[c-nsp] Stacking 3750X vs diverse 4948E

[Saku Ytti]

On (2012-05-18 14:55 -0400), David Coulson wrote:

> Does anyone have any solid experience with 3750X switches, or
> stacking in a datacenter in general? I've seen plenty of stacks for

We've had quite many 3750 stacks, and we do see more problems in them than
in other 3750 stacks.
Particularly dangerous events are adding or removing members from stack.

Also we've seen software defects which only affect stacks, like memory
leakage on SNMP polling.

Generally, do not add software complexity to the network if you have any
practical alternative. STP while PITA, is tried and true and it actually
does work in CSCO when configured right. So unless you absolutely need the
extra interconnect capacity, go with STP.

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