Greetings Everyone,
I need your input on how to appropriately introduce an N5K with Jumbo enanbled to a prexisting Core Network (Stack of Cisco 3750G Switches) without making any major alteration on the Core configs (everything is happy). The idea is to move two High I/O servers to the N5K during a transitional phase. I already have a fair understanding of what Jumbo-Frames are and what it does. I welcome any realistic answer from anyone who has tried this and has it working in a production environment.
Here's why I wanted to do this:
- Boost bandwidth between two High I/O Linux servers
What I don't want to do:
- Enable Jumbo-Frames on the Core Network - keep @ a default of 1500 mtu
- Renumber the servers
What I wish to accomplish:
- Keep Jumbo-Frames within the N5K ONLY
Conditions:
- Traffic is Data traffic, not storage/iSCSI
- The servers host our ERP applications and MySQL that is accessed heavily by users
- N5K to C3750G connectivity is a Port-Channel consisting of 4x1GB ports
- The servers are to remain on VLAN 2 (Data VLAN)
- The Core Switch is L3 and the boundaries reside here
I look forward to your suggestions.
Thank you Everyone!
Elmer
