I i386 Well-Known Member Mar 18, 2016 4,245 1,546 113 34 Germany Mar 25, 2019 #21 Both are serial connections, if you can encode/decode the frames/datagrams you could send them over the same cable.
Both are serial connections, if you can encode/decode the frames/datagrams you could send them over the same cable.
E efschu2 Member Feb 14, 2019 68 12 8 Mar 25, 2019 #22 StevenDTX said: These are $9/each with shipping. I havent done much testing yet, but I get a link and can ping. NetApp 112-00177 X6558-R5 2M SAS QSFP-QSFP External SAS Cable - 10ft. | eBay Click to expand... Somewhere I have read about netapp external SAS3 QSFP cables beeing compatible to mellanox 56GbE, but well I'm unable to find the exact post.
StevenDTX said: These are $9/each with shipping. I havent done much testing yet, but I get a link and can ping. NetApp 112-00177 X6558-R5 2M SAS QSFP-QSFP External SAS Cable - 10ft. | eBay Click to expand... Somewhere I have read about netapp external SAS3 QSFP cables beeing compatible to mellanox 56GbE, but well I'm unable to find the exact post.
E efschu2 Member Feb 14, 2019 68 12 8 Mar 26, 2019 #23 It appeares those netapp cables are qsfp+ but not qsfp14. Still a reasonable price.
I i386 Well-Known Member Mar 18, 2016 4,245 1,546 113 34 Germany Mar 26, 2019 #24 QSFP+ is not specified to use sas2 and does not provide enough bandwidth for sas3 (at least 12gbit/s).
QSFP+ is not specified to use sas2 and does not provide enough bandwidth for sas3 (at least 12gbit/s).
