Sorry for resurrecting a dead-thread.
I'm inept at networking. Apologies for syntactic statements which make little if any sense.
I think I want this or another switch similar.
I'll need to use SFP+ to RJ-45 for old devices that're required.
I really want any switch I get to have SFP+ & a few QSFP+ network.
Noisy fans... how difficult is swapping out quiet fans..?
I'm a novice; do I need to specifically avoid either of these models?
Or this category of hardware in general?
I don't speak CLI 'natively' ... I can just follow recipes
I have one client who's a documentary creator whom I want to provide 10 - 20 Gb/s to his FreeNAS server which can transmit <1GB/s (and others that can exceed 2GB/s -- and I believe the near future will offer much faster, for even less).
(If someone wants further justification for QSFP+ ... with Intel's XPoint Tech getting off the ground, the pricing of NAND may drop substantially ... and subsequently make the ability for even faster SOHO systems, workstations and servers.)
These seem like good deals -- is it nonsensical to ask which is 'easier' to use?
1. IBM RACK SWITCH G8264 7309-HC3
• 48-PORT 10BGE SFP+
• 4-PORT 40GBE QSFP+
• W/ DUAL POWER
Difficulty Rating: ?
2. Cisco Nexus 3064 - N3K-C3064PQ-10GX
• 48-PORT 10BGE SFP+
• 4-PORT 40GBE QSFP+
• W/ DUAL POWER
Difficulty Rating: ?
I'm inept at networking. Apologies for syntactic statements which make little if any sense.
I think I want this or another switch similar.
I'll need to use SFP+ to RJ-45 for old devices that're required.
I really want any switch I get to have SFP+ & a few QSFP+ network.
Noisy fans... how difficult is swapping out quiet fans..?
I'm a novice; do I need to specifically avoid either of these models?
Or this category of hardware in general?
I don't speak CLI 'natively' ... I can just follow recipes
I have one client who's a documentary creator whom I want to provide 10 - 20 Gb/s to his FreeNAS server which can transmit <1GB/s (and others that can exceed 2GB/s -- and I believe the near future will offer much faster, for even less).
(If someone wants further justification for QSFP+ ... with Intel's XPoint Tech getting off the ground, the pricing of NAND may drop substantially ... and subsequently make the ability for even faster SOHO systems, workstations and servers.)
These seem like good deals -- is it nonsensical to ask which is 'easier' to use?
1. IBM RACK SWITCH G8264 7309-HC3
• 48-PORT 10BGE SFP+
• 4-PORT 40GBE QSFP+
• W/ DUAL POWER
Difficulty Rating: ?
2. Cisco Nexus 3064 - N3K-C3064PQ-10GX
• 48-PORT 10BGE SFP+
• 4-PORT 40GBE QSFP+
• W/ DUAL POWER
Difficulty Rating: ?
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