https://community.cisco.com/t5/server-networking/ucs-6536-fc-transceiver-options-help/m-p/4872636#M13653 <P>Having a moment of panic and seeking out options.</P><P>Bought a pair of UCS 6536 Fabric Interconnects. Mentioned up front we'd be connecting (2) FC SANs. FIs arrive. Go to order cabling &amp; transceivers and receive a quote for $6,500+ per FC transceiver (DS-SFP-4X32G-SW), 4x of them being $ 26k+. Even if we settled on 2x that'd still be $13k for a pair, absolutely insane pricing for a pair of optics.</P><P>Does anyone else know of any alternatives we could take for FC connectivity to these new FIs or have I more or less been designed in to a corner?</P> Wed, 12 Jul 2023 15:51:08 GMT skeet5 2023-07-12T15:51:08Z https://community.cisco.com/t5/server-networking/ucs-6536-fc-transceiver-options-help/m-p/4872636#M13653 <P>Having a moment of panic and seeking out options.</P><P>Bought a pair of UCS 6536 Fabric Interconnects. Mentioned up front we'd be connecting (2) FC SANs. FIs arrive. Go to order cabling &amp; transceivers and receive a quote for $6,500+ per FC transceiver (DS-SFP-4X32G-SW), 4x of them being $ 26k+. Even if we settled on 2x that'd still be $13k for a pair, absolutely insane pricing for a pair of optics.</P><P>Does anyone else know of any alternatives we could take for FC connectivity to these new FIs or have I more or less been designed in to a corner?</P> Wed, 12 Jul 2023 15:51:08 GMT https://community.cisco.com/t5/server-networking/ucs-6536-fc-transceiver-options-help/m-p/4872636#M13653 skeet5 2023-07-12T15:51:08Z https://community.cisco.com/t5/server-networking/ucs-6536-fc-transceiver-options-help/m-p/4872663#M13654 <P>This is the UC/Collaboration forum, might want to ask somewhere related to your topic.</P> Wed, 12 Jul 2023 16:39:01 GMT https://community.cisco.com/t5/server-networking/ucs-6536-fc-transceiver-options-help/m-p/4872663#M13654 Jaime Valencia 2023-07-12T16:39:01Z