to use with home ESXi 5.5 ? is this the least expensive Intel quad port with the VMDq features.
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This is an excellent choice for use with VMWare. I have these and the dual port versions in all of my ESXi hosts. I have no idea whether it's the least expensive in terms of purchase cost, but once you've spent hours searching to save a few dollars you'll have spent the savings in your time, and then some. This is a really cost effective and reliable solution.
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Honestly man there is probably others that are more than this but as far as this being the least expensive I don't know. Maybe if you wanted to go the legacy route and use a PCI-X quad port with those features which should cost less than this. There is probably some are less but you just have to shop around. If you are going to buy this you need to add the drivers for this card to a custom esxi iso. 5.5 Is not configured with the drivers for this card out of the box just a heads up if you hadn't found out yet.
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No idea. I'm using mine for a server that runs "headless" and can be controlled remotely over the network (look up "IPMI"). I had no need to install a video card.
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It does not have any virtualization features at all. You can see the spec sheet for this one here: http://ark.intel.com/products/50496/Intel-PRO1000-PT-Quad-Port-Server-Adapter Here is the spec sheet for the I350-T4: http://ark.intel.com/products/59063/Intel-Ethernet-Server-Adapter-I350-T4
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I have mine running 16Gb of GSkill Sniper @ 2133Mhz,... Ive had it @2400Mhz,... while an item may not be on the QVL, it could still work. Ive rarely bought items on a MoBo's QVList, as I have faithful following of certain brands and like to try new ones every now and then. The thing about this board in particular, is the seriously silly amount of voltage control you have. Theres a good chance that much voltage control could allow you to run stuff easily that isnt on the QVL. A Qualified Vendors List is solely for the VERY FEW components a manufacturer tests and promotes with,... and there are MAN MANY companies that just don't submit for QVL tests because they dont see the need. I have mine running 16Gb of GSkill Sniper @ 2133Mhz,... Ive had it @2400Mhz,... while an item may not be on the QVL, it could still work. Ive rarely bought items on a MoBo's QVList, as I have faithful following of certain brands and like to try new ones every now and then. The thing about this board in particular, is the seriously silly amount of voltage control you have. Theres a good chance that much voltage control could allow you to run stuff easily that isnt on the QVL. A Qualified Vendors List is solely for the VERY FEW components a manufacturer tests and promotes with,... and there... » Read More I have mine running 16Gb of GSkill Sniper @ 2133Mhz,... Ive had it @2400Mhz,... while an item may not be on the QVL, it could still work. Ive rarely bought items on a MoBo's QVList, as I have faithful following of certain brands and like to try new ones every now and then. The thing about this board in particular, is the seriously silly amount of voltage control you have. Theres a good chance that much voltage control could allow you to run stuff easily that isnt on the QVL. A Qualified Vendors List is solely for the VERY FEW components a manufacturer tests and promotes with,... and there are MAN MANY companies that just don't submit for QVL tests because they dont see the need. « Show Less
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Yes it is possible to add a quad port gigabit NIC to this system. The cost varies, but should be around $95 to $100. The part number you would need is 0YT674 or simply YT674. This would install into a PCI-e slot in the server.
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I run Linux with VLC which supports only the older MMX style acceleration, not the newer GPU style acceleration, so it needs more CPU power for smooth playback, and this motherboard has the extra CPU horsepower needed to work quite nicely. It plays 1080 very cleanly with no stutter whatsoever at about 50% to 60% CPU utilization under VLC in Linux. In Windows 7 or Windows 8 with the MS Media Player or MPC (Media Player Classic) you should get full GPU acceleration with much lower CPU loads (10% to 15% or even lower). I can't verify those Windows numbers for certain (since am currently only running Linux in this machine) but that's what I see on my Laptop under Win7 with a similar Intel CPU and GPU Chipset. One reason folks like the newer GPU based drivers is that shifting Video decoding to the GPU reduces the CPU load and helps the machine run cooler and use less power during video playback, but with this board that's not as big of concern because the power spec for the Intel 1037U CPU is only 17 Watts TDP, which keeps the power consumption very low during video decoding whether it's being done by the GPU or CPU. So this motherboard should work GREAT in both Linux with CPU based 1080 decoding, and in Windows with GPU based decoding (just as long as you make sure that your hard drive is up to streaming HD video without hicups).
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If you're ysing ESXi 5.1 you will need to install the drivers for this card to work properly. You should be able to find them online and install locally via USB. Hope this helps!
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Cool, thanks for the input. I think I might pull the trigger on this one. I was thinking about building a Home Server from a POS Celeron D Compaq Presario that I already have, but the Acer's removable hard drive trays and low power consumption puts it over the top.
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02:00.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Intel Corporation 82571EB Gigabit Ethernet Controller [8086:105e] (rev 06)02:00.1 Ethernet controller [0200]: Intel Corporation 82571EB Gigabit Ethernet Controller [8086:105e] (rev 06)I also know this works on ESXi because I have used it in a 5.5 build before as well.
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You should have no issues running ESXi on this. You would have to by an actual dedicated RAID card though as the on board is a fake RAID and probably isn't supported by ESXi.
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I dont think thats a good idea. Processor isnt that much. But i read some forums that they got it working with esxi. Running 2 instances of linux.
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You can set up pfsense as a virtual machine on a esxi server, i can vouch for that working.
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I priced single components and found just a little savings. Not having to worry about riser card and getting everything packaged in there nicely was why I decided to go with complete system as identified here. I ran Untangle in a VM on ESXi 5.0 without issue - currently running Sophos UTM Home in same configuration for well over a year without issue.
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Hey Taylor, I am currently running 4 4GB WD drives and almost the same config as you for FreeNAS. I decided on 1333 Mhz memory since the price wasn't that much different. I have 3 of these sytems running ESXi 5.5. Great motherboards IMO.
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Hi, the better question will be does a switch that support 802.1q will work on this card? Documentation from Intel states yes for windows. I am using these card on a Dell OptiPlex 760 running Standalone VMware 5.5. Hope this helps.
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Yes: Check out these links: http://h18004.www1.hp.com/products/servers/software/vmware/esxi-image.htmlhttp://www.virten.net/2013/11/vsphere-5-homelab-esxi-on-hp-microserver-gen8/http://www.virten.net/2013/06/preview-on-hp-proliant-microserver-gen8-for-esxi/
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YES!!! I have one connected up successfully with a HASP Key loading the software up in a VMs on Hyper-V and it should work in other virtualized environments. I'm not saying it will work with all software that requires it but for mine (a restaurant POS software) it does. It can be a bit of trouble with the original software that came with it with reconnecting the device after a reboot but I downloaded an updated version and no issue since then.