Dell Force10 S4810 is a decent ToR switch: 48 dual-speed 1/10GbE (SFP+) ports and four 40GbE (QSFP+) uplinks
Peter > > > On Fri, Nov 2, 2012 at 4:13 PM, Eric Germann <egerm...@limanews.com> wrote: > >> Colleagues, >> >> I'm looking for a recommendation on a smallish 10G Ethernet switch for a >> small virtualization/SAN implementation (4-5 hosts, 2 SAN boxes) over >> iSCSI with some legacy boxes on GigE. >> >> Preferably >> >> - 8-16 10G ports >> - several GigE ports for legacy GigE hosts or cross connect to a legacy >> GigE switch >> - preferably not a large chassis based solution with blades >> >> The hosts aren't going to be driving full line rate, nor the SAN boxes >> providing full line rate, but their offered loads will definitely exceed >> 1Gbps. Assessing whether it is better to go 10G now vs. multi-pathing >> with quad GigE cards. Trying to find the best solution for > 1G on a >> trunk and < $50K per box. >> >> Any recommendations appreciated. >> >> Thanks >> >> EKG >> >> >>