perfSONAR User Q&A and Other Discussion

[Brian Candler <>]

On 12/02/2015 15:39, Szymon Trocha wrote:
> W dniu 2015-02-12 o 15:43, Daniel Matthews pisze:
> > What 10GE NICs are most poplar these days? I am looking for a single 
> > port SFP+ NIC.
>
> Hi Dan,
>
> Myricom and Broadcom were used in the community with success. The 
> advantage over Intel is that one could use general optics there 
> without any setting modifications.
I have been using Intel X520-DA2 with no problems; however this is with 
SFP+ direct-attach cables so I've not been exposed to any issues with 
optic module compatibility. (FWIW, non-Intel direct-attach cables work fine)

You are paying for two ports whether or not you use them. The last time 
I checked, the one-port version was about the same price, and difficult 
to get hold of.

Regards,

Brian Candler.