I too have been looking at that EOL Arista but the power/heat/noise are turning me off.There are a number of them that only offer 2-4 ports but have additional gig or 10gb ports which is why i asked as those would be cheaper if you only really needed a handful of them. But ya for your needs you will need a larger switch than that
I too have been looking at that EOL Arista but the power/heat/noise are turning me off.
Not to hijack the thread, but what might you recommend at 2-4 ports? Hopefully something with some 10G ports or that support 10G fanouts.
Did you measure the power draw of these ?Mellanox has some ethernet switches with 12x 40 or 100gbe ports, but they are the opposite of cheap.
I have the Arista 7050Q-16 which can be configured as 16x 40gbe or 14x 40gbe + 8x 10gbe ports:
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Take a look at the juniper ex4300. 4x 40gb built in and you can get a 4x10gb sfp+ module for them. Will also have 24 or 48 gig ports and have poe+ as an optionI too have been looking at that EOL Arista but the power/heat/noise are turning me off.
Not to hijack the thread, but what might you recommend at 2-4 ports? Hopefully something with some 10G ports or that support 10G fanouts.
My interpretation of his other post was that he needs 8-12 40gbe ports4x 40gb
I was curious about this too, and Arista's data sheet says "Typical / Maximum Power Draw* 192W / 303W"Did you measure the power draw of these ?
Power-Usage for the Mellanox 12-Port 40GbE Switches is imho exceptionally low, in the range of 35-40W.
Found this thread ... just made the connectionThat Mellanox SX1012, the SX6012 56G infiband switch looks the same, I wonder if they are identical inside and a cross flash is possible...
Very likely that mellanox used the same hardware. Question is what will be required to boot mlnx-os (or another operating system).That Mellanox SX1012, the SX6012 56G infiband switch looks the same, I wonder if they are identical inside and a cross flash is possible...
My google-fu is lacking or looks not possible at least in an easy way. Shame as there is a lot more used 6012’s around I am sure.Very likely that mellanox used the same hardware. Question is what will be required to boot mlnx-os (or another operating system).
Short answer: message @mpogr from the thread linked above and they can help you convert it over.My google-fu is lacking or looks not possible at least in an easy way. Shame as there is a lot more used 6012’s around I am sure.
At the stated idle power of the switch it would be perfect for home, who needs 10 when you can have 40