11 Dec
2011
11 Dec
'11
4:56 a.m.
On Fri, Dec 9, 2011 at 11:27 AM, Alan McKay alan.mckay@gmail.com 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