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No... Because all Layer 2/3 appliances these days are building for 40Gb throughput... You have to use SFP. The real question is why are building individual servers by the actual box? Go virtual... Get one beefy VM host box with dual 40Gb NICs that are bonded and linked to an 802.1AD and 802.1Q capable switch and leverage the VM's on that.
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No... Because all Layer 2/3 appliances these days are building for 40Gb throughput... You have to use SFP. The real question is why are building individual servers by the actual box? Go virtual... Get one beefy VM host box with dual 40Gb NICs that are bonded and linked to an 802.1AD and 802.1Q capable switch and leverage the VM's on that.

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This is for a virtual environment, we're putting 20Gbps to each Hyper-V host.
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This is for a virtual environment, we're putting 20Gbps to each Hyper-V host.

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Ok... As far as I know... The only way to get 10Gb and faster is thru the use of SFP. So if you want 10Gb copper, you have to buy the 10Gb copper SFP for that port.
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Ok... As far as I know... The only way to get 10Gb and faster is thru the use of SFP. So if you want 10Gb copper, you have to buy the 10Gb copper SFP for that port.

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Hi Guys,<br />
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I'm wondering if someone could help. I've got two projects going on and it all comes back down to 10Gb switching. We definitely need it! <br />
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What our management doesn't want is a full SFP 10Gb switch for servers, as it means adding additional cost each time we buy a server (as we'd need to buy 4 transceivers 2 for the servers, 2 for the switches)<br />
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We do however need SFP for our comms links (IDF Closets connecting back)<br />
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Does anybody know of any switches out there for a network core that are perhaps half SFP and half 10gb copper?<br />
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Any advise appreciated!
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Hi Guys,

I'm wondering if someone could help. I've got two projects going on and it all comes back down to 10Gb switching. We definitely need it! 

What our management doesn't want is a full SFP 10Gb switch for servers, as it means adding additional cost each time we buy a server (as we'd need to buy 4 transceivers 2 for the servers, 2 for the switches)

We do however need SFP for our comms links (IDF Closets connecting back)

Does anybody know of any switches out there for a network core that are perhaps half SFP and half 10gb copper?

Any advise appreciated!

10Gb Switching

Networking hardware includes the physical devices facilitating the use of a computer network. Typically, networking hardware includes gateways, routers, network bridges, modems, wireless access points, networking cables, line drivers, switches, hubs, and repeaters. But it also includes hybrid network devices such as multilayer switches, protocol converters, bridge routers, proxy servers, firewalls, network address translators, multiplexers, network interface controllers, wireless network interface controllers, ISDN terminal adapters and other related hardware.

Networking Hardware-Other

A switch is a device that filters and forwards packets of data between LAN segments. Switches operate at the data link layer or the network layer of the Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) Reference Model and therefore support any packet protocol. LANs that use switches to join segments are called switched LANs or, in the case of Ethernet networks, switched Ethernet LANs. A hub is a connection point for devices in a network. Hubs are commonly used to connect segments of a LAN. A hub contains multiple ports; when a packet arrives at one port, it is copied to the other ports so that all segments of the LAN can see all packets.

Switches / Hubs

Network design and methodology, also known as network architecture, is the design of a communication network. It is a framework for the specification of a network's physical components and their functional organization and configuration, its operational principles and procedures, as well as data formats used in its operation. In telecommunication, the specification of a network architecture may also include a detailed description of products and services delivered via a communications network, as well as detailed rate and billing structures under which services are compensated.