Going to 10Gbe from 40Gb with the MikroTik CRS309-1G-8S+IN

In this video blog I explain some my decision points to transition from 40Gb InfiniBand to 10Gbe Ethernet. I also unbox the MikroTik CRS309-1G-8S+IN and explain a few of its features.

If you are interested in InfiniBand I highly recommend my blog posts or do intensive research before trying InfiniBand.

https://vmexplorer.com/blog-series/
Home Lab Gen IV – Part I: To InfiniBand and beyond!
Home Lab Gen IV – Part II: Design Considerations
Home Lab Gen IV – Part III: Best ESXi White box Mobo yet?
Home Lab Gen IV – Part IV: Overcoming installation challenges
Home Lab Gen IV – Part V Installing Mellanox HCAs with ESXi 6.5

10Gbe Products --

CRS309-1G-8S+IN
Desktop switch with one Gigabit Ethernet port and eight SFP+ 10Gbps ports - https://mikrotik.com/product/crs309_1g_8s_in
DAC Cables - https://www.ebay.com/itm/264359567598
InfiniBand Products --

Card HBA -- Mellanox 354A MCX354A-QCBT ConnectX-3 10Gigabit 2-Ports HBA PCIe + ext. SATA

Cable -- IBM/Amphenol Infiniband QSFP to QSFP 40GB/s 1m Copper Cable 81Y8093

Infiniband Switch in the Video -- Mellanox EMC IS5022 851-0167-01 8 Port QDR InfiniBand Unmanaged Switch w/ Rackmt

Infiniband Switch not in the video - Mellanox MTS3600 Infiniband Switch MTS3600Q-1BNC REV X2

** Update 03/06/2020 - Though I had good luck with the HP 593742-001 NC523SFP DUAL PORT SFP+ 10Gb card in my Gen 4 Home Lab, I found it faulty when running in my Gen 5 Home Lab. Could be I was using a PCIe x4 slot in Gen 4, or it could be the card runs to hot to touch. For now this card was removed from VMware HCL, HP has advisories out about it, and after doing some poking around there seem to be lots of issues with it. Again - Any products I blog about may or may not work - YOU ultimately assume all risk **

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