Xenserver, ISCSI and unmanaged switch

[kegler]

in such environment, any way to improve performance if i choose to stay using unmanaged switch (no vlan)

 

[k1pp3r]

put iSCSI on its own switch (Different subnet)

 

[MikeTrike]

put iSCSI on its own switch (Different subnet)

^This, just give it it's own GbE switch, like an HP 1810G or similar. Heck I've even used Netgear's for testing and they worked fine.

 

[Netwerkz101]

http://hardforum.com/showpost.php?p=1038314143&postcount=2

 

[CEpeep]

http://hardforum.com/showpost.php?p=1038314143&postcount=2

QFT. Dedicated NIC and switch for storage is the best way to get max performance. A dedicated NIC can actually offer a better boost if you already have a high quality switch.