Brocade / QLogic 1860 - Worth it?

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NablaSquaredG

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Aug 17, 2020
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Hi,

I need 8x Dual Port SFP+ 10GBe NICs for a project. I considered Mellanox ConnectX-3, but they're much more expensive than the QSFP+ counterparts and I haven't found cheap OEM versions yet.

Brocade 1860 can be bought for ~29€ per piece - Are they still good? aka will they work on Linux and do they have proper offloading features?

I'm also open for any alternatives in a similar price range. I have considered buying HP FlexibleLOM cards, but I don't think I'd be able to solder the FlexibleLOM -> PCIe adaptors properly.
 
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