Ah, now you're making sense, though 'interconnect' is not a word. So, what, you daisy chain each machine off the other using fibre?
[QUOTE=abigserve;16496490]Ah, now you're making sense, though 'interconnect' is not a word. So, what, you daisy chain each machine off the other using fibre?[/QUOTE]
Yeah. No need for fiber switches at the moment.
h..ow does that work? without fibrechannel switches to do zoning how does one machine know how to get to the other if it isn't directly connected?
Routing tables.
10/10 would be trolled again
Was fun.
In all seriousness though. Theres a fiber conection between each of the 3 machines, the middle machine has 2 controllers. Machine 1 cant communicate with #3 because of the problem you described. That's not a problem for me though. Most of the time, it's only between 1 and 2 that I need the bandwidth.
Nice! How much storage you got up in there?
Just under 3tb usable.
[QUOTE=ReznorT;16496149]Yeah i know :sigh: but most are only MAC, some are IP and some new ones are now multilayer[/QUOTE]
If it's layer-3, then it's by definition multilayer, because it will still do level 2. The new ones are Layer-3 (IP)
[QUOTE=abigserve;16496224]Depends, the cisco switches we use at the edge of our network can do routing if you upgrade the IOS.[/QUOTE]
What model?
3750G's.
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and I think the code they need is advanced IP services though I think ipbase does the...basics anyway.
[QUOTE=abigserve;16497826]3750G's.[/QUOTE]
Well, those are layer 3 switches. Of course they can route :P
they don't have to be layer 3 switches though. We use them purely as layer two devices.
[QUOTE=abigserve;16498298]they don't have to be layer 3 switches though. We use them purely as layer two devices.[/QUOTE]
They have to be layer 3 switches to route. Routing happens on layer 3. Sure, you can take a layer 3 switch and use it as a layer 2 one, but that's just a waste of money.
no ip route = duuurrr i'm a swiiiiitchh
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*no ip routing
[QUOTE=abigserve;16498959]no ip route = duuurrr i'm a swiiiiitchh
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*no ip routing[/QUOTE]
Yes, thus why I said "waste of money". Anybody who buys a layer-3 switch and uses it as a purely layer-2 switch is a moron.
it's a layer 2/3 switch dude. Meaning its meant for layer 2 but it can do layer 3 if you want it to.
If you disagree, well, I guess we fucked up because our production network uses them as edge devices, and it's huge.
[QUOTE=abigserve;16499090]it's a layer 2/3 switch dude. Meaning its meant for layer 2 but it can do layer 3 if you want it to. [/QUOTE]
Then they bought it for the specs, not the layer 3 factor. I don't know your network layout but what kind of edge device doesn't route? It has to be part of a larger network, which would explain the "buy for specs" factor.
Edge means the devices that connect to the clients or scientific equipment, not the edge as in what connects to the internet. Good use of vlans and proper inter-vlan routing makes routing for them pointless.
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