I have a few extra things lying around that I need to get rid of to make some space. Thanks in advance for taking a look.

Everything is available for shipping or local pickup, local is 07735

SOLD - First is my Unifi Switch 24 port non PoE. This is basically brand new. I bought it, mounted and adopted it and then decided to go for one of the newer gen 2 switches. So it hast really had any use at all. Im asking $150 + shipping - SOLD

Next, I have an IBM 249824e Fibre Channel SAN switch. There were two of these in a lot of other hardware I purchased and I kept one for myself but don't need either of them but I figured I'd keep one to learn with and get rid of the other. Asking $140 OBO + shipping

SOLD - Next I have a Wiremold J06B0B 6 outlet rack mount power strip. Asking $20 + shipping - SOLD

Last, I have just a basic Netgear GS208 8 port unmanaged switch. It was used for a few months to connect a couple printers and that's about it. Condition is like new . Asking $15 OBO

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If you're interested in anything and need it shipped just shoot me a message and I'll get a price ASAP.

I see some Cisco Nexus switches that have 10G SFP+ and Fibre channel but I'm looking for 1G base T and 4 8Gbps Fibre Channel ports. I'd prefer to stick to Cisco but am okay with branching off into other brands. Preferably this would be last or previous generations because it's for the home lab.

Or alternatively, is there a low-fan noise (similar to 3750x) Small Fibre Channel switch from cisco?

EDIT: Preferably under $800, used, old generation

Just wanted to sanity check my idea around a FC migration, keep in mind I am not a FC admin, I know enough to work and in this case possibly be dangerous.

I have two FC switches from two different vendors, I have uplinks configured and zoned from SAN to computer on switch A.

My plan is to run additional uplinks from the servers and storage to switch B so I have uplinks from both storage and compute on two separate switches.

I will have zones set up on both, validate that the new switch works then cut over the uplinks from switch A so all uplinks are on switch B.

Our switch A isn't stacked, however switch B is.

This should work right?

Switch A is a Brocade 300B and Switch B is a Nexus 5K.

Hi, my san sw is warning - servere latency bottleneck detected at E-Port 35.
This port is ISL port , trunking 2 san switch together.
The warning is repeat again about 15 minitues.
Now help me troubleshoot it ?Troubleshooting steps taken:

Reminder...Ending today.

• Brocade 200E - 16 port fibre switch (comes with 8 SFPs and 8 port licence)
• 3 x QLogic HBAs
• FC cables

Currently £30 which is a bargain and there isn't much interest so will likely stay low price.

More info Here

Or Here

So I've been using a Thecus n8800 NAS for my homelab.. I really like it. it's a pretty cool little machine for what it cost. BUT, I feel like the network connectivity of 1gbs is really slowing me down. I don't know, maybe the disks in it are slow... either way, it got me thinking about setting up something with fibre.

Can I simply add fibre channel cards to my two servers, then get a cheap nas with fibre, like an older HP StorageWorks or maybe an EMC 2 Dell box or something. Then simply connect them directly?

If I can do that, I'd just use my Thecus for general storage, and the new fibre enabled nas for my VM datastore.

I don't know much about anything beyond ethernet just yet :(

thanks!

• Brocade 200E 16 Port Fibre Channel Switch (8 ports licensed)
• 3 x QLogic 4 Gbps Fibre Channel PCIe HBA Cards
• 2 x FC Cables

A lot of kit for the money http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/-/272727746194

Used this in my VMware ESXi host home lab connecting two ESXi servers to a Linux ZFS file storage server.

Achieved data throughput of over 300 MBps, allowing fast boot up of virtual machines and migration between hosts.

As you can see, I have modified the Fibre Channel switch by adding a power switch for easy power off when not in use.

The unit originally sounded like Concorde on take off, so I have also replaced the internal fans with 'silent' spec equivalents.

After the switch goes through it's boot up sequence, it is now virtually silent.

Has served me very well in learning about FC zoning and common storage topology that you find in many data centres and corporate workplaces.

Now passing on to someone else who is studying or who just needs cheap and fast storage connectivity for their lab.

