08-04-2014 01:17 AM
we are currently evaluating solutions for our storage upgrade.
we required 10GbE connection from storage to our servers.
there are 2 proposals that uses nexus switch.
1 uses nexus 5548 while the other one uses 3524.
i understand that 5548 is of a higher grade than the 3524.
i have 7 dell servers that will be connected to the switch using 10GbE NIC.
which nexus switch is more suitable for my environment.
7 servers -> 2 10GbE iSCSI switch -> 1x iSCSI storage(20TB)
03-02-2018 08:14 AM
Hello Kin Mun,
nexus switch for storage
I consider Nexus 5548 for storage because It can do 1/10G Ethernet, L3 routing, FCoE and traditional 4/8G FC and also it is teh one to which SAN boxes can directly be connected.
03-02-2018 10:04 AM
If you never intend to use classical FC, FCoE, but only iSCSI, which is TCP/IP over Ethernet, 3524 is ok !
03-02-2018 10:09 AM
True , but I think 3524 is no more in use these days
03-02-2018 10:24 AM
This datasheet is from December 2017
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