If price is a major concern, take a look at the Force10 S2410. They tend to go for under $2k on ebay. Very basic L2 cut-through low-latency switch. Only drawback is your choice is XFP or CX4 for ports, but if you have server nics with CX4 then you are off the races for very little money. Whatever switch you use, don't forget to adjust MTU to 9k+. +1 for SSD based storage, if you are using a vmware environment the newer versions of vsan support all-flash-arrays, worth taking a look at. Sk. -----Original Message----- From: NANOG [mailto:nanog-bounces@nanog.org] On Behalf Of Matt Taylor Sent: Tuesday, May 12, 2015 9:36 PM To: nanog@nanog.org Subject: Re: Recommended 10GE ISCSI SAN switch We've been using Dell 8024F's for over 2 years now. No problems at all. On 12/05/2015 23:36, Paul S. wrote:
Hi guys,
We're shortly going to be getting some 10G SANs, and I was wondering what people were using as SAN switches for 10G SANs.
It is my understanding that low buffer sizes make most 'normal' 10G ethernet switches unsuitable for the job.
We're pretty much an exclusive Juniper shop, but are not biased in any way -- best tool for the job is what I've been tasked with to find.
Keeping that in mind, how would something like a EX4550 fare in the role? Are there better devices in the same price range?
Thanks!