2 questions regarding 10 GBE.
1) Which physical port configuration is most widely used and/or cheapest (when wiring is taken into account)? Options seem to include CX4, RJ45 copper, and FC Fiber.
2) Looking for recomendations for cheap switches. So-far, the best I have seen is the Netgear at around $700, but only 8 ports. Are there any managed, 24port switches which may be relativly cheap?
Im looking to use 10GBE for a separate iSCSI network as existing 1GBE iSCSI is just too slow for my database devices. Ideally, im looking for at least a 4x improvement over existing 1GBE speeds for iSCSI traffic.
1) Which physical port configuration is most widely used and/or cheapest (when wiring is taken into account)? Options seem to include CX4, RJ45 copper, and FC Fiber.
2) Looking for recomendations for cheap switches. So-far, the best I have seen is the Netgear at around $700, but only 8 ports. Are there any managed, 24port switches which may be relativly cheap?
Im looking to use 10GBE for a separate iSCSI network as existing 1GBE iSCSI is just too slow for my database devices. Ideally, im looking for at least a 4x improvement over existing 1GBE speeds for iSCSI traffic.
