I don't happen to see any need for 10Gbit with the workload you need to support.
What kind of budget do you have? What kind of NAS are you getting (and how much storage?) Are you considering something like Cisco UCS or some other blade server chassis? Regards, *ASB **http://XeeMe.com/AndrewBaker* <http://xeeme.com/AndrewBaker>* **Providing Virtual CIO Services (IT Operations & Information Security) for the SMB market…*** On Wed, Jun 5, 2013 at 2:49 PM, J- P <[email protected]> wrote: > Anyone? perhaps maybe a link > > > > ------------------------------ > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Subject: [NTSysADM] 10Gbe & switches- feedback > Date: Tue, 4 Jun 2013 16:28:50 -0400 > > > Hi all, > > We are moving to a new location and figured may as well upgrade the > infrastructure. > We currently have 3COM 24 port switches from the late 90's, if I had to > guess and its time to send them to rest. > > I have been reading and trying to get a solid feel for which way to go , > and as always there is a plethora of data out there that says "Spf+ hands > down" or CX4, or even cat6, > > Everyone seems the have "the perfect answer" and of course they all > conflict. and I hope not to start a thread war on this list. > > > Let me give a breakdown of what will be in play here > > Small office (< 50 users) > PC's all gigabit > Phones all megabit (VOIP) > > 6 servers; > > Exchange > Citrix/ TS (Hyper-V) > OwnCloud (Hyper-V) > File Server > Print Server > SQL (all users connected 24x7) > 2 DC's > > We are considering getting a NAS (10GB supported) > > The other heavy traffic will be from video rendering and CAD, we would > like use something like backburner to spread the rendering, or maybe build > a dedicated rendering server (still up in the air) > > all servers, switches, and possible NAS will be in the same cabinet, so > distance is not a factor in terms of connecting to the switch, only the > PC's will require runs greater than the 10 meters > > I would like also welcome any reccomendations on switches as too > > > TIA, > > > > >
