SFP+ cards with ASPM support?

[kinoapparatom]

Sorry, I don't have a good constant load I can use.
I measured my other system (Dell Wyse 5070) and my results matched other values I've seen online (~4W).

My P330 has i5-8500T, 2x8GB RAM and 3 nvme SSDs (one in 2230 WiFi slot). Right now it runs Ubuntu Desktop 22.04 LTS for testing purposes, but I'll move it to debian.

Thanks a lot! No worries
You mentioned 6w with sfp 10g card and that it added 3w at idle so you mean you have just 3w at idle with 3x ssds but without sfp 10g card????
Btw which nvme ssds do you have installed?

 

[janek202]

Thanks a lot! No worries
You mentioned 6w with sfp 10g card and that it added 3w at idle so you mean you have just 3w at idle with 3x ssds but without sfp 10g card????
Btw which nvme ssds do you have installed?

You can find more details in this post:

https://forums.servethehome.com/index.php?threads/lenovo-thinkcentre-thinkstation-tiny-project-tinyminimicro-reference-thread.34925/page-71#post-402456

I got these results with display enabled. Running headless saves a few Watts. I added Kioxia BG4 256GB as a boot drive since then.
I didn't measure my system without a 10G card running headless.

 

[f1r3]

I am testing on a W680 with Mellanox 4 LX, idling. Without the card, the system is at 6.5-7.5 W. With the card and nothing in the ports, it goes up to 19.5-20.5. ASPM L1 enabled. The system remains 99% in C10 state. I even enabled auto power save on link down. mlxconfig -e q shows no other deviation from defaults. Firmware is up to date. Card is sitting in a x4 slot. So while I am able to have pretty much everything enabled, I am still loosing 13-14W. Plus an extra 1W with DAC in and the interface up.

From what I read others are seeing half these numbers.

That are very good idle values for a W680 Board. Would you mind sharing which one you are using?

 

[cromo]

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[Mithril]

Does the intel X710 suffer from the "restrictive SFP optics" issue that some other Intel cards do, and if so can that be disabled and alternatively does the supermicro version of the card have that issue?

 

[joeribl]

Does the intel X710 suffer from the "restrictive SFP optics" issue that some other Intel cards do, and if so can that be disabled and alternatively does the supermicro version of the card have that issue?

Depends on the brand of X710. The original Intel ones have the restriction. But can be unlocked: https://forums.servethehome.com/ind...ing-any-brand-sfp-modules-on-intel-x710.29040

I think i read in one post the Lenovo ones don't care. But i cannot seem to find the post in the forum.

 

[Mithril]

Depends on the brand of X710. The original Intel ones have the restriction. But can be unlocked: https://forums.servethehome.com/ind...ing-any-brand-sfp-modules-on-intel-x710.29040

I think i read in one post the Lenovo ones don't care. But i cannot seem to find the post in the forum.

Ok, I seem to recall someone complaining one of the (newer?) Intel ones could no longer be unlocked.

After looking at issues other people are having with some of the N100 boards in the mini PCs that have also SFP+ ports, I am considering one of the N100 itx boards and dropping a ASPM compatible SFP+ card in it, since the X710 is gen 3 that means even 2x lanes would be fairly OK up to 10Gb internet, and most likely due to cost if I do bump my speed it would be "only" 5Gb any time in the next year or 2

 

[nereith]

Just bought Chelsio T520-CR and QLogic QL41262HLCU. Updated to the latest firmware from Chelsio and Marvell respectively.

1st one supports ASPM, but not the 2nd.

2nd one is an odd case since the datasheet mentions " Supports PCIe upconfigure to reduce link width to conserve power ".

 

[blunden]

Ok, I seem to recall someone complaining one of the (newer?) Intel ones could no longer be unlocked.

I believe that was the e810. Intel claimed it wasn't vendor locked though if I recall correctly, so that's a bit weird.

 

[nasi]

I think i read in one post the Lenovo ones don't care. But i cannot seem to find the post in the forum.

I have a Lenovo card which refused to work with several 1Gbit-SFPs, my guess was it is not supporting any other speed than 10Gbit.
But it works with a 10Gbit-SFP+ from Flexoptix, configured to emulate a Intel module as well as a DAC from Mellanox.