schford Posted February 9, 2018 Share Posted February 9, 2018 I'm in the UK, could anyone reccomend a cost effective 10gbe Network card for my unraid box - I have 2 10gb ports on my switch one connecting to the rest of the network and one just wsaiting for s 10gb nic in my box :-) Thanks in advance! Stuart Link to comment
1812 Posted February 9, 2018 Share Posted February 9, 2018 mellanox connect-x 2 is cheap. there are also other options. Link to comment
Limy Posted February 9, 2018 Share Posted February 9, 2018 I would also like to mention that GridRunner did a descent video on it at this link --> Link to comment
uldise Posted February 9, 2018 Share Posted February 9, 2018 18 minutes ago, 1812 said: mellanox connect-x 2 is cheap agree, but don't go wrong with cable - some works, some dont, it depends on your switch too. Link to comment
Ambrotos Posted February 9, 2018 Share Posted February 9, 2018 I picked up a couple of the Mellanox Connect-X 2 cards (MNPA19-XTR) off eBay for $40 CAD each, and they're working great. Since it's in the same rack as my switch, I just got a 2m DAC cable to connect unRAID into one of my 10Gig switch ports. The second Mellanox card is in a desktop in another room so it's too far for a DAC. The necessary SFP+ modules and LC to SC duplex cable was surprisingly cheap on FibreStore.com. https://www.fs.com/products/65334.html https://www.fs.com/products/42995.html https://www.fs.com/products/30856.html That's just my setup. May not work for everyone. -A Link to comment
Limy Posted February 9, 2018 Share Posted February 9, 2018 In my case, I'm running a Supermicro MB which has 10gbe already, and I connect it to one of the new switches from Netgear GS110EMX. I also use a AkiTiO Thunder2 10G with my 2013 Mac Pro. Works pretty sweet. Of course this doesn't answer your question, but I wanted to mention my hardware in case it helps yourself or others. Link to comment
schford Posted February 9, 2018 Author Share Posted February 9, 2018 Sorry should have been clear I need a 10gbe cat 6a compatable! I have the GS110 emx switches they are fine things.... Link to comment
Ambrotos Posted February 9, 2018 Share Posted February 9, 2018 6 minutes ago, schford said: Sorry should have been clear I need a 10gbe cat 6a compatable! I have the GS110 emx switches they are fine things.... I'd still probably be inclined to get the Mellanox MNPA19-XTR, but get a copper SFP+ module instead of a fiber one. Aside from being cheaper than a straight-up RJ45 10Gig NIC, lots of people seem to use these cards w/ unRAID and we know driver support is pretty good. Something like this: https://www.ebay.ca/itm/Intel-Compatible-10G-RJ45-Copper-SFP-Transceiver-Module-10GBase-T/232569948684?hash=item36263fca0c:g:BHwAAOSwGzhaE~zl Link to comment
Limy Posted February 9, 2018 Share Posted February 9, 2018 Hi schford, If you're looking for a 10gbe nic card, Startech sells one model --> ST10000SPEXI I have no experience with it, but you can get it from Amazon UK --> https://www.amazon.co.uk/StarTech-com-1-Port-Ethernet-Network-Card/dp/B01MRJJYFR/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1518208782&sr=1-1&keywords=ST10000SPEXI You can probably find it at other retailers there as well. Not sure about cost effective. Good luck. Link to comment
schford Posted February 9, 2018 Author Share Posted February 9, 2018 1 minute ago, Limy said: Hi schford, If you're looking for a 10gbe nic card, Startech sells one model --> ST10000SPEXI I have no experience with it, but you can get it from Amazon UK --> https://www.amazon.co.uk/StarTech-com-1-Port-Ethernet-Network-Card/dp/B01MRJJYFR/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1518208782&sr=1-1&keywords=ST10000SPEXI You can probably find it at other retailers there as well. Not sure about cost effective. Good luck. Thanks - is this supported under unraid? Link to comment
Limy Posted February 9, 2018 Share Posted February 9, 2018 I don't know what the support is in unraid for this. One thing I do know is that Amazon is usually good about product returns. Link to comment
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