[OmniOS-discuss] the right card for a server

[Michael Mounteney]

Thanks for your comments Dan.

The board I found is a PCI Express x8 whereas the I350 is x4.  What does
that mean, and does it matter at all ?  The server has an x8 slot.

> Luckily, the Broadcom part mentioned by the original poster was a NetXreme
> I part, which is open-source-happy bge, AND already supported.  It's not
> like he looked at a 5720 (two ports per chip, and mostly working, but not
> yet integrated) or 5719 (four ports per chip, and has Real Problems from
> what I've seen and tested).
>
> The original poster could go with the specific Broadcom board he found and
> would be fine.  I mentioned the I350 for completeness and paranoia.

Michael.