The X1027 is a stock standard Intel Pro1000T without an Intel decal on it, sold as OEM product by Intel to NetApp and other vendors. Some vendors change firmware on the cards, but I've seen no indication that NetApp does.

I have successfully used the MUCH cheaper regular boxed Intel Pro1000T in a range of test / dev filer models (F7xx and F8xx series). It should be no problem in an F840, and will show up as an X1027.

Similarly the others are other Intel NIC's - been a while but I'm pretty sure the old X1025 fibre card was a regular Intel PRO1000 (1000BaseSX) card.

***NOTE: You shouldn't do this on a system with an active NetApp maintenance contract of course... :-)

Regards,

Alan McLachlan Technical Analyst Information Management Services Department of Education, Training and the Arts (DETA) Floor 11 Education House, 30 Mary Street, Brisbane Fax: +61 7 3237 9695 Mob: +61 429 655644

-----Original Message----- From: owner-toasters@mathworks.com [mailto:owner-toasters@mathworks.com] On Behalf Of Tom Samplonius Sent: Friday, May 11, 2007 7:33 AM To: Dave Rubright Cc: Scott Lowe; toasters@mathworks.com Subject: Re: GbE card for F840

Is there any different in performance between the different GigE cards?

I noticed that the dual port copper and the quad port copper GigE cards are nearly the same price on the used/refurb market. It seems a bit odd.

----- "Dave Rubright" dave@4basetech.com wrote:

You didn't specify which ONTAP version you plan to use so I'll list the NetApp supported cards for ONTAP GD release 7.0.6.

NetApp PN Description

X1027* GBE with copper X1027B-R5 GBE with copper X1037-R5 Dual GBE with copper

• indicates by RMA only but if you find a card, still works.

How you obtain the cards is up to you.

Dave Rubright Jr 4Base Technology, Inc

From: owner-toasters@mathworks.com [mailto: owner-toasters@mathworks.com ] On Behalf Of Scott Lowe Sent: Thursday, May 10, 2007 10:49 AM To: toasters@mathworks.com Subject: GbE card for F840

Good afternoon all,

I have an old F840 that has been donated for use in a test/development lab at my office. I need an inexpensive Gigabit Ethernet adapter for this system. Does anyone have any suggestions on what cards are compatible with ONTAP and could be used in this system?

Best regards, Scott Lowe Senior Engineer ePlus Technology, Inc. slowe@eplus.com