> -----Original Message----- > From: Tracy Reed [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Saturday, April 23, 2011 1:57 AM > > On Sat, Apr 23, 2011 at 12:15:24AM -0500, NCServ Support spake thusly: > > I was reading that the AoE protocol is incompatible with several > > vendors bonding methods for the 802.3ad. What method are you using for > > Cisco switches that are working well? > > Where did you read this? > > I have used AoE with 802.3ad on both Cisco and HP switches and have had no > problems with it.
The CORAID models I have used do not appear to support bonding on the host<->switch links. I don't think this is an intrinsic limitation of the AoE protocol, but rather the network implementation on the CORAID appliances. That doesn't prevent you from using bonding between switches, or from the switch to the initiator, but any lack of redundancy on the target creates a point of failure for the storage network as a whole. But the real question is, why try to use bonding at all? The multipath implementation from CORAID works well, is supported, and (in our own testing) seems superior in both performance and reliability to Ethernet bonding. It's also easier to setup. -Jeff ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Fulfilling the Lean Software Promise Lean software platforms are now widely adopted and the benefits have been demonstrated beyond question. Learn why your peers are replacing JEE containers with lightweight application servers - and what you can gain from the move. http://p.sf.net/sfu/vmware-sfemails _______________________________________________ Aoetools-discuss mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/aoetools-discuss
