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> So, I was very happy to learn that a friend had a Mellanox SN2010 that they were not using and were willing to sell to me.

That thing retails new for 10k. You got awesome friends if they have such a thing lying around unused and willing to sell it to you at a discount!

For those of us with less fortunate bank accounts: what's the smallest and reasonably affordable Mellanox model that has a similar featureset in terms of native Linux support?

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> That thing retails new for 10k. You got awesome friends if they have such a thing lying around unused and willing to sell it to you at a discount!

Tactical eBay (or whatever is the robust 2nd handmarket in your region) can yield similar discounts on such hardware. Retail price is often list price, and that is often a large mark up regardless. The 32x100G port version of the same switch goes for around £2000 in the UK 2nd hand market

> what's the smallest and reasonably affordable Mellanox model that has a similar featureset in terms of native Linux support?

The SN2010 is likely the smallest, the SN2700 is likely the cheapest

Wait a few years and then root around in the datacenter dumpster once they toss the old gear after tech refresh (between 3-10yrs depending on the gear)

No such things around any more, unless you know people who're willing to risk their jobs. Everything's gotta be environmentally certified and whatnot... no one's putting stuff in a dumpster, it all goes to some commercial reseller that either refurbishes and sells on old equipment or hands it to a certified scrapyard.

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