On 1/9/12 08:05 , OBrien, Will wrote: > I'm pondering the idea of trying to build a relatively inexpensive 10Gb > capture box. > The simple solution is a dell R710 with 10Gb nics. I have some, they work, > but I'd have to spend $50k to get enough of them. > > So, my challenge is keeping the price point is something around $1000-$1500 - > basically the 10Gb version of a 1u gigE capture system.
Intel Ethernet X520-SR2 Server Adapter is ~$950, that's your dual port 10Gbe nic with optics if you do single port it's ~$800. > In general, I probably don't need to ever write 10Gb/s to disk, but it would > be nice load the dice for success. > My thoughts are a reasonable performance motherboard with 10Gb PCIe nics or a > white box mobo with onboard SFP+ ports. > > Anyone gone this route? > > > Will O'Brien > University of Missouri, DoIT DNPS > Network Systems Analyst - Redacted > > obri...@missouri.edu > > > > > _______________________________________________ > juniper-nsp mailing list juniper-nsp@puck.nether.net > https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/juniper-nsp > _______________________________________________ juniper-nsp mailing list juniper-nsp@puck.nether.net https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/juniper-nsp