[rescue] Wisdom of the Collective: QFE

[Robert Novak]

They're all gone now... you can find some OCe10102 cards for just under
$300 now. But I did write about some of my hints for finding cheap network
gear on a blog post last week:

http://rsts11.wordpress.com/2014/02/05/enterprise-class-networking-on-the-cheap-for-your-homelab-rsts11-bacon_is_king-brcdmidatlantic/

The highlights for the tl;dr crowd:

1. Uplink ports are usually just ports.
2. Look for rebranded or debranded gear.
3. Ask around about new and refurb gear that fits your needs
4. Watch out for port and feature licensing
5. Maybe port-channel/LACP is good enough for your budget.

I write a fair bit about POHO (Psycho Overkill Home Office)/home lab topics
on the blog, look at "POHO and the Home Lab" in the black ribbon on the
site for more. Feel free to take a poke around if you're so inclined.

Robert


On Mon, Feb 10, 2014 at 9:09 AM, Lionel Peterson <lionel4287 at gmail.com>wrote:

> Details? I'd be curious about getting a few 10GBE cards for my home lab,
> and dual-port at that price-point could be interesting.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Lionel
>
> On Monday, February 10, 2014, Robert Novak <rnovak at indyramp.com> wrote:
>
> > Yeah. On the other hand, I bought three dual-10GBE cards over the weekend
> > for about $50 each. PCI-e, on current VMware ESXi support list, from a
> > fairly reputable seller. I'd do well to find even an SFP+ module at
> retail
> > for what I spent on the whole batch. My first two 10gbe cards were $26
> each
> > I think, and they still work 2-3 years later.
> >
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