I suspect it probably has a global power supply, but my guess is that you will probably want to sell it for more than I'm willing to pay. However, given it's rather unique feature set I'm sure you'll find a buyer without too much problem - good luck!
Well, we've seen a few mentioned in this thread that seem to fall into this category. The cover story over the weekend even highlighted several options from Cisco. While it may be internal optimist speaking, I'm hopeful we'll see a few more suggestions in this thread too
I actually just decommissioned a X1052 that has served me well for several years. Nothing wrong with it other than it only had four SFP+ ports and that was too few to satisfy my 10Gb "itch". I plan on using it to test drive the Mikrotik S+RJ10 that should be arriving this week (assuming it works with the Dell), and perhaps using it as a backup/test switch in the future.
I did briefly try it out in my office, but even idling with no ports active it was too loud. I may experiment with a fan swap, but I would prefer to find a stock switch that is quiet by design if possible. Also, depending on how the S+RJ10 testing goes, I may need to find a switch that supports 10GBASE-T natively.
The C3560CX-8XPD-S mentioned earlier in this thread, and the Catalyst 2960-L model line from the weekend's cover story are all fanless Cisco switches with 10Gb ports.
Oh nice, hadn't seen that. However, based on the switches you mentioned in your original post, I didn't think you were considering $3k switches.
$~3k, probably not, but that wasn't the point you were making earlier when I referenced the Cisco models
$~3k, probably not, but that wasn't the point you were making earlier when I referenced the Cisco models
.Sounds about right, somewhere between $1000-$1500 USD with the appropriate discounts. The lesser versions are available around the 600-700 range.
That's a big win. Especially for those of us who pick up older, off-lease enterprise equipment for use at home. Unfortunately I've had to pass on several nice pieces of hardware simply because the firmware wasn't available outside of a support contract.
Interesting, although based on the pictures and the video there are two fans in the rear of the unit and I don't see a noise rating anywhere in the specifications. Do you have one of these switches, what is the noise like? Any measurements from your phone?
Actually I meant I don't have a support contract, but still am able to download firmware updates.
Ah, good to know. I'll admit to never trying to get past the login pages, I had always assumed (incorrectly it seems) that a support contract was needed.
Thanks for the tip, unfortunately that is both confusing and disappointing. Any idea which products, or product lines, are "open"? Or, do you know if Cisco has an official policy when it comes to firmware update availability?
That makes sense, and having worked on the other side of this I can understand the reasoning for requiring a support contract. However, I think it is worth noting that firmware updates and support contracts need not be the same thing; even if they sometimes happen to be linked.