If you're looking at sub 50k, the Nexus 5k isn't a terrible option. It gives you 32 10Gig SFP slots for ~$25,000 or less if you don't mind used from ebay.
On Fri, Nov 2, 2012 at 8:18 AM, Andrew Latham <lath...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Fri, Nov 2, 2012 at 11:13 AM, Eric Germann <egerm...@limanews.com> wrote: >> Colleagues, >> >> I'm looking for a recommendation on a smallish 10G Ethernet switch for a >> small virtualization/SAN implementation (4-5 hosts, 2 SAN boxes) over >> iSCSI with some legacy boxes on GigE. >> >> Preferably >> >> - 8-16 10G ports >> - several GigE ports for legacy GigE hosts or cross connect to a legacy >> GigE switch >> - preferably not a large chassis based solution with blades >> >> The hosts aren't going to be driving full line rate, nor the SAN boxes >> providing full line rate, but their offered loads will definitely exceed >> 1Gbps. Assessing whether it is better to go 10G now vs. multi-pathing >> with quad GigE cards. Trying to find the best solution for > 1G on a >> trunk and < $50K per box. >> >> Any recommendations appreciated. >> >> Thanks >> >> EKG > > This topic has been covered completely and often on the Beowulf list. > http://www.beowulf.org/pipermail/beowulf/ or do a site search via your > friendly search engine. > > -- > ~ Andrew "lathama" Latham lath...@gmail.com http://lathama.net ~ > -- 09 F9 11 02 9D 74 E3 5B D8 41 56 C5 63 56 88 C0
