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  • 1.  10GBase-T - RJ-45 network card recommendations

    Posted May 20, 2019 03:06 PM

    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

    D



  • 2.  RE: 10GBase-T - RJ-45 network card recommendations

    Posted May 20, 2019 03:36 PM

    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

    D