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List:       freebsd-hackers
Subject:    Re: Cisco Virtual Interface Card (VIC) & FreeBSD
From:       Julian Elischer <julian () freebsd ! org>
Date:       2015-07-24 7:04:46
Message-ID: 55B1E38E.4040001 () freebsd ! org
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On 7/23/15 8:19 AM, Hunter Satterwhite wrote:
> Does anyone have experience or knowledge around FreeBSD enic/vnic driver
> support for Cisco's Virtual Interface Card? We are moving to Cisco FlexPod
> and this has been raised as a concern. I for one have not been successful
> in finding any information around this and do not have the necessary
> hardware to test FreeBSD on.
unfortunately not a lot of people use the Cisco gear so it's possible 
that no-one does
have this experience. Sounds like you are going to be the Guinea Pig! :-)
IS this the "card" they have in their blade box that is for connecting all
the servers in the one box to an internal switch?

>
> Cisco does not offer one and of course there are no plans on supporting
> FreeBSD in this capacity, which came straight from one of their Data Center
> specialist.
>
> My team and I are heavily invested in FreeBSD and would like continue using
> it as our first choice of operating system. Any help our insight in to this
> would be greatly appreciated.
We appreciate the support.  I can't go out and buy one however.. ;-)

there is a CIsco division (IronPort) that does use FreeBSD.. maybe 
Doug (ambrisko@) (CC'd) can
shake some info loose.  last I saw they were using Dell gear though.

Doug?

>
> Best,

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