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

[Lee]

On 5/19/12, Saku Ytti <saku at ytti.fi> wrote:
> 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.

How about VSS?  We're considering it mainly because it would eliminate STP

Thanks,
Lee