Hello all,
I just purchased a used Brocade 6450-24p off eBay, and am working on getting the hardware ordered for using the SFP+ 10gbe ports.
I've got a sit-stand desk for my desktop, which will be one of the devices connected to a 10gbe port.
Ideally I'd go with rj-45 modules on both ends, but between the module cost and the high power usage, I'm looking at DAC and fiber as alternatives.
From what I've read, the overall price difference between DAC and fiber isn't much. Fiber would be great for its flexibility in terms of range (in the likely event I move my servers to another room in the next year or two), but my concern is durability when repeatedly flexed. I've got some channel on the legs of my desk that would prevent pinching, but how does fiber stand up to repeated, gentle flexing (not a tight turn radius) in the long-term? I wouldn't imagine it would be an issue, but I've not worked with fiber, and I just generally think of it being used in static installations.
Thank you
I just purchased a used Brocade 6450-24p off eBay, and am working on getting the hardware ordered for using the SFP+ 10gbe ports.
I've got a sit-stand desk for my desktop, which will be one of the devices connected to a 10gbe port.
Ideally I'd go with rj-45 modules on both ends, but between the module cost and the high power usage, I'm looking at DAC and fiber as alternatives.
From what I've read, the overall price difference between DAC and fiber isn't much. Fiber would be great for its flexibility in terms of range (in the likely event I move my servers to another room in the next year or two), but my concern is durability when repeatedly flexed. I've got some channel on the legs of my desk that would prevent pinching, but how does fiber stand up to repeated, gentle flexing (not a tight turn radius) in the long-term? I wouldn't imagine it would be an issue, but I've not worked with fiber, and I just generally think of it being used in static installations.
Thank you