Guys, I'm not trying to start a war, but I am curious about experiences with these specific vendors and equipment with regards to 10G Direct Attach Copper Passive Twinax cables vs Optical?
Juniper EX4550-32F Switch to Dell FX Chassis (8 ports) and to Nimble Storage array (12 ports). This is all within one rack and I don't expect much growth. Dealing mostly with networking rather than data center, we are used to using optical for nearly everything except 1G within a rack and wall-jacks in the office. So we always have spare SFP+ and patch cables around. >From what I see the Junipers will try and bring up any cable or optic that is plugged into them regardless of mfg code. Does anybody know if the Dell FX chassis or the Nimble are picky? Any other thoughts when we are only talking about 12 ports? The classic pro vs cons are not as big of a deal. Yes, copper uses less power so that is a big advantage in a full data center, but does not matter much for 12 ports. Optics are more expensive, but again for only 12 ports it's not a big deal. (I'm just staying away from 10G-Base-T for now, plus I've already got the gear with SFP+ ports anyway.) Thanks for any thoughts you guys might have. -- Andy -- Andy Fleming Systems Engineer Kansas Research and Education Network [email protected] O: 785-856-9800 x9806 KanREN - Advanced Network Solutions for the Research and Education Community
