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[concert]

Does anyone know of any Quad port Network cards that are compatible with ESX5i?

I would very much prefer PCIEx4 as I need to install 3 cards.
The dell poweredge 2900 I have has three of these slots and only 2 PCI-X slots.

Any help you could provide is greatly appreciated.

Many Thanks

 

[ngrego]

Any particular reason you need cards PCIE ports?
Your simple PCI slots can handle Gbit ethernet just as well if you need more slots.
There are 4 port ethernet cards on the market, but I can't say I've seen ethernet PCIE.

 

[concert]

Any particular reason you need cards PCIE ports?
Your simple PCI slots can handle Gbit ethernet just as well if you need more slots.
There are 4 port ethernet cards on the market, but I can't say I've seen ethernet PCIE.

Hi thanks for coming back to me.

I need to install 3 cards.

 

[ngrego]

This is what you are probably looking for:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833272027

But as you will see it's not cheap!

 

[concert]

This is what you are probably looking for:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833272027

But as you will see it's not cheap!

Wow!
This is for my home lab, so unfortunately it's too expensive.

Thanks for trying.

 

[ngrego]

Don't quit now! That's not your only option. I'm pretty sure you can find something less expensive than that, maybe not PCIE though. There should be simple PCI quad NICs on the market.
See if you can find any info on HP NC105T, its a 4 port PCI card.
I use these at work, I dont know the cost but is shouldn't be as expensive as the IBM.