[AusNOG] Cheapest half decent 10Gbps switch (for iSCSI only)

[Josh Tipping]

I can give you pricing and info on some Huawei switching options if you like (disclose: we are a disty). Nothing down near the netgear stuff however, but you’d be looking at 24x10GE @ wire speed well under half the cost of the cisco/juniper options you’ve mentioned. Contact me off list if you are interested.

Cheers,
Josh Tipping


From: AusNOG [mailto:ausnog-bounces at lists.ausnog.net] On Behalf Of James Cunningham
Sent: Sunday, 19 April 2015 12:48 PM
To: ausnog at lists.ausnog.net
Subject: [AusNOG] Cheapest half decent 10Gbps switch (for iSCSI only)

Hi Guys,

Not sure if this is the correct place to ask this question, so apologies in advance - but since most people here run high speed storage networks it is probably relevant.

Can I have some recommendations for low end, cost effective, 10Gbps switches (for iSCSI use)?

Only need around 8-10 ports per switch, and all the switches I'm looking at from the likes of Cisco and Juniper are around $20k-$30k a switch - seems pretty extreme really. I'm looking at deploying 2 x 10Gbps iSCSI switches for a client for a small VMware project, and am looking for suitable switches.

Looking for suggestions for a half decent switch to use here - doesn't have to be top of the line with heaps of features, just something very basic, as long as it's 10Gbps and has at least 8 ports.

Looking at the Netgear XS712T, these are around the $2k mark, which is in the ballpark of what I need. Looked at the Netgear XSM7224 and DELL N4032, but these are around the $5k mark per switch (but granted 24 ports with dual power supplies)

Suggestions anyone?

Thanks

James
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