10 gig managed switch review

havochavoc OGContent WriterSenpai
edited November 28 in Reviews

Bought one of those ultra cheap aliexpress 8x SFP+ managed switches and some people seemed interested so couple of notes

Horaco - ZX-SWTGW2C8F - likely being sold under other brands too

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005006765378093.html

Good

  • Inexpensive - paid 95 USD / 72 GBP
  • Switching it to English is idiot proof
  • Doesn't feel cheap - normal metal consumer level switch case, decent looking power plug with UK pins (no janky adapter)
  • Fanless
  • Wide compatibility. Thus far tried 2.5G RJ45 transceiver, 10g DAC and SFP+ 10g fiber
  • Reports temps/watt on adapters where available
  • Web interface feels functional, though somewhat spartan. Haven't seen anything broken yet
  • Has SNMP - new to me but looks interesting

Bad

  • Mine shipped in 1G/10g mode so thought its broken cause my 2.5G RJ45 transceivers couldn't reach web interface, meaning you need 10G to enable 2.5G
  • Saw forum mentions of there being a hidden factory account - no idea if true. Doesn't seem to have any online features so I just skipped setting gateway and blocked it at FW for good measure.

Ambivalent

  • No dedicated management port
  • No rack ears/holes
  • UI is pretty spartan - not much explanations / guidance
  • Manual included seems to be for 2.5G/10G model
  • Struggled to change management IP - likely user error
  • Mixed messaging on what exactly 1G mode it supports - some places refer to 1000M others to 1.25G

Comments

  • yoursunnyyoursunny OG

    We use Edgecore AS5835-54X running SONiC operating system.
    This allows us to standardize and automate network management through NETCONF protocol and YANG models.
    We don’t deal with proprietary webpages and vender-specific command lines.

    No hostname available. affbrr

  • terrorgenterrorgen OG

    @yoursunny said:
    We use Edgecore AS5835-54X running SONiC operating system.
    This allows us to standardize and automate network management through NETCONF protocol and YANG models.
    We don’t deal with proprietary webpages and vender-specific command lines.

    Rich

    We're the source, no cap. Address us: We/Our/Ours.

    https://lowendspirit.com/discussion/comment/221016/#Comment_221016

  • havochavoc OGContent WriterSenpai

    Alas I am but a peasant that definitely doesn't have 5 grand for home network tinkering so stuck with proprietary webpages :P

  • yoursunnyyoursunny OG

    @havoc said:
    Alas I am but a peasant that definitely doesn't have 5 grand for home network tinkering so stuck with proprietary webpages :P

    It’s closer to $3000 if you contact sales.
    You get 48 SFP+ 10G ports for a full rack of servers and 6 QSFP 100G ports for uplink.
    Ideal for starting a basement host like @Calin and @beanman109 .

    Thanked by (1)beanman109

    No hostname available. affbrr

  • terrorgenterrorgen OG

    @yoursunny said:

    @havoc said:
    Alas I am but a peasant that definitely doesn't have 5 grand for home network tinkering so stuck with proprietary webpages :P

    It’s closer to $3000 if you contact sales.
    You get 48 SFP+ 10G ports for a full rack of servers and 6 QSFP 100G ports for uplink.
    Ideal for starting a basement host like @Calin and @beanman109 .

    not for peasants. We need to eat.

    We're the source, no cap. Address us: We/Our/Ours.

    https://lowendspirit.com/discussion/comment/221016/#Comment_221016

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