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

[Skeeve Stevens]

If you're trying to eliminate STP, try Flexlink... which the Nexus 5010
doesn't support, but the 5500 series (apparently) does.
3750X does support Flexlink it seems.

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On Sun, May 20, 2012 at 1:26 PM, Tony Varriale <tvarriale at comcast.net>wrote:

> On 5/19/2012 6:47 AM, Lee wrote:
>
>> 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
>>
> VSS doesn't eliminate STP.  Neither does vPC.  So, you may want to
> reconsider.
>
> tv
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