Shameless repost from r/homelab but I thought I'd post here for some visibility as well. Hopefully this is a good first post
I'm looking for the best bang for your buck 10gbe switch that can handle Layer 3 duties, is somewhat power efficient, and won't break the bank too much. The Cisco N3K (specifically the N3K-C3064PQ-10GX) looks to be the best option at the moment coming right around the 600$ mark with several sources on the web quoting power consumption at 120-130 watts under load - This is acceptable given the number of ports and the fact that my 3750E isn't exactly sipping at almost 100 watts with marginal load over its two 10 gbe uplinks. I'd prefer something that will do everything in one box and give me lots of 10gbe connectivity for redundant uplinks from 4 servers and an uplink to my pfSense box running a Chelsio 10gb NIC.
I'd prefer to stay away from Netgear/hacked Qanta etc - if anyone has solid used enterprise suggestions with relatively easy to learn CLI, I'm all ears! I'd consider the Brocade ICX offerings with eight 10gbe ports like the ICX6610 but am a little hesitant given the licensing hurdles - I do need *some* 1gb copper ports, but i'd rather one power hungry All-In-One box like the N3K with some copper transceivers than 2 separate power hungry Cisco boxes lol.
I'm looking for the best bang for your buck 10gbe switch that can handle Layer 3 duties, is somewhat power efficient, and won't break the bank too much. The Cisco N3K (specifically the N3K-C3064PQ-10GX) looks to be the best option at the moment coming right around the 600$ mark with several sources on the web quoting power consumption at 120-130 watts under load - This is acceptable given the number of ports and the fact that my 3750E isn't exactly sipping at almost 100 watts with marginal load over its two 10 gbe uplinks. I'd prefer something that will do everything in one box and give me lots of 10gbe connectivity for redundant uplinks from 4 servers and an uplink to my pfSense box running a Chelsio 10gb NIC.
I'd prefer to stay away from Netgear/hacked Qanta etc - if anyone has solid used enterprise suggestions with relatively easy to learn CLI, I'm all ears! I'd consider the Brocade ICX offerings with eight 10gbe ports like the ICX6610 but am a little hesitant given the licensing hurdles - I do need *some* 1gb copper ports, but i'd rather one power hungry All-In-One box like the N3K with some copper transceivers than 2 separate power hungry Cisco boxes lol.