On Fri, Nov 2, 2012 at 5:13 PM, 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.
You can look ar Brocade TurboIron 24. It has 24 ports of 1/10G depending on the SFP you put in.
