EXPIRED Mellanox SX6036 36ports QSFP €150

[Rand__]

Yes most likely its not included.
You can get one from MLX for $$$, a new fellow on the board is also offering them via PM for a "bargain price" or you can read the thread I linked earlier and identify a way to get one there (if you ask nicely)

 

[Necrotyr]

I already have a EMC SX6012 on the way to do the conversion, so I think i'll skip this one, was just curious how that would work.

 

[Rand__]

Very good, its a fun project
If importing from the US on the 12's or 18's wouldnt have been so damn expensive (p&p) I'd have gotten another one of those too, but these here are actually cheaper and hopefully better (o/c more ports for more power but also the option to upgrade to the latest OS)

 

[Necrotyr]

I paid €315 for the SX6012 with the large square mounting thing and 3x MCX354A-QCBT with shipping and VAT.

Not as good as this, but I'm okay with it.

Still less that what I paid for my CRS317 with no NICs.

 

[Rand__]

but I'm okay with it.

That is what counts

 

[Necrotyr]

Don't think I'm ever going to need more than 12 ports anyways, not even using half of my CRS317.

 

[Rand__]

Yeah thats what I thought too

 

[boliniak1]

Yes most likely its not included.
You can get one from MLX for $$$, a new fellow on the board is also offering them via PM for a "bargain price" or you can read the thread I linked earlier and identify a way to get one there (if you ask nicely)

Yeah I did before (from link) but it is not working with every combination of P/M + S/N (I checked on two SX1036 before) , so I will ask this new fellow .

 

[Rand__]

Really? Good to know - though 1036 is not 6036, maybe thats the problem there - not sure if that is VPI capable at all or only EN (which might mean the license is not "valid" as it does not match capabilities).

 

[boliniak1]

No no it is the same platform with the same functionality (SX1036/6036), there is a large number of combination S/N + P/N + license codes.

 

[Rand__]

ah so you could enable a 1036 to do vpi? interesting

 

[boliniak1]

ah so you could enable a 1036 to do vpi? interesting

Yeah I did.

 

[kvm_guy]

Beeing more the quiet reader, thanks a lot for the great deal section, couldn't resist and ordered two of them for my homelab for an accepted offer of 100€ each.

Again thank you very much!!!

 

[Rennerdo30]

I bought one, seems to be IBM branded, sadly no ethernet license

Anyone here with experience in conversion?

 

[Rand__]

Its supposed to be IBM (Lenovo) and hopefully you dont need to convert just install the license that you need to identify how to get (from) from the thread i linked

Edit - got mine too, just like hoped/expected
switch is reset, so uses DHCP. Default user also reset to admin/admin.
Update with latest HP image - no problem - just note it takes a few (5-10) mins to come up after the upgrade, probably postprocessing due to the massive jump in versions



Power consumption (during upgrade):


Edit2: Actual power consumption from the wall is a bit higher at ~50W

 

[Rennerdo30]

Is there a reason why you choosed the hp image?

 

[Rand__]

Because its freely available

Drivers & Software - HPE Support Center.

 

[Necrotyr]

Is there a reason why you choosed the hp image?

I'd guess because it's freely available from their website and is essentially a clean Mellanox image.

 

[Necrotyr]

Because its freely available

Lol, beat me to it

 

[Rand__]

Lol, beat me to it