I'm looking to see how people who are using iSCSI setup their switches. 2012 is fast approaching and I need to turn in what I need for the budget and I'm torn between a couple of options.
Add 2 more switches to my core switch stack for iscsi (vlan the networks off from the everyday vlans).
or
Stack 2 switches by themselves just for iscsi. have one port from that stack back to the core for management.
Our bandwidth for iSCSI is pretty small at this point. Were in good shape for IOPS and don't see alot of rapid growth in the coming years.
Depending on which way I go is dependant on which switches I order so I'm looking for some idea's. I'm putting this in here because we only use our SAN for virtulization.
Add 2 more switches to my core switch stack for iscsi (vlan the networks off from the everyday vlans).
or
Stack 2 switches by themselves just for iscsi. have one port from that stack back to the core for management.
Our bandwidth for iSCSI is pretty small at this point. Were in good shape for IOPS and don't see alot of rapid growth in the coming years.
Depending on which way I go is dependant on which switches I order so I'm looking for some idea's. I'm putting this in here because we only use our SAN for virtulization.