Driver Install for Intel 82599eS NIC (R740(

[fakebizprez]

I have an extra PowerEdge R740 that I want to run OPNsense.
I purchased an Intel 82599es Dual SFP NIC.
The PowerEdge does not recognize the card
I downloaded the drivers from the Intel site
I put the tar ball on a USB drive and went into the OPNsense shell to try to install it and I can not get it to work for the life of me.

Any advice? I'll try anything at this point.

[vpx]

Try adding the tunable

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if_ixgbe_load="YES"

to "System: Settings: Tunables" in the GUI or in the shell via "/boot/loader.conf.local".

You might also need to add

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hw.ix.unsupported_sfp=1

Sources:
https://forums.freebsd.org/threads/intel-sfp-card-not-compatible.85348/
https://www.reddit.com/r/opnsense/comments/1biw7ht/pulling_my_hair_out_trying_to_figure_out_how_to/

[fakebizprez]

Try adding the tunable

Code Select Expand

if_ixgbe_load="YES"

to "System: Settings: Tunables" in the GUI or in the shell via "/boot/loader.conf.local".

You might also need to add

Code Select Expand

hw.ix.unsupported_sfp=1

Sources:
https://forums.freebsd.org/threads/intel-sfp-card-not-compatible.85348/
https://www.reddit.com/r/opnsense/comments/1biw7ht/pulling_my_hair_out_trying_to_figure_out_how_to/

Thank you. I booted up Windows Server to see if the exe drivers would work, and had no luck. I took a deeper look and didn't find any examples of this being compatible with a R740.

The good news is someone pointed out to me an obvious, cheaper solution - return the NIC and purchase a Dell SFP Daughterboard SFP NIC. The 4 port SFP NICs are a third of the price, and the Dual Port 75GBe NICs are the same price. 🤦🏽