The 2960 is a fairly old switch, for very small environments, and presuming it's dedicated for iSCSI use will likely do OK.  You will need 4x GbE ports trunked between the switches.  Some basic guidelines.   Put all the SAN ports (array and servers) into a VLAN.  I.e. VLAN 100.  Enable flowcontrol receive desired.   Set the SAN ports (array and servers) to PVST.   Enable Jumbo Frames.   If at all possible, upgrade to the latest version of IOS firmware.   There were some older versions that would excessively drop frames. Here's a PDF for configuring ESXi for EQL SANs.  en.community.dell.com/.../download.aspx This is the EQL configuration guide.  It has a section on configuring IOS switches like the 2960.  en.community.dell.com/.../2639.equallogic-configuration-guide.aspx Regards,   Don 
Hi, We are planning to implement Dell PS EQL 6100 SAN in our developement infrastructure. This iSCSI SAN will be connected to our VMware infrastructure (without vCenter) using Cisco 2960 switches.  But the supported switches list doesn't include Cisco 2960 switches. Is anyone using this switch for connecting Dell PS EQL 6100 SAN ? If yes, will there be any performance impact ? Thanks, Nithin R
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