[c-nsp] Choosing Switches to Support VM Clusters

[Steve McCrory]

Thanks Adam, glad to know I'm on the right lines in terms of what others
are using

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[mailto:cisco-nsp-bounces at puck.nether.net] On Behalf Of Adam Greene
Sent: 13 December 2012 14:40
To: cisco-nsp at puck.nether.net
Subject: Re: [c-nsp] Choosing Switches to Support VM Clusters

We're about to deploy 3750X ... As per Dell, whose SANs we are 
deploying, this switch has been tested and is considered up to snuff by 
them.

Real world experience ... none yet.

On 12/13/2012 8:15 AM, Gordon Bryan wrote:
> Hi List,
>
> I'm involved in building a small split-site data centre, with the main
focus on hosting primary/backup VM Clusters.
>
> I have seen and read many a post on this list regarding microbursts
and have always tried to err on the side of caution when choosing
switches and usually go for models with meaty buffers and was
considering for this deployment the 4948E. I was also considering the
3750X but not sure how the buffers stack up against the 4948 as the old
3750 models were poor in this regard.
>
> However, I'm looking for any general advice for choosing switches to
support a virtualised environment. Are there any particular features I
should be looking for or are there any gotchas that I should be aware
of? My exposure to VMs is very limited so I'm hoping that the expertise
available on this group can guide me
>
> Thanks in advance
>   
> Gordon
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