On Fri, Dec 9, 2011 at 11:27 AM, Alan McKay <alan.mckay@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> So 2 questions :
> - how important is it to have it on its own network?
> - is it OK to use an unmanaged switch (as long as it is Gigabit), or are
> there some features of a managed switch that are desirable/required with
> iSCSI?
>
At the very least keep the iSCSI traffic on its own vlan. You don't want
unnecessary broadcast traffic on your storage network. I would also stay
away from unmanaged switches. You want a higher end switch that supports
cut through mode. Store and forward will cause higher latency.
Ryan
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