I finished reading the monster Brocade thread which I wish I had found STH a year ago.
I have 8x systems that I want to move to 10/40Gb networking.
1x JBOD 4U Supermicro x10 motherboard, 2x 10GbE-T, 2x 40GbE-QSFP+, FreeNAS or ZoL
1x JBOF 4U Supermicro x10 motherboard, 2x 10GbE-T, 2x 40GbE-QSFP+, FreeNAS or ZoL
6x Supermicro Xeon D-1540, 2x 10GbE-T, running ESXi
1x MacMini, 1x 10GbE-T
1x Synology, 2x 10GbE-T that is being decommissioned
I am not sure what is the 'best' route to setup connectivity. The Brocade thread pretty much deals with SFP+ and QSFP. My needs run a little more than beef king and a lot less than beef overload.
I have 8x systems that I want to move to 10/40Gb networking.
1x JBOD 4U Supermicro x10 motherboard, 2x 10GbE-T, 2x 40GbE-QSFP+, FreeNAS or ZoL
1x JBOF 4U Supermicro x10 motherboard, 2x 10GbE-T, 2x 40GbE-QSFP+, FreeNAS or ZoL
6x Supermicro Xeon D-1540, 2x 10GbE-T, running ESXi
1x MacMini, 1x 10GbE-T
1x Synology, 2x 10GbE-T that is being decommissioned
I am not sure what is the 'best' route to setup connectivity. The Brocade thread pretty much deals with SFP+ and QSFP. My needs run a little more than beef king and a lot less than beef overload.
- If I go with the ICX6610 I have exactly the number of ports I want/need. I would need to buy 6x dual SFP+ cards. But I am minus the Mac mini which I can live without 10Gb on.
- I could go with the ICX6650 and have more than enough room to grow into. I will still need to buy 6x SFP+ cards. This will put me right around my max budget.
- The Brocade ICX7750-48C is a good contender but I know nothing about the switch outside of the spec sheet. This gives me 48x 10GbE-T ports, 6x QSFP+, I do not need to buy any additional HBAs, but this unit is a bit outside of my budget and I would just need to save a few more dollars. Brocade ICX7750-48C 48x 10GBASE-T 6x 40GB QSFP+ Port Layer 3 switch SKJ | eBay
- The Arista DCS-7050T-64-R appears to also be a good choice. It is just as power hungry as the ICX7750-48C. I have 2x less QSFP+ ports which I will not miss and it is inside my budget. Arista DCS-7050T-64-R 48x RJ45 1/10GBASE-T 4x QSFP+ Switch R-F Air 2x AC PSU HSS | eBay
- Lastly, I could go with an inexpensive NetGear 10GbE-T switch and direct connect the JBOD and JBOF.