Hello,
I currently have two Intel Pro GT ethernet cards, which work fine in ESX 3.5. I wonder though, do PCI-E x1 1000Mb/s cards exist that will work with ESX 3.5? All my regular PCI-slots are filled, namely.
Thanks
Hi, have a look at the Intel Pro1000PT series, the single nic will work on a x1 bus whilest the dual and quad nic variants will run on a 4x/8x/16x bus and are on the HCL, just search under IO for intel and its near the top - the only wierd one is that the HCL chart it states PT adaptor, PT dual and PT quad but when you go into the details for the PT adaptor (which you'd think was the single port) it states its got 2 ports....
Thanks,
Neil
Check out the HCL - and search for PCI-x - this will give you the supported cards
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Thanks,. but I'm not looking for a PCI-X card, but a PCI-E x1. And typing 'pci-e' in the search links yields zero results.
Hi, have a look at the Intel Pro1000PT series, the single nic will work on a x1 bus whilest the dual and quad nic variants will run on a 4x/8x/16x bus and are on the HCL, just search under IO for intel and its near the top - the only wierd one is that the HCL chart it states PT adaptor, PT dual and PT quad but when you go into the details for the PT adaptor (which you'd think was the single port) it states its got 2 ports....
Thanks,
Neil
Thanks, Neil, that was just what I was looking for.
No probs
Thanks,
Neil
Hmm, when searching for shops, I see there are a lot of these 1000 PT cards. For instance,
http://www.azerty.nl/11-1077-37887/intel-pro-1000-pt-server-adapt.html
Or:
http://www.azerty.nl/11-1077-37888/intel-pro-1000-pt-server-adapt.html?tab=tech_specs
Both based on the Intel 82572EI chip. Both are single port, too. Should both work? Or is there more than the chipset to consider?
Thanks
^^ I found a document which says the 82572EI chip is supported on ESXi 3.5 (Update 2):
http://www.vm-help.com/esx/esx3i/Hardware_support.php
So, does that go for ESX 3.5 too? These cards are relatively expensive; so I'd rather not waste good money, thanks
I know it's Xmas, so traffic is probably slow. But there's got to be someone with experience with the 82572EI chip on ESX 3.5 (Update 2).