10G for hardware ISCSI on DL380 with ESX3.5 U2?

[Funtoosh]

I am planning to use 10G card for my DL380 and use it as Hardware ISCSI not the S/W based. Can I do it? I know I can use it for NFS but I want to use it as ISCSI for SRM which is yet not support NFS.

I need to place BOM ASAP. Thanks for your help

Vikash

[Texiwill]

Hello,

To do hardware iSCSI you will need a iSCSI-HBA which may or may not be a 10GBe adapter. But a regular 10GBe non-iSCSI HBA will not work.

Best regards,
Edward L. Haletky
VMware Communities User Moderator, VMware vExpert 2009
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