Dear Community,
I have used iSCSI for years now, but I would like to shift my setups to cost-efficient 8 Gb/s Fiber Channel.
I use these typical homelab solutions like FreeNAS / TrueNAS and ESXi (thanks to this forum I got know that FC will be only supported by TrueNAS Enterprise License).
I would like to ask what FC HBAs you can recommend to use in ESXi servers? For iSCSI, I loved the Intel X520-DA2 with SFP+.
I'm looking for a similar, reliable FC HBA card which also supports to boot via Fiber Channel (that's a must item!).
Are there any recommendations out there about FC HBA in ESXi 7?
I can see cheap offers about
QLogic QLE2562 2x 8 Gb/s
QLogic QLE2672 2x 16Gb/s
16 Gb/s is not required, but there is no much price difference. Most important point is reliability!
Any feedback is highly appreciated!
Thanks so far!
Cheers,
Chris
I have used iSCSI for years now, but I would like to shift my setups to cost-efficient 8 Gb/s Fiber Channel.
I use these typical homelab solutions like FreeNAS / TrueNAS and ESXi (thanks to this forum I got know that FC will be only supported by TrueNAS Enterprise License).
I would like to ask what FC HBAs you can recommend to use in ESXi servers? For iSCSI, I loved the Intel X520-DA2 with SFP+.
I'm looking for a similar, reliable FC HBA card which also supports to boot via Fiber Channel (that's a must item!).
Are there any recommendations out there about FC HBA in ESXi 7?
I can see cheap offers about
QLogic QLE2562 2x 8 Gb/s
QLogic QLE2672 2x 16Gb/s
16 Gb/s is not required, but there is no much price difference. Most important point is reliability!
Any feedback is highly appreciated!
Thanks so far!
Cheers,
Chris