So after a few months of "sh-t, thats the power bill?", plus entering the time of year where even with a 2U rackmount UPS I'm worried about storms and runtime; I'm looking at pairing things down power wise. I've mostly got things re-consolidated for the servers that will run 24/7 but I'm not sure switch wise. I'll be keeping my 6610 but not running it 24/7.
Wishlist: more than 4 ports of SFP+, 12+ 1G copper, 50w or less.
Top 2 contenders ICX6450 and ICX7250. The 6450 24 port only draws 25 watts, and has 4 SFP+ ports. The 7250 is double the power and the SFP+ ports. Both are affordable on e bay. Most of the other options I've seen are either more power hungry for the same number of SFP+ ports, or far more expensive to the point where "just buy another UPS and the rest pays for power bill difference for years" applies.
L3 is *nice*, but not needed in this switch. Managed (web or commandline) is required, for LACP etc.
Wishlist: more than 4 ports of SFP+, 12+ 1G copper, 50w or less.
Top 2 contenders ICX6450 and ICX7250. The 6450 24 port only draws 25 watts, and has 4 SFP+ ports. The 7250 is double the power and the SFP+ ports. Both are affordable on e bay. Most of the other options I've seen are either more power hungry for the same number of SFP+ ports, or far more expensive to the point where "just buy another UPS and the rest pays for power bill difference for years" applies.
L3 is *nice*, but not needed in this switch. Managed (web or commandline) is required, for LACP etc.
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