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Three Intel-branded AFBR-703SDZ-IN2 SFP+ failures in three months between an Aruba S2500 and an X520-DA2
In a home lab with an Aruba S2500 PoE switch and an Intel X520-DA2, three of thirteen cheaply bought Intel AFBR-703SDZ-IN2 SFP+ modules (around 15 USD each) failed within three months: links dropped with dark activity LEDs, two on the switch side and one on the NIC side. Warm and cold reboots…