Cheap 10Gbit TOR Switch, ES-16-XG?

[SbS]

Hi,
we are starting to plan our new virtual infrastructure based on:
VMWare VSphere 6.5 with 3 host
Storage Netapp FAS 2620 with NL SAS or SSD
Backup with Veeam

The datastore will be mounted via NFS.

Actually I'm looking for the two 10GB SFP+ Switch to use for this setup.
I'm very attracted by the ubiquiti ES-16-XG or by the Dell X4012, and so I'm looking for owners opinions!

I'm also open to other switches.

Thanks

Giuseppe

 

[i386]

I wouldn't use an ubiquity switch in an production enviroment. Too many problems with dacs & transceivers: Ubiquiti EdgeSwitch ES-16-XG SFP+ Compatibility Thread

 

[Blue)(Fusion]

Juniper EX3300-24P for sale on this forum. The seller seems to have just removed the 10G add-in card (4 SFP+), but perhaps you can talk him back into it or just go ahead and buy that part elsewhere. Can't beat top tier quality for that price.

 

[whitey]

Juniper EX3300-24P for sale on this forum. The seller seems to have just removed the 10G add-in card (4 SFP+), but perhaps you can talk him back into it or just go ahead and buy that part elsewhere. Can't beat top tier quality for that price.

I didn't remove the 10G card (it's builtin), just the optics if you wanted to use fiber, still works great for 4 ports of 10G on DAC's but I only have one.

 

[SbS]

Thnaks, but I need two >= 8 SFP+ Ports and I'm in Europe and so I cannot buy all the good stuff on ebay ;-(

 

[Jerry Renwick]

I have met the same problem with i386, ubiquiti ES-16-XG indeed have serious compatibility issue with SFP+ DAC cables, Search - Ubiquiti Networks Community After reporting this to their customer services, nothing solved yet. I am personally into HP branded switches. reliable all the time

 

[pc_doom]

Hi,
we are starting to plan our new virtual infrastructure based on:
VMWare VSphere 6.5 with 3 host
Storage Netapp FAS 2620 with NL SAS or SSD
Backup with Veeam

The datastore will be mounted via NFS.

Actually I'm looking for the two 10GB SFP+ Switch to use for this setup.
I'm very attracted by the ubiquiti ES-16-XG or by the Dell X4012, and so I'm looking for owners opinions!

I'm also open to other switches.

Thanks

Giuseppe

At least, I run ES-16-XG switch in my homelab. This switch did have some DAC compatible issues, and the UBNT company released 1.7.1Beta, but this issue didn't happen on every users. I use Fiberstore compatible DAC cables with it, and no issues happen. You can get more information in the UBNT community. There are many feedbacks from it.

 

[SbS]

Hi to all,
and thanks for the replies.
I know about DAC cables issues and given the cost and availability (here in Italy) of DAC cables vs GBIC+Fiber patches I will probably go anyway with the fiber.
I'm particularly interested about the performance reliability of the switch in used in this scenario.
I read Patrick's article and he made me think that ES-16-XG could be a good cheap choice.

 

[pc_doom]

Hi to all,
and thanks for the replies.
I know about DAC cables issues and given the cost and availability (here in Italy) of DAC cables vs GBIC+Fiber patches I will probably go anyway with the fiber.
I'm particularly interested about the performance reliability of the switch in used in this scenario.
I read Patrick's article and he made me think that ES-16-XG could be a good cheap choice.

If you will run fiber instead of DAC cables with the UBNT switch, of course ES-16-XG switch is a good choice.