Item is quite heavy so would prefer collection but can post if that is what you need.

Thanks.

We are refreshing our storage infrastructure and we are in need of hooking up multiple fiber channel raids to our Dell poweredge server. Unfortunately we don't have any available slots to add more FC cards. The one FC card that we have is used by 2 tape drives hence the need for the FC switch. I'm not familiar with FC switches and the FC protocol and need to clarify a few things. Will we be able to use the FC raids that we attach in JBOD mode? The raid chassis supports JBOD mode but would the FC switch prevent us in any way from using JBOD? Would we be limited to using only block storage if we were to use the FC switch? I'm also assuming we would have to replace the FC card we have in the server and install something that supports JBOD mode as well. Any insights anyone can provide would be much appreciated.

I've got an old Qlogic fibre channel card I'd like to use in my new machine. I want to run (preferably) Win10 or Server 2012R2. The idea is to go from the card to the switch. I have all the hardware, no idea what I'm doing.

This is mainly for fun and the challenge. I know literally nothing about fibre channel.

Hello, i have a noob question, can dedicated fibre channel switches works as VSS, or there is no such thing ?

Greetings

After many grueling hours, I finally finished inventory and photos for all my decom'd lab gear.

There's a lot of stuff here, and I'd like to avoid shipping for now, so all sales are contingent on you (the buyer) coming to pick this stuff up at or near my residence in the Anoka/Coon Rapids/Blaine area.

Everything is OBO, but please keep it reasonable. I am trying to get this stuff out of my basement, but I am not trying to get fleeced.

The inventory for each system should be fairly complete and accurate since I tore down every one of these things and peeped at their innards, but if you have any questions or want more detailed photos of a specific portion just let me know.

Album showcasing the fine goods ----> https://imgur.com/a/V6Q4u7S

^(-dramatic pause while you peruse the pictars-)

Special note on parting out/separating components: I am not looking to do any of that at this time. You may not need the bezel, rails, or trays, but that doesn't mean mother server gets to abandon her accessory babies in my basement; the family moves as a unit.

Enough intro, just tell me how much for the lot.

Rough, low retail total: ~$4000

Approximate sum of my just-for-you-locals prices: ~$3000

Special price for someone who wants everything left as described here, a few extras not mentioned, and not one piece less: $2500 $2000 ^(OBO)

The List

Dell M1000e [6WRM6K1]: $550 $500 for the stuff listed below or $700 $650 for all blade-related items

• 2x CMC
• iKVM
• Midplane v1.0 (has one blade slot with bent pins, I think on just one of the fabrics)
• 4x 110-240v 1350W / 2700W PSUs (you can run these on residential power)
• 9x fan modules
• 14x blade fillers
• Rails
• 2x Brocade 4424 4Gb FC switch IOM
• 2x IOM blanks
• 20Gb DDR InfiniBand switch IOM (was supposedly brand new when I bought it and I never really used it)
• 2x M600
  • Didn't bother spec'ing or collecting service tags, they come free with the M1000e whether you like it or not

Additional Blade Mezzanine Adapters:

• 2x 0HX271 ConnectX Dual Port IB DDR: $5/ea
• QME 8262-k 10GbE: free with related purchase because idk if it works
• 3x 0W7KT8 QME 2572 DP 8Gb FC: $5/ea
• 2x 0NP630 QME 2472 DP 4Gb FC: $5/ea

M620 [JR1PNW1]: $50

• CPU: None
• RAID: H310
• RAM: None
• IDRAC: Enterprise
• DRIVE: None / 2x trays
• MEZZ: ConnectX-2 VPI IB DDR/10GbE

M610 [6R577L1]: $30

• CPU: 2x L5630

Not sure if I need to post to /r/storage but I thought I'd ask here first.

Need to figure out how to factory reset or clear configuration on a fabric switch hp fc 16b. The purpose is to mount 7tb of storage to scrub it.

Searching has failed me and the steps I've found to reset the password don't work for this device. I can start it up and get into a preliminary boot config, but clearing the password with 0x020 or whatever flag didn't do the assumed clearing. All factory or default usernames and passwords do not work, even after applying the clear password flag was set (and yes, I did attempt clear passwords).

