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02-01-2016, 10:46 AM
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I own a 24-port gigabit switch and another 24-port 10-gigabit switch. I’m planning a high-speed storage setup. My slower HDDs will hold videos and photos, while a cache server—likely using SAS SSD with RAM cache and possibly Optane—will handle that data. All these components will interact, and I’ll connect them to compute servers too. Should I upgrade to a 40-gigabit switch for better capacity? My current 36-port model on eBay is around $100. If I add more compute nodes later, the switch size might be worth considering.
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02-01-2016, 10:46 AM #1

I own a 24-port gigabit switch and another 24-port 10-gigabit switch. I’m planning a high-speed storage setup. My slower HDDs will hold videos and photos, while a cache server—likely using SAS SSD with RAM cache and possibly Optane—will handle that data. All these components will interact, and I’ll connect them to compute servers too. Should I upgrade to a 40-gigabit switch for better capacity? My current 36-port model on eBay is around $100. If I add more compute nodes later, the switch size might be worth considering.

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Marijntje
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02-03-2016, 03:22 PM
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It relies heavily on your desired speed. The data size determines how long the transfer takes. Otherwise, speeds of 10Gbit or 2x10Gbit work well for most users.
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Marijntje
02-03-2016, 03:22 PM #2

It relies heavily on your desired speed. The data size determines how long the transfer takes. Otherwise, speeds of 10Gbit or 2x10Gbit work well for most users.

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02-04-2016, 08:35 AM
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You're checking a 40-gram switch priced around $100, and you're noticing older Aristas models tend to consume a lot of power.
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supercake88
02-04-2016, 08:35 AM #3

You're checking a 40-gram switch priced around $100, and you're noticing older Aristas models tend to consume a lot of power.

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02-04-2016, 10:12 AM
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For $128 you can find a Mellanox 36 port on eBay. Here the power cost is low, and I also have solar panels to help cut expenses further. My 10GB switch is also artist-grade and its energy use is acceptable.
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ASpray
02-04-2016, 10:12 AM #4

For $128 you can find a Mellanox 36 port on eBay. Here the power cost is low, and I also have solar panels to help cut expenses further. My 10GB switch is also artist-grade and its energy use is acceptable.

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02-16-2016, 04:56 AM
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Probably I won’t require much right now since the dual 10GB offers around 3 gigabytes each second, which should suffice until we add more clients or switch to faster storage like NVMe.
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02-16-2016, 04:56 AM #5

Probably I won’t require much right now since the dual 10GB offers around 3 gigabytes each second, which should suffice until we add more clients or switch to faster storage like NVMe.

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