even if they do support cumulus, you're looking at several thousand dollars per year for a cumulus license to be able to use it
As a point of reference, I've been running two of these in my office for some time now without problem. They don't have all the same L3 features as some of the larger N-series switches, but the web UI and CLI are the same as their big siblings. If you've never used Dell's N-series web UI, it is not too bad; I still need to hit the CLI on occasion to configure some things, but if you are just checking stats the web UI is quite nice.@CJRoss:
I am not sure if this has been posted yet, but the Dell N1100 series might be promising. N1124T-ON and N1148T-ON have 4x 10G SFP+ and 24/48x 1G and cooling is passive!
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It has been a while since I needed to connect to the console over the USB port, but when I did I belive I just grabbed the closest micro-USB cable and it worked without problem.1) is the console cable a regular USB cable or is it proprietary like the Brocade 7250?
If it doesn't need to be a layer 3 switch, then something like Mikrotiks CSS326 (CSS326-24G-2S+RM) or CRS326 (CRS326-24G-2S+RM) switches would be reasonable choices. They also make switches like the CRS328-24P-4S+RM that support PoE, but you also pay quite a bit more for that (still not that expensive, but around 100% markup over CRS326), I suggest at least considering use of injectors.I am/ws interested in the ICX 7150-C12P switch, but it's way too expensive, especially because of shipping and customs cost (EU), so I'm looking for viable alternatives.
I just want something that's fanless and has at least two SFP+ ports. I don't even need more than 16 ports total (if at all). Some management would be nice (I don't know anything about that sort of networking yet, but I like to learn stuff and it also might come handy in future), and I'd like PoE if possible.
It's for home use only.
Any ideas?
Fair enough, then you may want the CRS328 (if you are going Mikrotik), it isn't fanless by the way, but noise/fan RPM depends on how you load it as this post suggests on Mikrotik's forum: CRS328-24P-4S+RM - 24x7 fans or temperature sensitive? - MikroTikInjectors and related cable mess is the sole reason why I want a PoE switch.
I just happened to notice these recently on ebay,Injectors and related cable mess is the sole reason why I want a PoE switch.
Those are not 10Gb switches eitherI just happened to notice these recently on ebay,
Avaya 24 Midspan PoE w/ SNMP 1152B24S - NEW!!! | eBay
Avaya 1152B24S-24 700409717 Midspan POE W/ SNMP Swich W/RACK MOUNT EARS | eBay
24 port POE injector, 17 watts/port
This is not a POE+ device, however...
Agree. It is a 24port POE injector, for someone who didn't like available POE switches but also didn't want a bunch of injectors.Those are not 10Gb switches either
Did you have time to use it and what are your impressions?New in Europe starting from 400 EUR, but I got lucky with a refurbished from UK for 220 GBP incl. shipping. Should arrive on Thursday, I am curious.
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So far I am quite happy. The Dell N1124T is a solid L2 switch with a good CLI and works well (and silent!) in my small homelab with Cisco DACs and a UniFi UF-RJ45-10G, LACP links to other switches, couple of VLANs and all MTU 9000.Did you have time to use it and what are your impressions?
If you need that many ports it is a truly unique product and has a good mix of SFP+ and 10GBASE-T which you don't see often on low port count switches.