StarWind Software

For those that are implementing 10gig:

Are there any affordable multi port 10 gig switches?

I just took a look at the starting price of Dell's 24 port 8000 series:
-SFP+ $8500+
-Copper $15000+

I went with Dells 6000 series IIRC, you can add up to 4 10GB ports on the back. This was fine for us as we only 2 Hyper V servers accessing a Starwind HA setup.

I think it came in around ~$3k


edit: yep - PowerConnect 6224 Switch

If you want to got CX4 newegg has a simple 6 port switch for around 5k..

1) You need TWO switches for proper HA configuration. Every single point of failure should be eliminated.

2) Avoid switches if possible. Copper of fiber cross-cable is a) faster b) cheaper c) has less silicon to fail.

@mooseracing: I have a couple of 6224's, unfortunately I have more than 4 servers.

@Jerky_san: I need more than 6 ports & 5k is a little much for me.

@anton: I agree about avoiding switches. But what do you do if you have 7+ servers & want to multipath the iscsi network?

Hi all, my $0.05 here -
HP procurve E6600 with 4 CX port and 24/48 GbE can do the deal for the beginning.
The thing is - you do not really need 10 gigs to each server on the switch.
Teaming ports for intensivly loaded servers can do the deal in most of the cases.

[ eBay link removed ]

Hurry up an bid or buy it now

It was a good one!

P.S. I've removed the link as it had expired already

What did I miss? A link for what?

Yes, eBay URL for a cheap used 10 GbE switch.

awedio wrote:What did I miss? A link for what?