[c-nsp] Few questions regarding fixed vs modular and when which is better.

[Jason LeBlanc]

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On new builds I prefer to run cabling to each rack and use 65xx (not the
13 slot) for distribution layer.  Hard to install cable into a crowded
cage/datacenter, so sometimes a switch per rack makes sense.

Drew Weaver wrote:
>         What is the 'defacto' top of rack 10/100/1000 48 port access switch most folks are buying up these days from the big C?
> 
>         Does anyone recommend any lower cost 10/100/1000 switches from other vendors that 'work just fine' for this limited purpose?
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>         These 48 port switches would just be used to connect machines to VLANs (over uplink/trunks) which are on the distribution/core layer.
> 
>       If you have the right server/client density does it ever make sense to use a 6513 for the l2 connectivity or is it always better to use sep. switches?
> 
>       It seems like using 11 sep. switches would add a lot of management headaches over just having a redundant 6500 (pwr/sup) does anyone have any opinions/advice on this point?
> 
>        Thanks!
> 
>        -Drew
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