Intel X552 networking / Gigabyte MB10-DS4 mobo

[goosesensor]

I'm eyeballing the Gigabyte MB10-DS4 motherboard for a new build, as it has SFP+ built in and its single PCI-E slot can be used for an HBA.

However, I am having trouble finding compatibility info for its Cortina CS4227/Intel X552 SFP+ hardware.

Does anybody know if the Intel X552 chipset is supported out-of-the-box, or if not, what needs to be done to enable support? I've found one reference to needing to install Intel's "ixgbe" drivers: https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/support/articles/000005688/ethernet-products.html But perhaps these are already included in TrueNAS?

 

[mav@]

ixgbe(4) is pretty old driver, so yes, it is included into TrueNAS. And it does support many flavors of X552 NICs, including SFP+ one. But I don't know what is Cortina CS4227.

 

[goosesensor]

Thanks, mav! That is great news.

I believe Cortina CS4227 is the NIC vendor's model incorporating the X552.

 

[mav@]

As I can see it is a PHY chip, probably working together with X552 controller, but I don't know whether it affects compatibility. I hope not.

 

[Alex_K]

Want to note that among other things, 10G SFPs run hot, even not under load. Make sure yours are cooled properly.