The EqualLogic solutions team is proud to publish the following best practices white paper:
Best Practices for Mixed Speed Devices within a 10 Gb EqualLogic Storage Area Network using PowerConnect 8100 series Switches
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 | In an effort to incrementally upgrade a SAN from a 1 Gb environment to a 10 Gb environment one can utilize the auto-negotiable 1G bE/10 GbE ports on a 10 Gb Ethernet switch to aid in the transition from 1 Gb to 10 Gb. A 1 Gb environment with the Dell PowerConnect 8164 shows no performance degradation when compared to a pure 1 Gb environment using a standard 1 Gb Ethernet switch such as the PowerConnect 7048. In addition, when running a mixed speed environment utilizing both the 1 Gb and 10 Gb devices, switch performance is within the expected range. |