Hi all
So have got my hands on a 10Gb Fibre cards with Emulex chipsets.
I have a HP MicroServer G7 running FreeNAS and I want to add the cards to the NAS and my PC.
My PC is a Lenovo C20 ThinkCenter workstation (not the all-in-one) running Wndows 10.
My wife produces a lot of video media for work, and we transfer currently through a 1Gb ethernet to the NAS.
How do I set about configuring a fibre connection from the PC to the NAS?
Many thanks
I have a similar set up. I have the regular gigabit network on one subnet and the 10gb network on another. Then I just use the IP to access the other computer over the 10gb connection.
So you keep the gigabit connection for the internet and accessing the rest of your network and have the 10gb just for linking to two computers.
Are they connect x cards by chance? With sfp+ connectors?
If so, they're pretty simple to setup. Hell, even Linus managed to do it. You just need some sfp modules to convert to a medium of your choice (T-base or fibre) or get some direct attach cables. Then just set them up as standard network devices as @Dexter_Kane has said.
If they are fibre cards, then you've got a different process to go through. (Although as you've stated they're 10Gb (and fibre channel works off Base 2 math) they are unlikely fibre channel cards). With which there are a few guides for setting freenas up as fibre channel target.
Thanks for this, I will look into it at the weekend.
First post here, long time subscriber.
Another option to look into is Chelsio cards. They are cheap on eBay and then just pick up a DAC cable to connect them. I picked up an S320E (dual port), and N320E (single port) and a 5 meter passive DAC cable for $68 total. This allows me to have multiple 10Gb lanes without a switch.
If you have any questions, I would be happy to answer what I can.
Didyou get this working?
You just have to connect the transmit fiber on one side to the receive on the other, and vice versa.
I'd suggest creating a separate network for this - different than your regular network
something like 192.168.87.0/24
Give the NAS 192.168.87.10 255.255.255.0
Give the PC 192.168.87.20 255.255.255.0
No gateway. No DNS addresses needed.
Make sure that your NAS is setup to serve files over that connection too.
Access that NAS by the 192.168.87.10 address
It will work.
What is your read/write on your NAS? Im curious on how much you will benefit from 10Gb.