Chelsio T520-CR 10GB Ethernet

[Mitch2004]

Hey All

I am looking at getting a Dell Chelsio T520-CR 10GB 2-Port Ethernet Adapter (Link Below) to pair with my Dell 720XD (Specs below) (Will be using US-XG-6POE switch with Unifi DAC Cables for networking)and was wondering if anyone is running a similar setup and if you had any issues getting TrueNAS to see the adapter?

I tried to go down the route of an intel X520-DA 2 but had a horrible time getting TrueNAS to recognise the adapter (In the end, I returned the card and looked at the Chelso hence the question).
Do you guys have to do any config within the TrueNAS Shell/Terminal, or did you simply plug in the card, and TrueNAS picked it up in Network Interfaces?

Link to the card in question: https://www.techbuyer.com/au/dell-c...adapter-httg1-hp-199325?sku=HTTG1-HP-DELL-NEW

Specs:
OS, TrueNAS Scale Buefin 22.12.3.3, running on 250GB 980 Evo
Hardware
Chassis: Dell PowerEdge R720XD
CPU: 1 x Intel Xeon E5-2650 V2
RAM: 64GB (4x16GB) PC3-14900R 2Rx4 ECC
Hard Drives: 12 x 6TB 7.2K Dell SAS Drives in Raid Z3
NIC: Dell Broadcom 5720 Quad port
Power Supply: 2 x 750W HS 80+
Networking
Router: UDM Pro
Switch Unifi US-XG-6POE

 

[Johnny Fartpants]

I've used these cards for many years on many systems across FreeNAS and TrueNAS CORE and they work great just plug and play.

 

[Etorix]

It should be plug and play.
The price is not great, though. Unless you're in a hurry, want to buy from a local shop, or don't want to deal with customs, I suggest you have a look on eBay for refurbished T520 cards.

 

[Elliot Dierksen]

The only concern to me is the DAC cables. I have had Chelsio cards be quite particular about the optics/SFP's. My strong recommendation would to use short range optical SFP+ modules. Then each side could have its own compatible optic. IMHO, the optical cables are also much easier to route/manage then DAC cables.

 

[Johnny Fartpants]

optical SFP+ modules

Good point, this is what I do so can't speak about DAC.

 

[Etorix]

Our ever helpful Resident Grinch has posted a link to a very useful ressource from Panduit about compatibility of DAC and optical modules. I'm not aware of any issue from Chelsio with DACs, and do use generic DACs with my cards.