Tried pretty much every thing I could think of, including disassembling and destroying its twin, which estimated value was like 20k when it was installed, go me. Oh well. I did find a battery and there was a firmware chip, but like I said I destroyed it because the plug for the chip is so brittle it broke when I extracted the eprom chip.

I would just like to smash it all with a hammer, but I'm required to show proof that the disks are scrubbed because you know, sensitive data situation.

I'm thinking I'm going to try to tftp a config to it, but I need to find a factory config first and googlebinging didn't help me.

EDIT: forgot to mention there is no reset button on this thing, just a rocker switch for two power supplies and a com port.

I have worked with fibre channel switches for a while and have connected switches together using E-ports. My question is when adding switches to the fabric that results in more than 2 switches.

How would I wire up the 3 or more switches that still provides redundancy if a switch fails? Can I create a fully meshed switching fabric (every switch is connected to every other switch)? Will there be fibre loop errors (like network switch loops)? Do I need to configure anything or is it all automatic?

We are planning on merging some 2-switch fabrics to make 4-switch fabrics.

I have an HP DL380v6 with two FC adapters. LPE1102 and LPE1150. I understand they can be used to connect to a SAN or disk shelf, but is there any other use for them? I'm wondering if I'm not using a disk shelf is there any reason to keep them installed?

I made a post a while back looking for feedback on some Fibre Channel disk enclosures to see if anyone had any or had any experience with them outside of what I can find for 10yr old blog and forum posts.

Specifically, I am looking for anything based on the Xyratex RS1604 or equivalent. There were different OEMs using them like Compellent, 3par, and Netapp.

I am interested in these specifically because of the Sata interposers, and the fact that according to the datasheets they *should* support larger capacity disks.

My research on the hardware has turned up the interposer interface as an Emulex BR2401 Sata2-FC bridge, and the interfaces as Emulex SOC422 FC switches on the backplane.

These are supposed to directly support the sata2 spec so they should be able to use larger capacity hard drives and not have the same issues as the infamous LSI sas controllers with a clipped address space. (2tb access limitations)

I have been watching several of these for a while, but I am wary of spending several hundred dollars on shipping these things if they will not work. On the other hand, if this does work, I want to get two of them. :)

Preferrably in 3par-yellow to brighten up my rack.

The 2 Products:

https://ca.store.ui.com/collections/unifi-network-routing-switching/products/udm-pro

https://ca.store.ui.com/collections/unifi-network-routing-switching/products/usw-16-poe

What they offer on the Canadian Store All Copper: https://i.imgur.com/ZZEPeka.png

First question: Can I use a SFP+ / 10G version and set both to 1G or do I require to use a 1G Version a none SFP model due to the Switch not being able to handle it? I know some Tech can use Higher Versions of things just not support the Higher Capabilities where others just have no clue how to handle at all. (The reason I'm a newbie).

If I can use Fibre btw and I assume I can just fine where do I get one? I don't see them on the Canadian Store?

Also would it provide any protection at all or is it a waste?

For example if a Coax Modem was directly connected to the UDM-Pro in the same Rack and it Blew threw the UDM-Pro I assume a Fibre to the Switch would help protect it. That being said because it's all the same Rack would it jump right through to the switch anyways from the shelling or would the grounding of all the devices be enough to protect it? I'm guessing direct vs indirect lighting strike for example would factor here as in your boned anyways.

Thanks for the help.

Before I embarrass myself with a wildly mispriced [FS] post I wanted to check to make sure I am not completely off base on pricing of these units.

These are 3Par T400/T800 disk shelves from a large array, but can be used individually as JBOD. 3.5" SATA drives are loaded into magazines (4 drives per magazine) and each shelf takes 10 magazines, for a total of 40 drive capacity.

I got it up and running in a Dell setup with a cheap dual port 4Gb Fibre channel HBA, with a connection going to each controller on the shelf which allowed for a MPIO setup in Server 2016.

I was thinking $100 for a single shelf or $75/each if you buy more than one. Unfortunately given the size/weight of these they would need to be picked up locally (near Boulder, CO). Is this reasonable?

