[Beowulf] Gigabit switch recommendations
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Mattijs Janssens m.janssens at opencfd.co.ukFri Mar 31 09:37:30 PST 2006
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> Is there any reason why are you considering managed switch with all > kinds of unnecessary for a cluster switch features (Layer 2,3 QoS, > spanning trees, etc) instead of simpler/cheaper high-density (>40 > ports) ones (like D-Link I mentioned)? I might be missing some crucial > knowledge in networking ;-) I have heard from people who compared a cheap 3com 2824 against the managed version of the same switch and found the unmanaged one to be faster. Note this was for a cluster though with lots of mpi and less nfs traffic. -- Best regards, Mattijs Mattijs Janssens OpenCFD Ltd. The Mews, Picketts Lodge, Picketts Lane, Salfords, Surrey RH1 5RG. Tel: +44 (0)1293 821272 Email: M.Janssens at OpenCFD.co.uk URL: http://www.OpenCFD.co.uk
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