Gigabit Ethernet install w/ jumbo frames

[kwmarc]

Looking to setup a SAN off of my Xserve RAID box, and i want all of my servers that will be backing up/talking to the SAN to be on a gigabit network. I want to run jumbo frames on this gigabit network to take advantage of any latency reductions and speed increases that i can. I am currently looking at an SMC combination of NIC's that support jumbo frames and gige, as well as a switch that supports the aforementioned. What i would like to know is any other solutions that people have used that they can give good blessings about. Thanks.

 

[aug1516]

For entry level gigabit switches I would look at SMC's offerings and Dell's powerconnect series if you can afford a little extra. I believe the 2716 Dell is the model that supports jumbo frames.