Possibly cheap 10gb HP switch

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Personally I stay away form HP switches. When i tried to use the procurve 6600, I could not get them to connect to anything on the 10G ports. However, those where my 1st foray into enterprise network switches and i did not know $hit from shinola.
 
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I have never had any problems with the HP or 3com switches i have owned over the years and have always liked that they have a lifetime warranty and easy access to firmware updates
 
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pyro_ said:
I have never had any problems with the HP or 3com switches i have owned over the years and have always liked that they have a lifetime warranty and easy access to firmware updates
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In my personal experience the ease of use/learning curve was dwarfed by the Cisco SG500x (small business model). However i will admit the price / warranty is what enticed me to purchase the HP in the 1st place. Their customer service was excellent. They did not give me any hassle when i called them thinking my switch was defective. Since i could not get the replacement to work either, i just assumed that they only would work with specific hardware that i did not have. it did not occur to me that it was just me that was defective :).
 
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pyro_ said:
I have never had any problems with the HP or 3com switches i have owned over the years and have always liked that they have a lifetime warranty and easy access to firmware updates
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Concur, HP procurve switches are solid as rocks! Kept my 2910al even though my ex3300 is treatin' me nicely these days.

Looks like that went for $390, not a bad deal, not smokin either.
 
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whitey,

can you recommend a comparable switch with 4SPF+ port for less than $400?
 
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the switch posted by the OP is new but just not in box. Either way, used is fine but must be current. Many used cheap switch has 2 SPF+, not 4 SPF+.
 
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You can sometimes find used 3com/h3c/hp switches with 10gb modules for that or get the switch and buy the modules separately. That is what I did for the hp 3com switches I have at home now
 
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nk215 said:
whitey,

can you recommend a comparable switch with 4SPF+ port for less than $400?
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2 x LB4M's or 2x microtik CRS226's. LB4M setup will be roughly $300-400 and microtik would be $450-500. For that I would hold out for single device...either a cisco sg500x, juniper ex3300, HP/H3C A5800, or similar Dell switches that have been recommended elsewhere on this site in similar 10G threads. For $400 you're really cuttin' it close to bottom of barrel for 4 ports of 10G switching. Not gonna get much cheaper than that for the moment. The sg500x seems to hover arnd $550-650 and the ex3300 $500-600. With the Juniper option you will need to put on 'big boy' networking guru pants and learn a bit of junos or RTFM quite a bit. YMMV
 
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2 x LB4M's or 2x microtik CRS226's. LB4M setup will be roughly $300-400 and microtik would be $450-500. For that I would hold out for single device...either a cisco sg500x, juniper ex3300, HP/H3C A5800, or similar Dell switches that have been recommended elsewhere on this site in similar 10G threads. For $400 you're really cuttin' it close to bottom of barrel for 4 ports of 10G switching. Not gonna get much cheaper than that for the moment. The sg500x seems to hover arnd $550-650 and the ex3300 $500-600. With the Juniper option you will need to put on 'big boy' networking guru pants and learn a bit of junos or RTFM quite a bit. YMMV
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How? The Microtik switches don't have stacking ports, and each only has 2 10gb ports. If you use one on each switch to connect them, you have precisely...2 ports left to actually use?
 
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Well you didnt say 'stacking capabilities' just a 4 port 10G requirement. Manage two switches, 4 ports of 10GbE...done. You're not gonna find stack-aware switches w/ 4 ports of 10G (unless you go two switches w/ 4 port each) for under $400. Show me that deal if it exists.
 
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390 bucks for this switch is pretty damn good, IDK how that isn't smoking compared to the current prices.
 
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Sadly no longer true.
While the ProCurve and some H3C models up to HP 5800 have lifetime warranty, the newer and bigger models like HP 5820 and above like 7500 have only one year.

http://h20564.www2.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docId=c04499781
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Actually, this is only correct for switches purchased NEW after December 1, 2015.

The way HP's warranty works is it is based on the original purchase date of the hardware. Legally, HP is obliged to provide warranty under the terms at the time, not under future dates. Though this general depends on your country, in Canada and the US this is true.

What this does mean is if you can find a model made before December 2013, you will be entitled to lifetime support, even if you are the 2nd, 3rd or 4th owner. However, after this date, if you are not the original owner, HP will not honor the warranty.

I have personal experience with HP on this. I own a old HP5406zl with many modules. It was originally made back in 2011, and the modules are from 2012. HP provides me with support, even though I bought the switches in May of this year. Warranty is tagged to the chassis, not the modules. So, if you where to purchase new modules today, they would come under the warranty for the original unit, as that is how HP identifies you in the system. I had to log a case to replace a defective OneServices module, and they did it no questions asked.

The trick is knowing the original purchase date. Old beat up HP is likely lifetime, whereas newer if probably original. YMMV, and in full disclosure I'm former HP, so, knowing warranty was part of what I had to do.
 
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wardtj said:
Actually, this is only correct for switches purchased NEW after December 1, 2015.

The way HP's warranty works is it is based on the original purchase date of the hardware. Legally, HP is obliged to provide warranty under the terms at the time, not under future dates. Though this general depends on your country, in Canada and the US this is true.

What this does mean is if you can find a model made before December 2013, you will be entitled to lifetime support, even if you are the 2nd, 3rd or 4th owner. However, after this date, if you are not the original owner, HP will not honor the warranty.

I have personal experience with HP on this. I own a old HP5406zl with many modules. It was originally made back in 2011, and the modules are from 2012. HP provides me with support, even though I bought the switches in May of this year. Warranty is tagged to the chassis, not the modules. So, if you where to purchase new modules today, they would come under the warranty for the original unit, as that is how HP identifies you in the system. I had to log a case to replace a defective OneServices module, and they did it no questions asked.

The trick is knowing the original purchase date. Old beat up HP is likely lifetime, whereas newer if probably original. YMMV, and in full disclosure I'm former HP, so, knowing warranty was part of what I had to do.
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Do you know if the lifetime warranty on the older unit still valid if HP replaces with a alternate newer model. I got a replacement of 2530g-24 for an old 2810g-24.

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