> Just be careful with the 1036 and breaking the 40g ports out to 10g. you > can't break out all the ports, and when you break one out, you sometimes > lose another 40g port!
I just noticed that! It's true also with the 1024. > > Jason Manley > CBF Manager > SKA-SA > > Cell: +27 82 662 7726 > Work: +27 21 506 7300 > > On 03 Sep 2014, at 15:07, John Ford <jf...@nrao.edu> wrote: > >>> >>>> Or does someone know of a 40-10 optical cable? >>> Yes, and mellanox have them, including the fibre cable itself in short >>> distances. But it's only multi-mode (40GBASE-SR4 to 4x 10GBASE-SR) so >>> you're limited to ~100m or so. It uses an MTP connector on the 40G >>> side, >>> and an LC connector on the 10G side. We use these in our pedestal >>> switches >>> for MeerKAT. >> >> Thanks. Maybe the 1036 is an option, then. It has way better internal >> interconnect bandwidth. I couldn't find them in the mellanox web site. >> >>> >>> Jason >>> >> >> > >
