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DAC is an order of magnitude cheaper than optical and might be fine for their use based on their comments of cat6 v cat6a and "short runs in their lab". Also,
by jing 11y ago
DAC is an order of magnitude cheaper than optical and might be fine for their use based on their comments of cat6 v cat6a and "short runs in their lab".
Also, if they are using two or three NICs per box, you'd need to factor in the cost of two / three of the X540's vs. a single 40gbe connection and you'd need to double the cost-per-port of the switch vs the 40gbe option.
- virtuallynathan 11y agoYep, that is also a very good point!
- kev009 11y agoAlso intel NICs aren't a very good deal, and the driver quality isn't what it once was in common *nixes. The stateless 2x10g and 2x40g cards from Chelsio are cheaper and all around better IMHO.