I'm planning to transfer data from some older Dell PowerEdge servers (R530 and R320) before I decommission them. To speed up the process, I'm considering installing 10GbE network cards. I'm unsure which cards would be compatible. These servers are running Windows Server 2012 R2, and I'm open to either fiber or copper options. Also, the cards need to be low profile. Does anyone have recommendations?
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For the Dell R320, just make sure you're using riser 2. If you don’t, you could hit a PCI bottleneck that prevents you from fully utilizing the 10GbE NICs.
You might want to just pop in a large SAS or SATA drive, copy the data onto it, and then move the drive to the new system. It's a simple workaround that could save you time!
Thanks for the suggestion! Although, that method requires additional copying, and you'll need a good amount of media to facilitate it. Starting an `rsync` or using Robocopy might be a smarter choice to let it run while you're busy!