We want to upgrade our network to 10Gbits.
On eBay you find a lot of old HP Mellanox connectX-2 SFP+ cards which are capable of 10Gbit/s.
We want to give our server one of them and connect it to a HPE OfficeConnect 1950 Switch which is also capable of SFP+ 10Gbit/s.
Now I read that you've to make sure that the SFP+ devices are compatible with each other, but I don't find any information about that devices.
Do you know if they're compatible or where I can find this information? Or are any HPE devices in general are compatible?
Best Answer
These are good cheap 10GbE adapters.
Your best option is to use DAC cables if the run is short enough. If you need to use fiber, then just use HP-spec Multimode SFP+ modules.
An inexpensive source for what you need is FiberStore - http://fs.com
Compatible DAC cables: http://www.fs.com/products/36784.html
Compatible SFP+ modules: http://www.fs.com/products/11559.html
Compatible fiber: http://www.fs.com/products/41730.html