Supermicro X11SPM-TPF (Intel X722) ignores a Ubiquiti UF-RJ45-10G module

Question

A FreeNAS build on a Supermicro X11SPM-TPF board would not recognise a Ubiquiti UF-RJ45-10G SFP+ copper module in the on-board SFP+ cage, although the switch side showed link. The poster asked for BIOS settings or a compatible 10G RJ45 transceiver. Hardware involved: Supermicro X11SPM-TPF, Intel X722, Ubiquiti UF-RJ45-10G, Cisco SFP-H10GB-CU1M DAC, OEM 10G SR SFP+.

Hardware: Supermicro X11SPM-TPF, Intel X722
Transceivers: Ubiquiti UF-RJ45-10G, Cisco SFP-H10GB-CU1M DAC, OEM 10G SR SFP+
Form factor: SFP+, DAC

Symptoms / messages:

module not recognised by X722
link on switch side only

sfpnode · Accepted Answer

The X722 contrller is vendor-locked and only accepts Intel-coded transceivers.

corebyte73 · Answer

Use a passive DAC such as Cisco SFP-H10GB-CU1M or OEM SR optics, which several users run without problems; the Linux allow_unsupported_sfp trick deos not apply to FreeNAS.

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