SFP card driver
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13:00.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Broadcom Limited NetXtreme II BCM57810 10 Gigabit Ethernet [14e4:168e] (rev 10)
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Ethernet 10Gb 2-port 530SFP+ Adapter [103c:339d]
Kernel driver in use: bnx2x
Kernel modules: bnx2xJust install from debian repo https://packages.debian.org/buster/firmware-bnx2x .
Broadcom NICs often require the binary firmware blob to be loaded by the OS to work. This is likely already covered by the package 'pve-firmware' and is usually already installed if you have used the installer ISO.
I can spot bnx2x firmware in pve-firmware, so at that point there is no need to install neither the Red Hat drivers, nor to install additional packages as suggested by @czechsys , the card should simply work.
I can spot bnx2x firmware in pve-firmware, so at that point there is no need to install neither the Red Hat drivers, nor to install additional packages as suggested by @czechsys , the card should simply work.
I have this card on a Dell R720 with Proxmox-ve 6.3-1 (kernel 5.4.106-1-pve) and it does NOT work. PVE-firmware 3.2-2. Card shows activity on my switch prior to Proxmox loading, then shuts down once the kernel loads. Card firmware is updated.
Proxmox shows the interfaces as enp67s0f0 and enp67s0f1 , but I cannot force them up.
Thank you.
If I'm understanding you correctly you have the same HPE 530SFP+ card but in a Dell R720. While in my experience Dell has been less restrictive with third-party cards, mixing a HPE card within a Dell system might already be your issue.
Providing output of lspci, pveversion and some output from dmesg would be helpful as a starting point.
(You could also try out the new 5.11 kernel to check if that fixes or changes anything.)
I've seen Broadcom chips used in OEM branded and unbranded flavours in a lot of systems, there are subtle differences between each OEM brand. Lately my (sad) personal experience has been with Lenovo, Dell, SuperMicro vs. original Intel Fortville-based X710 10G cards: I was badly taken by surprise by how many subtle little differences I've found between those brands even though some cards looked virtually indistinguishable from each other, but the little issues with the respective firmware were less fun to deal and work around with.
For the future @4GuysDigital: Since you have another server model, for the future it would be better to make a new thread, then reference similar threads instead. Otherwise your post might be perceived as thread hijacking.
Providing output of lspci, pveversion and some output from dmesg would be helpful as a starting point.
(You could also try out the new 5.11 kernel to check if that fixes or changes anything.)
I've seen Broadcom chips used in OEM branded and unbranded flavours in a lot of systems, there are subtle differences between each OEM brand. Lately my (sad) personal experience has been with Lenovo, Dell, SuperMicro vs. original Intel Fortville-based X710 10G cards: I was badly taken by surprise by how many subtle little differences I've found between those brands even though some cards looked virtually indistinguishable from each other, but the little issues with the respective firmware were less fun to deal and work around with.
For the future @4GuysDigital: Since you have another server model, for the future it would be better to make a new thread, then reference similar threads instead. Otherwise your post might be perceived as thread hijacking.