New Intel X520-DA1 Not Recognized

[youghta]

I just purchased a new Intel X520-DA1 ( I think it's a clone) from here:

Amazon.com

The reviewers all say that it works with Truenas, and it's one if the recommended cards.

The card is installed, I see lights on the back, but Truenas Scale Bluefin doesn't see it. Ifconfig does not show anything other than the built-in NICs.

Did I get a bad card? Any other thoughts? Thanks in advance. I hope I provided all of the required hardware info in my signature.

 

[Samuel Tai]

There are many counterfeit "Intel" NICs circulating. If yours didn't come with a YottaMark or BradyID sticker, it's likely counterfeit.

 

[Ericloewe]

Yeah, that's not even a fake Intel clone, it's a third-party board design that probably has a controller soldered to it that fell off the back of a Super China Happy Sun Logistics truck in the shadiest alley of Shenzhen.

Edit: Don't trust random companies' designs. Intel is good, obviously, Silicom is good (they're a major subcontractor for many of the big OEMs), the big OEMs (Dell, HPE, Supermicro, ...) are generally reliable... And that's about it.

 

[youghta]

Thanks all for pointing out my naïveté on this subject. I'll be sending it back and looking for something else.

 

[rdwilson713]

Thanks for this. I was about to make the same mistake.