On Fri, Nov 2, 2012 at 1:58 PM, Mike Hale <eyeronic.des...@gmail.com> wrote: > 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 ~ >>
Also note that new devices hit the market everyday. For example Supermicro has an offering at http://www.supermicro.com/products/accessories/Networking/SSE-X24S.cfm which at the very least will be supported forever. -- ~ Andrew "lathama" Latham lath...@gmail.com http://lathama.net ~
