Hi all
I'm going 10G on my workstation and server soon. In fact, ideally 2 x 10G.
My preferred UK used hardware vendor has a very tempting price on both the LB4m and LB6m.
At first I thought Lb4m, just to get 1 x 10G between workstation and server and inter-connected with 1G to the rest of the network. But now I'm really tempted by the LB6m, because I want to enable 20G between workstation (Windows 10) and server (Solaris 11.3). Hopefully automatically with LACP, but worst case just 2 x separate links, but connected to the rest of the network rather than host-to-host.
The issue I have is that this will be my first and only 'proper' switch. So I need it to do both 10G and 1G, ideally providing at least 8 x 1G plus 4 x 10G ports. Hence I fall between the Lb4m (48 x 1 + 2 x 10) and the Lb6m (4 x 1 + 24 x 10) - unless I can use adapters in the LB6's SFP ports.
EDIT: Actually, having thought about it some more and looked up the cost of 1G SFP RJ45 transceivers, I've realised that if I really do need 8+ 1G ports, I really should just buy both switches!
EDIT 2: and now having read the whole thread, I've realised that in fact 1G almost certainly won't work in the LB6M's SFP+ ports at all, and certainly not via RJ45. So it's a moot point, and I'm hoping to buy both Lb4M and LB6M to get both 1G and 10G coverage.
I'm going 10G on my workstation and server soon. In fact, ideally 2 x 10G.
My preferred UK used hardware vendor has a very tempting price on both the LB4m and LB6m.
At first I thought Lb4m, just to get 1 x 10G between workstation and server and inter-connected with 1G to the rest of the network. But now I'm really tempted by the LB6m, because I want to enable 20G between workstation (Windows 10) and server (Solaris 11.3). Hopefully automatically with LACP, but worst case just 2 x separate links, but connected to the rest of the network rather than host-to-host.
The issue I have is that this will be my first and only 'proper' switch. So I need it to do both 10G and 1G, ideally providing at least 8 x 1G plus 4 x 10G ports. Hence I fall between the Lb4m (48 x 1 + 2 x 10) and the Lb6m (4 x 1 + 24 x 10) - unless I can use adapters in the LB6's SFP ports.
EDIT: Actually, having thought about it some more and looked up the cost of 1G SFP RJ45 transceivers, I've realised that if I really do need 8+ 1G ports, I really should just buy both switches!
EDIT 2: and now having read the whole thread, I've realised that in fact 1G almost certainly won't work in the LB6M's SFP+ ports at all, and certainly not via RJ45. So it's a moot point, and I'm hoping to buy both Lb4M and LB6M to get both 1G and 10G coverage.
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