A 10GBASE-T port became available to us in our server rack. The rack currently
has a 20-node Hadoop cluster, each node having dual Intel i350 1000BASE-T NICs.
The Hadoop nodes connect to an old HP 2910al-48G 48-port GbE switch that, in
turn, connects to an old Dell R310 server running pfSense
According to the specs that I found on HP's website, your HP switch does
not support 10Gb, only 1Gb on its mini-GBIC ports. You will definitely need
a new switch to take advantage of 10Gb.
If you do get a switch that supports 10GBase-T, you should definitely
consider the Intel X540. The vast major
Note: that should say CAT*6*A, not *7*. Other than that, no changes.
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On Tue, Mar 27, 2018 at 8:10 PM, Moshe Katz wrote:
> According to the specs that I found on HP's website, your HP switch does
> not support 10Gb, only 1Gb on its mini-GBIC p
I agree with everything my brother said except recommending the Uniquiti
EdgeSwitch.
We have seen a few instances of the EdgeSwitch locking up without any
apparent reason (once we traced it to a thermal issue, but we couldn't find
a cause for the others).
The EdgeSwitch also only has a 1 year warra
On Mar 27, 2018, at 8:10 PM, Moshe Katz wrote:
Many thanks for the information and advice. It is much appreciated.
> According to the specs that I found on HP's website, your HP switch does
> not support 10Gb, only 1Gb on its mini-GBIC ports. You will definitely need
> a new switch to take adva
On Mar 27, 2018, at 8:47 PM, Yehuda Katz wrote:
> I agree with everything my brother said except recommending the Uniquiti
> EdgeSwitch.
> We have seen a few instances of the EdgeSwitch locking up without any
> apparent reason (once we traced it to a thermal issue, but we couldn't find
> a cause
On Wed, Mar 28, 2018 at 9:44 PM, Paul Mather
wrote:
> On Mar 27, 2018, at 8:10 PM, Moshe Katz wrote:
>
> Many thanks for the information and advice. It is much appreciated.
>
> > According to the specs that I found on HP's website, your HP switch does
> > not support 10Gb, only 1Gb on its mini-
On Mar 29, 2018, at 11:12 AM, Moshe Katz wrote:
> On Wed, Mar 28, 2018 at 9:44 PM, Paul Mather
> wrote:
>
>> On Mar 27, 2018, at 8:10 PM, Moshe Katz wrote:
>>
>> Many thanks for the information and advice. It is much appreciated.
>
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>> My main issue with going the SFP+ route is that