0MT09V Compatibility

Question

I have a spare one in my pile of components. Anyone know if this will work in a R610?  Currently I have a MikroTik router fed by my ISP fiber using an LC connector, ethernet from there to my R610 that runs pfSense as a transparent firewall feeding an N3048. I'd like to use this card in my R610 with one port for the ISP fiber and the other to go straight into the SFP+ port on the N3048. Is there a chart somewhere of the SFP+'s to use for this?

DELL-Stefan R · Answer

Hi SteffanCline!

The MT09V is supported in our 12th generation systems like R620, R720, 720xd and R820.

It might not be detected in your R610 and also the lack of drivers for this system may cause some trouble.

I do not recommend using this piece in your system.

I checked the options for the R610 and did not find such a card. So you may use one card for copper and one for fibre.

Best regards,
Stefan

DELL-Charles R · Answer

Hello SteffanCline,

I find these part numbers compatible with an R610. Sales may be able to quote you others:

PN# CYK8V - 10GBase-DA SFP+ Adapter, Dual Port, Network Card, 10 GbE, Intel

PN# K188P -BCM957711 10G SFP+ NIC, Dual Port, PCIe, Network Card, 10 Gb, Broadcom

SteffanCline · Answer

I'll find a R620 to use with that card but what SFP+'s should work fine for that kind of config?

SteffanCline · Answer

@Dell -Charles R I need to replace that 610 anyway so going to a 620 is a nice step forward. In my last question I was referring to the actual SFP+s to use in that 0MT09V card and the N3048 SFP+ ports. The ISP provided an LC connector on their fiber and all the FC cards I have are LC connectors too so I might as well use that for this purpose too. Any specs on the correct SFP+'s to use for that?

DELL-Joey C · Answer

Hi,

Based on the MT09V QLogic 57800S user guide, there is a list of support modules for the card. I'm looking at 57810S as it has the same chipset, and found N743D. https://dell.to/3fqax30

N743D is also listed compatible with N3048.

SteffanCline · Answer

@DELL-Joey C  I just received an email from my ISP that they ran a new 2/10g circuit to my rack and have a SFP-10G-LR 1310 nm on their end. Is the SFP you listed compatible with the ISP's SFP?

SteffanCline · Answer

It wouldn't let me edit my comment... I checked all of the SFP+'s listed in the user guide and they all show 850nm, Are there any 1310nm SFP+'s that anyone may know are compatible with this card?

DELL-Chris H · Answer

I am not seeing any defined as such, so it is likely we haven't validated any. Now depending on your daughtercard, if need be, you could get a pcie nic that does support it.

SteffanCline · Answer

@DELL-Chris H Any you think might be worth a try? I don't mind giving a shot. SFPs are cheap and I don't mind the trial and error.

DELL-Erman O · Answer

Hello,

It's hard to say because I was not able to try it. It is difficult to give this advice. I can say that it is not appropriate to say to buy and try. It would be easier to say that it would not be a problem for you to try it is SFP you already have.

SteffanCline · Answer

@Dell-ErmanO I just found this one and wonder if it's worth a try. https://www.fs.com/products/35625.html Is there any chance of harm or damage to the card with trying this SFP?

DELL-Erman O · Answer

Unfortunately, I can't be sure about 1310nm. I guess the connection may not work as you expect or it may not work at all. I didn't find any instance which is used 1310nm instead of 850nm.

SteffanCline · Answer

Can you recommend any PCIe cards that are compatible with the R620 and support both 1310nm SM as well as 850nm MM SFP+'s?

DELL-Stefan R · Answer

Hi,

I'm not able to tell you if the following cards are supporting both. But this is the list of R620 compatible dual-port SFP NICs.

8KP6W	Mellanox ConnectX-3 40 GbE QSFP+ Network Adapter, Dual Port, Network Card, 40 GbE
C852G	QLE8262 10Gb SFP+/DA CAN, Dual Port, Network Card, 10Gb, Low Profile, Version 2
JHD51	QLE8262 DP 10Gb SFP+/DA CNA, Dual Port, Network Card, 10 Gb, Version 2
M9NW6	Network Card, PCIe, ConnectX-3 Dual Port 40 GbE QSFP+ Network Adapter, Low Profile
N20KJ	QLogic 57810S Dual 10GE PCIe Standup SFP+/DA CNA Dual Port, Network Card, 10 Gb, Version 2
P11VC	QLE8262 10Gb SFP+/DA CAN, SFP+, Dual Port, Network Card, 10Gb, Version 2
PW4FJ	QLE8262 DP 10Gb SFP+/DA CNA, Dual Port, Network Card, 10 Gb, Low Profile
W0RM9	Network Card, PCIe, ConnectX-3 Dual Port 10 GbE DA/SFP+ Network Adapter, Full Height
Y3KKR	Network Card, PCIe, ConnectX-3 Dual Port 10 GbE DA/SFP+ Network Adapter, Low Profile
Y40PH	Network Card, PCI-E 2.0, Qlogic 57810S Dual 10G, SFP+, Low Profile

It's QLogic and Mellanox cards, I checked the manual of one Mellanox card but was not able to find such information.

You might have a look too:

ConnectX®-3 Ethernet Single and Dual SFP+ Port Adapter Card User Manual (https://dell.to/3goKEkG)

Best regards,
Stefan

SteffanCline · Answer

@DELL-Stefan R I decided to do some trial and error. I can say that this card DOES work with 1310nm. I purchased some QSFPTEK QT-SFP+-LR SFP+10G 1310nm 10KM SFPs. I put one into the port on the card in my R620 and the other into the SFP+ port on my N3048 switch. I connected my switch to my test network via a regular cat5e cable. I have pfSense running on my 620. I am able to ping my network from pfSense which indicates that it works. I'll have to do some speed tests to confirm it will do the full 10gb.

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