Hi everyone, thanks a lot for your help to start with ! "uplink ports on the 5548 cannot be used for the MD3600i... They are only usable for switch to switch linking" Good to know, it makes sense... Regarding the 10 GbE, I'm just trying to take advantage of it. But Dev Mgr pointed out something that I did not know : "From what I've talking to some switch experts, when using 10Gbit, it's recommended that the hosts are also using 10Gbit NICs, so they can accept the data from the SAN at the speed that the SAN sends it." To conclude it leaves me with two options :  1 - Buy some 10 GbE network cards for my servers and buy a 10 GbE switch (Force 10 is an option) and make it a full 10 GbE system. Very expensive, but this would be the ideal scenario. 2 - Downgrade everything to 1 GbE (netward interfaces + switch). I would not take advantage of the 10 GbE but would have a much cheaper solution. If someone has a better idea or another understanding, do not hesitate. Thanks again guys ! Laurent.
Hi, I want to buy a MD3600i and I don't know which switch shall I choose. I want to : - Take advantage of the 10 GbE RJ45 interfaces of the MD3600i. - Connect ESXi servers that have 1 GbE RJ45 interfaces. - Reduce my costs   Here is a small explanation of what I want to achieve. [IMAGE] Thanks in advance for your help.
MD3600i which switch should I choose ?