Upgrading my HP 2910al to a 10GbE Fiber Optic Internet Connection
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Re: Upgrading my HP 2910al to a 10GbE Fiber Optic Internet Connection
#2> Fiber optic transceivers are crazy expensive--easily equally or more pricy than CPUs by both size and weight. I'm glad we don't need a long run!
Presuming you are connecting devices within the same rack, you can easily get a 10gbe card and relevant twinax cable for less than 500 bucks -- these cables have dedicated SFP+ modules on each end, eliminating the need for transceivers.
The switches, on the other hand, will cost you a pretty penny
Re: Upgrading my HP 2910al to a 10GbE Fiber Optic Internet Connection
#3> Fiber optic transceivers are crazy expensive--easily equally or more pricy than CPUs by both size and weight. I'm glad we don't need a long run! Presuming you are connecting devices within the same rack, you can easily get a 10gbe card and relevant twinax cable for less than 500 bucks -- these cables have dedicated SFP+ modules on each end, eliminating the need for transceivers. The switches, on the other hand, wil…
Unfortunately, twinax will not reach the meet-me room in your colo.