Can we expect hardware support for Lenovo System x3550 M5 (8869EJG)?

Question

Hey everyone! 
 I was so unfortunate to believe that a current system hardware with Broadcom network interfaces would be supported by Sophos UTM. So I set up a new Lenovo System x3550 M5 server with an additional Broadcom NetExtreme Quad Port GbE Adapter (90Y9352) with the hopes that that'd be working just fine. 
 It does not. The network interfaces are recognized during setup and they can be configured, but they don't interface to the network. ;) Traffic will neither go out nor in. 
 The driver that manages the interfaces is Tigon3 (tg3) and the part numbers that pop up during kernel init are 00JY851 and BCM95719. 
 This post is half a warning for users trying to switch to current hardware and half the question if we can expect driver support for these parts in the near future. 
 Can anybody question their glass crystal, please? 
 Regards 
 Alex

StealthyM · Answer

Hi Alex, 
 
 In all compatibility cases, it is easier to simply run Hyper-V with dedicated VM for Sophos UTM. This way Sophos will detect all the generic network adapters but Windows will have all the correct drivers installed. 
 
 So bascailly, install Windows 2012 R2 on your server, install all the drivers, install Hyper-V, create a virtual machine and allocate all resources to it, add your require network adapaters. Install Sophos. 
 
 Done and done. No problems messing around with drivers in Sophos and faster reboots in the event a UTM goes down. You can also use HA Active Standby with two VMs as well.