Intel 10G PciE Sfp Module

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If I wrote it in the wrong place, I’m sorry.

I installed “Truenas Scale” on my Dell R720 Server. The server has “Intel Corporation 82599ES 10-Gigabit SFI/SFP+ Network Connection (rev 01)” installed. There are 2 SFP ports. But I can’t use SFP. It is not displayed in the interface list. How can I solve this problem? Thanks in advance.

root@truenas[/]# dmesg | grep -i gbe
1.776665] ixgbe: Intel(R) 1@ Gigabit PCI Express Network Driver
1.786350] ixgbe: Copyright (c) 1999-2016 Intel Corporation.
1.833642] ixgbe 90¢0:64:00.¢: Adapter removed
1.866922] ixgbe: probe of 9000:04:0@.6 failed with error -5
1.893022] ixgbe 9000:04:00.1: Adapter removed
1.934394] ixgbe: probe of 9@00:04:00.1 failed with error -5

admin@truenas[~]$ lspci -v | grep -i SFP
04:00.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation 82599ES 10-Gigabit SFI/SFP+ Network Connection (rev 01)
04:00.1 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation 82599ES 10-Gigabit SFI/SFP+ Network Connection (rev 01)

admin@truenas[~]$ lspci -k -s 04:00
04:00.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation 82599ES 10-Gigabit SFI/SFP+ Network Connection (rev 01)
        Subsystem: Fujitsu Technology Solutions 10 Gigabit Dual Port Network Connection
        Kernel modules: ixgbe
04:00.1 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation 82599ES 10-Gigabit SFI/SFP+ Network Connection (rev 01)
        Subsystem: Fujitsu Technology Solutions 10 Gigabit Dual Port Network Connection
        Kernel modules: ixgbe

admin@truenas[~]$ lsmod | grep -i gbe
ixgbe                 475136  0
xfrm_algo              16384  1 ixgbe
dca                    16384  2 ioatdma,ixgbe
mdio_devres            12288  1 ixgbe
libphy                241664  3 mdio_devres,tg3,ixgbe
mdio                   16384  1 ixgbe
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What SFP+ modules are you using? Intel 10G NICs are notorious for being picky with their optics, the “Adapter removed” in your logs makes me think it is unhappy and disabling due to an unsupported module.

If you have any other NICs on the system, start it up without anything in the SFP+ cages and see if the ports are visible in the web ui.

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Thank you for your question. I am also planning to buy the X520-DA2 network card. Your post let me know that TrueNAS Scale supports it. Thank you.