alt Hacker NewsSome network guys I know prefer fibre even within the rack, just because they don't want the weight and the obstructions in the rack. Apparently more than once the weight of the DACs and the bulk of the cable bundle has caused a problem with NICs.
Personally that surprised me, but I can see where they're coming from.
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mwpmaybe • yesterday at 5:12 PM
If you start doing bonded links with DACs or if you have a bunch of servers, the cable management situation gets ugly in a hurry, and the usual solutions like patch panels and keystones aren't applicable. Source: my basement
buildbot • yesterday at 4:10 PM
Yep, I did this for my little DGx spark cluster because 100-200gb copper cables are very thick, heavy, and annoying.
Support brackets would be 10x cheaper than fiber.