[AusNOG] 10GbE Switching Options

[Ben Hohnke]

For switching, check out Agema. Their 7648 is literally the same switch as
the s4048-ON, just with a different badge on the front, for around half the
price. Downside is they have no local distributor, so it all comes from the
US, however they're cheap enough that you can keep a few on hand as cold
spares.
They have their own switching OS, or you can get whatever whitebox OS that
supports it.

Also, if you're after cheap SFP+'s, check out ATOP / Fiber2c. They do 10G
LR 10k SFP+'s for around 80 bucks each, and their 1g SFP's are ridiculously
cheap. We've been using them for ages, and never had one fail.

I can provide contacts for both if you're interested.


Ben



On Fri, Jul 1, 2016 at 10:23 AM David Hughes <david at hughes.com.au> wrote:

>
> If SFP cost is an issue, are the distances involved too great for
> 10GBASE-T.
>
>
>
> Thanks
>
> David
> …
>
>
> On 1 Jul 2016, at 10:12 AM, Alex Huntington <
> Alex.Huntington at iriworldwide.com.au> wrote:
>
> Hi Guys!
>
> Thought I’d throw out a few questions and a request for some feedback
> around some datacenter switching we are looking at. Currently each server
> has 6 10GbE NICs of which two are dedicated iSCSI that will run through
> this fabric.
>
> The current requirement is to replace our 1000BaseT switching with 10GbE
> but the cost of SFP+ modules is an issue and currently twinax has been
> rules out due do cable management issues (don’t ask :/).
> It would be nice to also standardise for our core also so routing is a
> “nice to have” but not a requirement.
>
> If we could get some decent or support 3rd party SFP+ modules for a good
> price it would make the Cisco/Brocade options much more attractive but
> never used the Startech or Netgear SFPs before & I’d like to avoid the
> vendor finger pointing games.
>
> We are looking at the following
>
> *Dell S4048-ON*
> Pros:
> -          Cheap $60 SFP+
> -          Cheapest switch cost by 20-30%
> -          All in one (no port or IP/routing licences required)
> Cons:
> -          Different CLI in FTOS, another thing to learn/manage
>
> *Brocade VDX 6490*
> Pros:
> -          ISCLI
> -          Vendor reputation
> Cons
> -          SFP+ price $300+
> -          Cost of additional port licences  e.g. 24-48 port on demand
>
> *Cisco Nexus 3000/9000*
> Pros:
> -          Community support & KB/documentation
> -          Vendor reputation
> -          Standardise vendor with all other network gear
> Cons:
> -          SFP+ $1500+
> -          IP Lite licence costs
>
> I’d love to hear your thoughts or experience, as I’m sure I’ve missed a
> few things!
>
> Cheeeeeers,
>
> Alex
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