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System Name | Desktop |
---|---|
Processor | Intel Xeon E5-1680v2 |
Motherboard | ASUS Sabertooth X79 |
Cooling | Intel AIO |
Memory | 8x4GB DDR3 1866MHz |
Video Card(s) | EVGA GTX 970 SC |
Storage | Crucial MX500 1TB + 2x WD RE 4TB HDD |
Display(s) | HP ZR24w |
Case | Fractal Define XL Black |
Audio Device(s) | Schiit Modi Uber/Sony CDP-XA20ES/Pioneer CT-656>Sony TA-F630ESD>Sennheiser HD600 |
Power Supply | Corsair HX850 |
Mouse | Logitech G603 |
Keyboard | Logitech G613 |
Software | Windows 10 Pro x64 |
Ok, I need somebody that is more into 10Gb networking than I am. Right now, all of my computers are on a gigabit network.
What I would need is to connect my main PC to my old storage server with something faster than gigabit connection.
The reason behind that is I moved my SAS tape drive to my storage server and would like to do tape backups directly via network (without using HDD in the storage server). For the old LTO-2 tape drive it's not a problem since it's slow, but the newer LTO-4 needs a transfer speed of 80 to 120 MB/s - and that old onboard gigabit NIC cannot keep up - not to mention if I want to run both tape drives at once.
So the best solution for me would be to install two 10Gb NIC (one in the server and one in my PC), and connect them directly. (I would prefer SFP+).
I was looking at older used server 10Gb NIC, like HP NC523 or NC530 which are cheap and easy to get from ebay. But before I buy anything, would my setup even work, due to direct connection?
Also which cable I would need to use since I see that there are different SFP cables (the required distance is around 3m)?
What I would need is to connect my main PC to my old storage server with something faster than gigabit connection.
The reason behind that is I moved my SAS tape drive to my storage server and would like to do tape backups directly via network (without using HDD in the storage server). For the old LTO-2 tape drive it's not a problem since it's slow, but the newer LTO-4 needs a transfer speed of 80 to 120 MB/s - and that old onboard gigabit NIC cannot keep up - not to mention if I want to run both tape drives at once.
So the best solution for me would be to install two 10Gb NIC (one in the server and one in my PC), and connect them directly. (I would prefer SFP+).
I was looking at older used server 10Gb NIC, like HP NC523 or NC530 which are cheap and easy to get from ebay. But before I buy anything, would my setup even work, due to direct connection?
Also which cable I would need to use since I see that there are different SFP cables (the required distance is around 3m)?