The setup
I am pleased to announce I finally got the "poor" man 10gb solution going. Using the following parts:
Dell PowerConnect 6224 24-Port Gigabit Layer 3 Switch w/ Rack Ears "WARRANTY"
with
Dell PowerConnect FJ727 10GBe Fiber Module XFP 6224 6248 w/ 1x FTLX8511D3 GBIC
and
NEW SEALED DELL FORCE10 FTLX8511D3-FC GP-XFP-1S MFGR4 XFP 10GB SR transceiver
going into
Intel 10 GbE XF SR 2 Port Server Adapter PCIe Full Height EXPX9502FXSRGP5
Now two of my ESXi servers are on 10gbe link, on the cheap. I am plan to stack another Dell6224 and get use the same method to connect another two servers 10gb.
Unit Interface Mode Mode Status Speed (Gb/s)
---- ---------------- ---------- ---------- ------------ ------------
1 xg1 Ethernet Ethernet Link Up 10
1 xg2 Ethernet Ethernet Link Up 10
Thank you @push3r
Amazing Advice!
My only issue is how to optimize it, advice highly required. Each server is got Raid10 with 8 ssds. I am only getting 185mb/s a second when testing. Jumbo frames enable.
I did try with different optimization settings found on the Intel/Microsoft Guides. I know my raid was push over 550mb/s. I also created ram drives on both servers and tried but no happiness.
Copying from RAID drive D:\ NTFS 8TB to 8GB Ram Drive 7.5gb file 488mb/s.Copying from Ram Disk to Ram disk on the other server 176mb/s
Checked both servers and are fast copying from Raid to Ram drive.
Both servers are Windows 2012 R2, lastest Intel drives.
Could it be my LC to LC cables?
I am pleased to announce I finally got the "poor" man 10gb solution going. Using the following parts:
Dell PowerConnect 6224 24-Port Gigabit Layer 3 Switch w/ Rack Ears "WARRANTY"
with
Dell PowerConnect FJ727 10GBe Fiber Module XFP 6224 6248 w/ 1x FTLX8511D3 GBIC
and
NEW SEALED DELL FORCE10 FTLX8511D3-FC GP-XFP-1S MFGR4 XFP 10GB SR transceiver
going into
Intel 10 GbE XF SR 2 Port Server Adapter PCIe Full Height EXPX9502FXSRGP5
Now two of my ESXi servers are on 10gbe link, on the cheap. I am plan to stack another Dell6224 and get use the same method to connect another two servers 10gb.
Unit Interface Mode Mode Status Speed (Gb/s)
---- ---------------- ---------- ---------- ------------ ------------
1 xg1 Ethernet Ethernet Link Up 10
1 xg2 Ethernet Ethernet Link Up 10
Thank you @push3r
Amazing Advice!
My only issue is how to optimize it, advice highly required. Each server is got Raid10 with 8 ssds. I am only getting 185mb/s a second when testing. Jumbo frames enable.
I did try with different optimization settings found on the Intel/Microsoft Guides. I know my raid was push over 550mb/s. I also created ram drives on both servers and tried but no happiness.
Copying from RAID drive D:\ NTFS 8TB to 8GB Ram Drive 7.5gb file 488mb/s.Copying from Ram Disk to Ram disk on the other server 176mb/s
Checked both servers and are fast copying from Raid to Ram drive.
Both servers are Windows 2012 R2, lastest Intel drives.
Could it be my LC to LC cables?