Michael, To add to what Marc just said the Gigabit version of the Cisco 3560 is the 3560G. If you need exact models / part numbers for POE / port sizes just let me know I can quickly get them for you. For Layer3 this is what we use as well.
-----Original Message----- From: Marc Carrafiello [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, February 23, 2010 10:58 PM To: Michael Potocki Cc: [email protected] Subject: Re: [on-asterisk] Co-Locate Managed Switch L2-L3 Recommendations Michael, I'm only running 10/100 models, but you can't go wrong with Cisco or Foundry Networks [now Brocade]. For Cisco, I'm using 3560 series (3560-48PS.. 48port PoE at the office also doing L2+L3), and for the Foundry, I'm using a FES2402-PREM (FastIron Edge Series). You should be able to find comparable gigabit switches from both brands with little hassle. You mention that it'll be typical server duties. I'd argue you don't need gigabit for web/email/voip. I'd rather have a 48port 10/100 switch and have servers with dual-nics doing failover or load balancing than have a more expensive gigabit switch with the servers only plugged in once. You could always get a 10/100 switch with some gigabit ports, and use that for anything that needs it (NAS, file/backup server, database server, etc). My "core router" is the Foundry; and it does all it is needed to do with little fanfare, it cost far less than a Cisco, has some gigabit ports, and the optional redundant power. Disclaimer: the network is not my day job, I outsource. I mostly buy the network hardware (based on my vendor`s recommendations) and outsource the programming & management to them. From all I have absorbed, the Foundry appears to be a pretty good little device. My 2 Cents.. -Marc On Sat, Feb 20, 2010 at 1:45 PM, Michael Potocki <[email protected]>wrote: > Hello All, > > I was hoping to get some recommendations on what ethernet 10/100/1000 > managed switch equipment people are using and happy with in their co-locates > or businesses. > > Our company is just getting to the point of having a co-locate in place > with a number(10) of servers into the rack. I am looking at a number of > switches but I was hoping that people could give recommendations on what > they feel is a quality switch 24/48 port 10/100/1000 Ethernet. > > This would be be for normal packet data such as web, email, etc and also > VoIP and other media type of traffic so there is definite need of > QOS(diffserv, class of service). It also would be desirable to be able to > add in static routes(L3 IP) so they can go to a particular VLAN. I do not > think we need a router for static routing at this point in time. > > Simplified Configuration: > > 100M Ethernet DROP<-->Managed Switch--(VLANs)<-->Servers > > > Thank you in advance, > Michael Potocki > Soetic Inc. > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] > For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Confidential ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
