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Very slow write speed (NVME drive) on 10G network

Setting up an experimental lab cluster, the write speed for data received via 10G fiber connection is 10% of the local write speeds. Testing transfer speed between two identical machines; iperf3 shows ...
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What to expect from a 10Gbs fiber optic network of one server connected directly to 4 clients?

I have a fiber optic network of one server connected directly to 4 clients(they are not connected to each other) The network is suppose to support up to 4x10Gbs, so 10Gbs throughput from each client ...
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Optical modules, fiber and cables for 10 GbE short range connectivity (brands, latency) [closed]

I'm looking to run 10 GbE over lengths of 5-25m for a research lab and have been shopping for the appropriate optics. I'm guessing a mix of copper direct-attach cables and OM3, OM4, LC/LC multimode ...
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New office cabling: should we use CAT7 or CAT6a? [closed]

We are going to do the cabling in our new office building and we are thinking to lay down 10Gbit cables since we use HP switches that come with 10Gbit ethernet ports. We will also lay down few fiber ...
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Do Gigabit ethernet single-mode fiber network adapters exist?

I am attempting to set up a server with a total of four single-mode fiber ports - two need to be at least 1Gb and two must be 10Gb. I have found a variety of 10Gb single-mode fiber network adapters (...
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8Gb Fiber Channcel HBA vs. 10 Gb SPF+ Converged HBA

I am putting a Dell server together, more specifically R720. I have to select the correct Host Bus Adapter. This HBA on R710 will connect to a storage device. I am confused between these two: QLogic ...
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Will 10GBASE-LR work if 10GBASE-LRM used to work on the same cable link?

We have got some old 62.5um single-mode fiber links in our building. Network people told me, that Cisco 10GBASE-LRM with Cisco mode conditioning patch cables works fine on those cables and provides a ...
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Are there solutions that can combine gigabit ethernet, 10gig ethernet, and fiber channel in a single device?

We currently have Brocade 200E fiber switches, connecting 2 EMC CLARiiONs to 4 VMware ESXi hosts. We are looking into new storage options using iSCSI with our existing ethernet network, including the ...
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10Gbe connection to 3 sites using Single Mode fibre. Require High Availability

An industrial site needs to link 3 seperate areas in a building in such a way that all the switches are on the same network and sharing the same wan link. The wan link will only be coming in from one ...
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