I'm looking to move data off some older Dell PowerEdge servers before I retire them, and I'm considering installing 10GbE network cards to speed up the transfer process. Specifically, I have a PowerEdge R530 and a PowerEdge R320 running Windows Server 2012 R2. I'm open to using either fiber or copper connections, but I need the cards to be low profile. Does anyone have recommendations for compatible cards?
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For the R320, just make sure you're using riser 2. If not, you might hit a PCI bottleneck which won't let you fully utilize the 10GbE NIC.
One option could be to use a large SAS or SATA disk, copy all your data to that, and then move the disk to your new system. Saves time on multiple transfers!
That sounds like a plan, but I'd just start an `rsync` or Robocopy job now and let it run over the weekend.
Thanks for the suggestion! That could definitely speed things up.