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10GBase-T - RJ-45 network card recommendations

server1 ML350 G9 - ESXi-6.5.0-20180304001-standard essentials

server2 ML350 G10 -  ESXi-6.7.0-8169922-standard essentials

Hi all,

i've recently moved off the free esxi version to essentials so i can perform vmware image backups to a nas box.

over 1gbps its taking nearly 5.5 hours to backup 1tb of data.

So i've started looking at building a bigger back bone with a 10G switch, 10Gbase-T nas box and found some Synology E10G18-T1 cards that run at 10GBase-T.

However, i can't see these listed in the compatibility lists.

Can anyone recommend any 10Gbase-T cards that work in VMWare?

note: this project is on a budget (as always), so I can't really look at moving to fibre.

Thanks in advance

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hb21l6
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Hi all,

I think i found what I needed (below) but if anyone else can suggest/ recommend a different card I'd appreciate your input.

- Intel EN Converged network adapter X550-T1

Many thanks

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