Posted May 1, 2017 Hey All, Wasent sure and wanted to ask before I buy but heres the situation. I have 2 10GbE NICs in two servers and the current SFP+ cable i believe has died because it was working fine last week... It was disconnecting reconnecting in the control panels of my windows server then reconnecting rapidly and now has stopped showing up at all. All it shows is "cable unplugged". Do you think I need to buy a new SFP+ 10GbE cable? If so does it need to specific to a brand or type? Any suggestions are appreciated. "45 ACP because shooting twice is silly!" Link to comment https://linustechtips.com/topic/773787-cheap-10gbe-sfp-cable/ Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted May 1, 2017 9 hours ago, Nikolithebear said: Hey All, Wasent sure and wanted to ask before I buy but heres the situation. I have 2 10GbE NICs in two servers and the current SFP+ cable i believe has died because it was working fine last week... It was disconnecting reconnecting in the control panels of my windows server then reconnecting rapidly and now has stopped showing up at all. All it shows is "cable unplugged". Do you think I need to buy a new SFP+ 10GbE cable? If so does it need to specific to a brand or type? Any suggestions are appreciated. What brand NIC's / Devices are they going to be plugged into, and what length do they need to be. if you want to annoy me, then join my teamspeak server ts.benja.cc Link to comment https://linustechtips.com/topic/773787-cheap-10gbe-sfp-cable/#findComment-9763934 Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted May 1, 2017 Author 6 hours ago, The Benjamins said: What brand NIC's / Devices are they going to be plugged into, and what length do they need to be. Length dosent need to be anything over 3 feet and currently Im plugging them into 2 Mellanox 10Gb NICs "45 ACP because shooting twice is silly!" Link to comment https://linustechtips.com/topic/773787-cheap-10gbe-sfp-cable/#findComment-9765850 Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted May 1, 2017 43 minutes ago, Nikolithebear said: Length dosent need to be anything over 3 feet and currently Im plugging them into 2 Mellanox 10Gb NICs Here is a option, you could probably find something cheaper on ebay, maybe look for a copper cable. (can't look up ebay stuff at work) 2 x SFP+ transceivers ($16) http://www.fs.com/products/65334.html 1 x Fiber LC to LC cable ($1.30 1m, $1.50 2m) http://www.fs.com/products/41741.html http://www.fs.com/products/41740.html EDIT, found the Copper cables on their site, they are cheaper. ($10-$15) http://www.fs.com/c/mellanox-10g-sfp-dac-1394 if you want to annoy me, then join my teamspeak server ts.benja.cc Link to comment https://linustechtips.com/topic/773787-cheap-10gbe-sfp-cable/#findComment-9766003 Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted May 1, 2017 Author 44 minutes ago, The Benjamins said: Here is a option, you could probably find something cheaper on ebay, maybe look for a copper cable. (can't look up ebay stuff at work) 2 x SFP+ transceivers ($16) http://www.fs.com/products/65334.html 1 x Fiber LC to LC cable ($1.30 1m, $1.50 2m) http://www.fs.com/products/41741.html http://www.fs.com/products/41740.html EDIT, found the Copper cables on their site, they are cheaper. ($10-$15) http://www.fs.com/c/mellanox-10g-sfp-dac-1394 http://www.ebay.com/itm/152411289055?_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT I purchased this just to see if it would work. It was super cheap and free shipping. If it does not work I will go with your idea. Thank you "45 ACP because shooting twice is silly!" Link to comment https://linustechtips.com/topic/773787-cheap-10gbe-sfp-cable/#findComment-9766187 Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted May 1, 2017 1 minute ago, Nikolithebear said: http://www.ebay.com/itm/152411289055?_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT I purchased this just to see if it would work. It was super cheap and free shipping. If it does not work I will go with your idea. Thank you that might work, I know I was told that cables are "tuned/firmware" for specific brands. the copper cables I linked are tested for the brand of NICs you used and are priced similarly. the fiber implementation is "cooler" and allows for longer runs if needed. tell me how it goes. if you want to annoy me, then join my teamspeak server ts.benja.cc Link to comment https://linustechtips.com/topic/773787-cheap-10gbe-sfp-cable/#findComment-9766202 Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted May 8, 2017 Author On 5/1/2017 at 1:49 PM, The Benjamins said: that might work, I know I was told that cables are "tuned/firmware" for specific brands. the copper cables I linked are tested for the brand of NICs you used and are priced similarly. the fiber implementation is "cooler" and allows for longer runs if needed. tell me how it goes. Seems to work just fine! Now its all about configuring it in Windows Server. "45 ACP because shooting twice is silly!" Link to comment https://linustechtips.com/topic/773787-cheap-10gbe-sfp-cable/#findComment-9801557 Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now