Re: 10G with Intel card - GBIC options

2014-01-24 Thread Henning Brauer
* Andy a...@brandwatch.com [2013-12-02 10:05]: Henning, could you please confirm for us if the 32bit bandwidth limit was lifted in the new queuing subsystem, or if it is just still in place whilst dual-running the new and the old? otoh it is still there, but rather easy to lift. -- Henning

Re: 10G with Intel card - GBIC options

2014-01-24 Thread Andy
On Fri 24 Jan 2014 09:59:04 GMT, Henning Brauer wrote: * Andy a...@brandwatch.com [2013-12-02 10:05]: Henning, could you please confirm for us if the 32bit bandwidth limit was lifted in the new queuing subsystem, or if it is just still in place whilst dual-running the new and the old? otoh it

Re: 10G with Intel card - GBIC options

2014-01-07 Thread Hrvoje Popovski
On 2.12.2013. 10:05, Andy wrote: Hmm surprised by that! Henning, could you please confirm for us if the 32bit bandwidth limit was lifted in the new queuing subsystem, or if it is just still in place whilst dual-running the new and the old? I guess considering Hrvoje's findings the limit

Re: 10G with Intel card - GBIC options

2013-12-03 Thread Stuart Henderson
On 2013-12-02, Kapetanakis Giannis bil...@edu.physics.uoc.gr wrote: I would love to go for the SFP+ path but we cannot afford it, flexoptix do a xenpak-sfp+ converter (and lots of other interesting things)

Re: 10G with Intel card - GBIC options

2013-12-02 Thread Andy
Hmm surprised by that! Henning, could you please confirm for us if the 32bit bandwidth limit was lifted in the new queuing subsystem, or if it is just still in place whilst dual-running the new and the old? I guess considering Hrvoje's findings the limit is still in place until ALTQ is

Re: 10G with Intel card - GBIC options

2013-12-02 Thread Kapetanakis Giannis
On 29/11/13 19:16, Andy wrote: On Fri 29 Nov 2013 16:19:26 GMT, Kapetanakis Giannis wrote: Unfortunately on the Cisco part I don't SFP+. I have XENPACK option only which give me 3 options: SR ~ 3K GPL LRM ~ 1.5K GPL (I can't find any LRM GBIC for Intel side) CX4 ~ 600 GPL I'd avoid CX4, you

Re: 10G with Intel card - GBIC options

2013-12-02 Thread Jonathan Gray
On Mon, Dec 02, 2013 at 11:36:31AM +0200, Kapetanakis Giannis wrote: On 29/11/13 19:16, Andy wrote: On Fri 29 Nov 2013 16:19:26 GMT, Kapetanakis Giannis wrote: Unfortunately on the Cisco part I don't SFP+. I have XENPACK option only which give me 3 options: SR ~ 3K GPL LRM ~ 1.5K GPL (I

Re: 10G with Intel card - GBIC options

2013-12-02 Thread Andy
Yea CX4 will work, its the chipset that matters. But CX4 is short range and superseded, and by using SFP+ you can pick and choose your transceivers for fibre or CAT cabling etc. On Mon 02 Dec 2013 10:10:37 GMT, Jonathan Gray wrote: On Mon, Dec 02, 2013 at 11:36:31AM +0200, Kapetanakis

Re: 10G with Intel card - GBIC options

2013-12-02 Thread Kapetanakis Giannis
On 02/12/13 17:15, Andy wrote: Yea CX4 will work, its the chipset that matters. But CX4 is short range and superseded, and by using SFP+ you can pick and choose your transceivers for fibre or CAT cabling etc. Well the Cisco CX4 costs ~ 600$ List price, while the SR one costs 3.000$ List

Re: 10G with Intel card - GBIC options

2013-12-02 Thread Andy
The choice is of course yours.. ;) It would be worth trying a Cisco 'compatible' first before spending the big bucks on 'branded' optics.. http://www.gbics.com/xenpak-10gb-sr/?gclid=CKv_96G-irsCFSX4wgodQDEAdA Anyway, this is quite a personal decision and does affect support.. On Mon 02 Dec

Re: 10G with Intel card - GBIC options

2013-12-02 Thread Chris Cappuccio
Kapetanakis Giannis [bil...@edu.physics.uoc.gr] wrote: On 02/12/13 17:15, Andy wrote: Yea CX4 will work, its the chipset that matters. But CX4 is short range and superseded, and by using SFP+ you can pick and choose your transceivers for fibre or CAT cabling etc. Well the Cisco CX4 costs

10G with Intel card - GBIC options

2013-11-29 Thread Kapetanakis Giannis
Hi, I've just received a Cisco 6704 for my 10G uplinks. I'm looking for a network adapter to put on my OpenBSD primary firewall. I had in mind to use Intel X520-SR2 but the SR module of Cisco is too expensive... So I'm looking for either LRM or CX4 GBIC options to put on the C6704. Has

Re: 10G with Intel card - GBIC options

2013-11-29 Thread Andy
We bought the Intel x520-DA2 cards as they gives you the flexibility of using any SFP+ transceiver.. If you buy the SR2 you are locked to using short range fibre and the optics for the other end can get expensive! NB; Their is a whole world of compatible optics out there which are just as good

Re: 10G with Intel card - GBIC options

2013-11-29 Thread Andy
PS; I hope you have reeaaaly fast servers.. NB; ALTQ is currently 32bit so you cannot queue faster than 4 and a bit gig, unless you go for Hennings new queueing system which I'm still yet to do when I actually find time.. On Fri 29 Nov 2013 16:05:35 GMT, Andy wrote: We bought the Intel

Re: 10G with Intel card - GBIC options

2013-11-29 Thread Kapetanakis Giannis
On 29/11/13 18:05, Andy wrote: We bought the Intel x520-DA2 cards as they gives you the flexibility of using any SFP+ transceiver.. If you buy the SR2 you are locked to using short range fibre and the optics for the other end can get expensive! NB; Their is a whole world of compatible optics

Re: 10G with Intel card - GBIC options

2013-11-29 Thread Andy
On Fri 29 Nov 2013 16:19:26 GMT, Kapetanakis Giannis wrote: On 29/11/13 18:05, Andy wrote: We bought the Intel x520-DA2 cards as they gives you the flexibility of using any SFP+ transceiver.. If you buy the SR2 you are locked to using short range fibre and the optics for the other end can get

Re: 10G with Intel card - GBIC options

2013-11-29 Thread Hrvoje Popovski
On 29.11.2013. 17:08, Andy wrote: PS; I hope you have reeaaaly fast servers.. NB; ALTQ is currently 32bit so you cannot queue faster than 4 and a bit gig, unless you go for Hennings new queueing system which I'm still yet to do when I actually find time.. Hi, I'm not sure if new queueing