Brocade SFP+

[Appleby]

Hi Guys/Girls,

I have managed to snag some of the Brocade 1020 10Gb CNEs that have been going cheap recently. I need a pair of 10Gb SFP+s to go with them. Does anyone have any suggestions for compatible (or genuine) units? I don't mind going second hand as this is a low cost (haha) experiment I just don't fancy stumping up full price for them!

Thanks

 

[Appleby]

Ok never mind, as soon as I posted this a few genuine SFP+ came up on ebay! Typical!

 

[DeChache]

I know you found some but.

Any active SFP+ cable should work.

 

[goodcooper]

if you've got sfp+ cards and stuff is close together, passive cables are a great way to save some money....


http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16812791643

 

[DeChache]

if you've got sfp+ cards and stuff is close together, passive cables are a great way to save some money....


http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16812791643

Except the brocade cards don't seem to work with the passive cables.

 

[Hadrien]

We have a few Brocade 10GbE switches here and we have been using the Approved Optics generics with pretty good results. However we use the MM Fiber SFP+ units, not the copper ones.

I dont know if their price is reasonable or not...

http://approvedoptics.com/brocade-xbr-twx-0301/

 

[Nate7311]

We were talking about this in the Network pics thread a few weeks ago. As DeCache said, make sure it's an Active cable and you'll be golden.