single 10gbe port switch

[finnjaeger]

I am looking for a switch that gives me 10gbit Ethernet on one port and then 1 gigabit across the other ports.

 

I want to run an iMac (5K fully loaded) as a file server using 2 or more external pegasus raids and a thunderbolt to 10gbit network interface(from pegasus).

now, I alerady have the raids and the iMac .

 

I want to connect the imac to my network using 10gbe and then connect 4 clients using gigabit. i can get 4gbit saturated with the raid, no problem. 

 

is there anthing like that out there or do I have to buy something like an 8port 10gbe switch?

 

[Bgordy2013]

Your best option is to use LACP. Put a 4 port NIC in the server and then a gigabit NIC in all the PCs. You will need a managed switch. Then you will aggregate the ports on the server and on the switch so that your server can use all four at the same time. This will allow for four simultaneous gigabit connections to the server.

[Mikensan]

Haven't done much research to verify if the 10gbe ports are switch to switch or if they can be used for anything but: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833181232

[brwainer]

Most of the switches I've seen have 2 SFP+ ports, the only ones I aware of that have just one are Mikrotik CRS series switches, look at routerboard.com to see them. Same goes for 10GBe, mostly just see two ports not one.