Question 1

Does this card support 1G/10G copper SFPs?  According to Intel's own support page for this product it does, but I accidentally ordered the X710 thinking it would support copper and it doesn't so I want to make sure.

Accepted Answer

I presume you mean direct attach copper (Twinax) and not 10GBase-T.

I've successfully used Cisco and Amphenol 10GbE DA SFP+ modules, both active and passive, in thousands of these boards uplinking to Juniper EX reliably, though they are not officially supported by Juniper.  Make sure whatever DA modules you use aren't going to be blocked by the switch you link them to and you can run a switch firmware compatible with them.

Question 2

Is this a non Dell branded X52DA?

Accepted Answer

To my knowledge it is an Intel card and Dell's logo appears nowhere on the card.

Question 3

Will Cisco 10Gb SFP+ work in this or is there a specfic brand you need?

Accepted Answer

Intel drivers will not allow non-Intel SFP+ optics to work. It checks the branding of the optic.

Question 4

Will this card work with the Dell R900 servers?

Accepted Answer

It worked in a Dell R610. Should work in that server.

Question 5

Will this card work in a Gen2 PCIe slot that's mechanically x8 but electrically x4?  I only need 2Gb performance out of the 20Gb implied by the two 10GbE ports.

Accepted Answer

yes, the card will work in a x4 slot, you should get about 10gbps-15gbps performance in that slot.

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