Pros

• (Relatively) Cheap
• Connection redundancy 4x total Fibre Channel ports
• 550W PSU redundancy (4x)
• Solid build quality
• Fibre Channel (can be fun to learn)

Cons

• Heavy! Even empty with the magazines unloaded this is a beast to move around as an invidual
• Loud - The 4 PSU fans also cool the drives and it is quite loud. I bet if you are crafty enough you could replace the fans to quiet it down
• Large - While this is 4U it is quite long, so won't fit in a short depth rack
• Fibre Channel (can be a pain to setup)
• Will need to get creative securing the drives to the magazine, they didn't come with that hardware

Virgin are the only fibre optic provider in my area, however, everyone I know that's been with Virgin swear against it. Would it be better to stay with BT or switch to Virgin?

Currently getting 8mbps download and 0.79 upload.

Hi all,

I am currently putting a plan in place to replace the ISP supplied Router. I have a few options in terms of what I can install. I will list my requirements and the current devices that I am considering.

Requirements:

• $800NZD Budget
• Good Wi-Fi, N + AC
• Fit in a 260MM or 10" rack (Can fabricate my own mounts or shelfs)
• VLAN to separate out guest access
• 10 Local Ports minimum
• IPoE VLAN 10 on WAN.

Some nice to haves:

• Cloud controller/onsite controller for managed switch/router/ap (E.g: Unify Cloud)
• Remote Config
• Utilise my mildly dormant Rpi4B

With that in mind I was looking at the Mikrotik and Ubiquity gear. I can source that locally at a good price.

Combo 1: UbiquityEdgeRouter ER-4 Gigabit Router 3 x Gigabit RJ45, 1 x SFP, 1 x RJ45 Serial Console Port $367EdgeSwitch ES-10XP 8-Port Gigabit Managed PoE $241UniFi UAP-AC-LR Dual-band AC1350 LR indoor $205DAC SFP cable for link between switch and router. $31$842

Combo 2: Ubiquity againDream Machine $643UniFi Switch US-8-60W 8-Port Gigabit Managed PoE $228$871

Combo 3: JankMikroTik RB4011iGS+RM $398UniFi UAP-AC-LR Dual-band AC1350 LR indoor $205$603

or MikroTik RouterBOARD 4011iGS+5HacQ2HnD $466$466

If anyone has any better combos from www.pbtech.co.nz then let me know.. I was thinking the above setups would suit the requirements. I do like the idea of the cloud controller from Unify. I understand the Edge gear cannot use the Unify controller..

Open to all advice and ideas. Thanks

Now I'm not going to name drop any of the main culprits just to avoid sending abuse their way, but I think something needs to be said at the same time. I can't remember this being as big an issue in the Wii U era but the amount of successful YouTube channel's whose content solely or mostly relies on 'Rumours' and 'Leaks' is staggering to me.

As someone interested in Zelda lore I can't look up anything related to Breath of the Wild anymore without being bombarded with videos claiming to have information on the sequel, usually without a shred of evidence. This is just one of many future games subjected to constant speculation.

With E3 around the corner I figured I'd put my thoughts out there and again, I don't want anyone sending hate to these people. There's a lot of talk these days about how to 'hype responsibly' and I think this has stemmed from unreasonable expectations which are amplified by these channel's. Maybe it's just me ???

Pulled a pair of Brocade BR-320-0008 from a working install. rail kits and I think 8 Brocade 57-1000012-01 8gig SFP's in each.

Hi Guys,

I have a fibre channel SAN providing a LUN to a RHEL8 machine. Now usually to view disk IO, I would use iotop or glances. However, I don't have any visibility for the IO going to through the fibre channel unless I look at things like the Netapp dashboard.

Are there some tools that I don't know about to view the IO? Any advice here is appreciated.

I've got an old Qlogic fibre channel card I'd like to use in my new machine. I want to run (preferably) Win10 or Server 2012R2. The idea is to go from the card to the switch. I have all the hardware, no idea what I'm doing.

This is mainly for fun and the challenge. I know literally nothing about fibre channel.