[OmniOS-discuss] the right card for a server

[Dan McDonald]

On Jan 9, 2014, at 3:23 PM, Entfernt <mounty at landcroft.com> wrote:

> This question covers OmniOS and the usual Supermicro hardware base.  I want to add a four-port gigabit ethernet card to a 5017C-LF:
> 
> http://www.supermicro.com/products/system/1u/5017/sys-5017c-lf.cfm
> 
> So that's PCI Express x8.
> 
> Most cards for the machine are two-port but this one:
> 
> http://www.iphase.com/products/product.cfm/PCI%20Express/399
> 
> appears to fit the bill.  In particular, it has the Broadcom® BCM5704C chipset which appears on the HCL:
> 
> https://www.illumos.org/hcl/

This is a pretty good one to pick.  It's supported by open-source 'bge'.

> but I'm a programmer rather than a sysadmin or hardware person.  Can anyone see any obvious reason for the card not working ?  Thanks in expectation.

If you want something a bit more modern, you could try the Intel I350:

	http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833106129

But the one you mentioned SHOULD work just fine.

Dan