Cheapest 10G+ SR-IOV network card for vSphere 8.0

[sirpawel]

Hi,

my mellanox Connect-x3 cards needs to be replaced by something else. It is my homelab so I try to cut the costs.
What is the cheapest 10G+ SR-IOV network card (SFP+ preferred) vSphere 8.0?

 

[jdnz]

intel x520/x540

 

[NickKX]

Any thoughts on this? Currently available for $20 and seems to be VMWare certified with native drivers

HP 652503-B21 530SFP+ 10GB Dual Port NIC 656244-001 652501-001(low profile)

 

[BackupProphet]

My suggestion, replace vSphere with Linux Libvirt. Even Mellanox Connectx-4 will soon no longer be supported.