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10 gigabit per second version of Ethernet protocol, using either copper or fiber cables

10 gigabit Ethernet is one of the newer standards in the Ethernet family. Its standard had been established in 2002 for fiber communication and 2006 for copper cable communication. It allows for transfer rates in around 1.1GiB/s. Other names include 10GbE, 10GigE and 10GE

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Identify differences between HBA SR and 10GB SR card by visual inspection

I would know if exists visual differences between "8Gb FC SR HBA" and "10GbE-SR 2p PCIe Adapter" cards in order to identify them watching the cards installed in the server rear without access to the bios, management console or other software. In my…
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Direct Connect a server to 2 clients using 10 GBE Cooper

I want to direct connect my server to two clients using 10 GBE. I plan to use the ATTO FastFrame NT12 NIC. http://www.attotech.com/products/product.php?cat=14&scat=34&prod=111&sku=FFRM-NT12-000 Now, few question as i'm new to the 10GBE: can i…
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NETXEN CX4 10G NIC Drivers for Windows 2008R2

I am searching for a Network Card Driver, the nic is "NetXen 10Gb (CX4) Ethernet Protocol Offload Adapter" I am using this adapter on a Windows 2008R2 Box - Once I installed windows - it had already installed the NIC for me so I was happy :-),…
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Intel® Ethernet X520 10 Gigabit Dual Port -x/k Mezzanine Card

what are the backplane connectivity options for this card? though it is said for blades, we got this on a Dell PE C2100 rack...now there are two holes (ports) on servers backplane gazing at me...clueless what to do? please…
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configuring c7000 10gb switch for load balancing

We are building a system using HP's c7000 blades. Cisco catalyst switches support etherchannel load balancing. However, it appears that Cisco switches are only available for 1gb backplane, and not the 10gb backplane. Do any of the 10gb switches…
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is it possible to direct connect a client and server with 10GBASE CX4 copper cables?

Server has two 10GBASE-CX4 ports. client has 10GBASE CX4 HBA. can theybe directly connected with a CX4 cable without the need for a switch? like SAS Infiband connectors?
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which 10Gb switch has native CX4 copper ports?

networking experts please help with a recommendation for a 10Gb switch that has at least 3 native CX4 copper ports and preferably some 10GBASE-T. rack mount only! anything in CISCO? Juniper? We have bad luck with Dell powerconnect? it only has M8024…
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Choosing 10GbE switch: 10Gb uplink module on 1GbE switch means it can act at 10Gb bandwidth?

confused between choosing a switch with 10Gb ports vs 1Gb layer3 switch which has optional 10Gb uplink port. are they same? that means I want to have a 10Gb pipe between storage server and the two hosts (each having 10GbE HBA) - which switch do I go…
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Adding 10GbE to a ring of 3com 4200 switches

We have 5 3com 4200 switches forming a ring (connected using 10GBase-CX4 XENPAK modules) and would like to add a few servers with 10GbE adapters soon. The offer we are currently looking at consists of a Voltaire 6024 10GbE switch and various…
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Cisco Nexus 5000 Vs. UCS 6100

I'm a bit lost when I take a look to Nexus 5000 and UCS 6100. The description of Nexus 5000 is quite clear and I see what it does but the description of the UCS 6100 is a bit unclear for me. Could someone told me what would be the difference between…
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how to test 10G NIC in loopback for full throughput?

I am using 10G NIC x520-DA2 (which is x8 Lane) in windows 10 Enterprise 64 Bit on DELL Optiplex 7080 Tower with Intel Core i7-10700 . X520-DA is installed on PCie slot 2 of optiplex 7080 that is PCIe x16. I need to test x520-DA2 maximum throughput…
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Use Core Switch as an L2 Access Switch

Can I use a CORE switch as an ACCESS Layer 2 switch? The end goal is to connect all servers through at least a 10Gb network. The servers each have high volumes of data that will be transferring back and forth to and from each other. Slower networks…
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Ethernet bond interface fails after NIC replacement

I've replaced a failing 10GbE adapter in a Dell PowerEdge server running a bonded pair of Cat6 cables to an aggregate switch. The old NIC and its replacement are both Intel Ethernet Controllers (10-Gigabit X540-AT2) so I assumed (probably…
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Getting 2g speeds on hyper-v VM through a 10g nic

I'm testing my speeds using IPERF as I've recently installed a 10G cisco switch and intel 10g NIC's on some servers to communicate with a nas server. I noticed my reads and write were awful so I've tested the NIC's themselves and on the host machine…
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"Unsupported module type was detected" during boot of Intel X520/I350 card in Dell PowerEdge R630

I've purchased a Dell PowerEdge R630 with an integrated Intel X520/I350 (2x SFP + 2x RJ45) network card. I've setup the server locally (on a 1G RJ45 network) to test that everything worked as expected and it did; everything worked, no error…
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