[Gluster-users] Typical setup questions

[Brian Candler]

On Tue, Aug 28, 2012 at 10:29:55AM -0500, Matt Weil wrote:
> Since we are on the subject of hardware what would be the perfect
> fit for a gluster brick. We where looking at a PowerEdge C2100 Rack
> Server.

Looks fine to me; UK website doesn't give the pricing so I imagine it's
pretty expensive :-)

> During testing I found it pretty easy to saturate 1 Gig network
> links. This was also the case when multiple links where bonded
> together.  Are there any cheap 10 gig switch alternatives that
> anyone would suggest?

Netgear XSM7224S, Intel X520-DA2 adapters, and direct-attach cables (I've
used Netgear ones for 3m and Intel for 5m)