of workstations/servers, it seems like crossover cables might do just
as well. Thoughts?

On Sat, Aug 17, 2013 at 9:26 AM, Garrett D'Amore
<garrett.damore at dey-sys.com> wrote:
>
> On Aug 17, 2013, at 11:51 AM, Hafiz Rafibeyli <rafibeyli at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hello ,
>>
>> anybody runs Mellanox Infiniband 2x 10Gbps MHEL-CF128-TC on Omnios?
>>
>> I bought 2 of them for replication ,but they does not  recognized by Omnios.Any chances?
>
> Very slim.  Oracle was working on drivers for this years ago, but they didn't get it integrated before they closed up the source code.  The mellanox parts are incredibly complex (owing to IB heritage), and I doubt you'll see any open source illumos drivers for these ethernet parts anytime soon.
>
> Even the latest IB HCAs are probably not supported.
>
> Best bet is probably to pick up a pair of Intel 10GB NICs.  I'm sure there are other vendors as well (SolarFlare, etc.)
>
>         - Garrett
>>
>>
>> regards.
>>
>> Hafiz.
>>
>>
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