Hello Chris: > I have 2 SAN boxes and several servers, in addition to the rest of the data > center's servers to plan a network upgrade for. We are currently using a 4006 > w/Sup II running CatOS 8.4(11)GLX and several older 2950/3500/3550 series > switches. > > All of the equipment is getting older and we are trying to determine what > would be better...another chassis switch or a 3750 stack? Why would you choose > one over the other? > > Needs: > > True Gigabit connectivity for all servers (30-40 of them) and switch uplinks. > Some switches are using a fiber backbone. > Redundancy > Least-cost, best benefit. > POE on at least 18-24 ports. > Well, the E-series 45xx chassis with the Sup-6E will get you 24 Gb per slot vs. 6 GB per slot on the non-E series. It appears that all of the E-series GigE blades are 48-port so you have a 2-times oversubscription per card. Thus, you could only populate each card with 24 full gigE ports. They do have POE cards in both flavors.
I would also look at the 3560G-48-TS or similar. You don't get the stacking ports on the back, but they are significantly cheaper and they do full linerate across all 52 ports (48 copper, 4 SFP). I'm not sure about POE though. I think I would go with the smaller switches or a 65xx. I *hate* the convenience interfaces and worrying about adding the 25th port on a 48-port card. Regards, Mike
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