I think Nexus 5500 series support L3. Regards, Alexander Lim
On May 20, 2012, at 12:54 PM, Skeeve Stevens <skeeve+cisco...@eintellego.net> wrote: > Feature / Nexus 5010 / 3750X > > VLANs / 507 / 1005 > MAC / 16k / 4k-12k > L3 / N / Y > vPC / Y / N > > Nexus 5010 - less VLANs, no Layer 3, vPC > 3750X - more VLAN, Layer 3, no vPC > > > *Skeeve Stevens, CEO* > eintellego Pty Ltd > ske...@eintellego.net ; www.eintellego.net <http://www.eintellego.net.au> > > Phone: 1300 753 383 ; Fax: (+612) 8572 9954 > > Cell +61 (0)414 753 383 ; skype://skeeve > > facebook.com/eintellego > > twitter.com/networkceoau ; www.linkedin.com/in/skeeve > > PO Box 7726, Baulkham Hills, NSW 1755 Australia > > The Experts Who The Experts Call > Juniper - Cisco – IBM > > > > On Sun, May 20, 2012 at 10:03 AM, scott owens <scottowen...@gmail.com>wrote: > >> How about Nexus 5010s. >> >> I think they bundle them for less than 2 x 3750X . >> We have both but the 3750s are used where we needed L2/L3, the 5Ks for just >> L2 up to VSS or 7Ks. >> >> >> you can boot them separately and they do LACP / Etherchannel just fine. >> >> >> >> >>> 2. Stacking 3750X vs diverse 4948E (David Coulson) >>> Message: 2 >>> Date: Fri, 18 May 2012 14:55:57 -0400 >>> From: David Coulson <da...@davidcoulson.net> >>> To: cisco-nsp@puck.nether.net >>> Subject: [c-nsp] Stacking 3750X vs diverse 4948E >>> Message-ID: <4fb69b3d.3060...@davidcoulson.net> >>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed >>> >>> In a datacenter environment, we typically deploy 4948 top-of-rack >>> switches with L2 uplinks to our 6500 core - Systems get connections into >>> two different switches and rely on OS NIC bonding (mostly Linux) to >>> support switch failures. Switches running STP and in the last four years >>> we've had no issues with this design (including failures of systems >>> connected to diverse switches). >>> >>> A new proposed configuration utilizes stacked 3750X switches, where >>> servers would be connected to multiple switches within the same stack. I >>> have next to no experience in the low-end switches that do stacking, but >>> from a general risk management perspective, it seems like a many eggs >>> and single basket configuration. >>> >>> Does anyone have any solid experience with 3750X switches, or stacking >>> in a datacenter in general? I've seen plenty of stacks for >>> closets/end-users, but I don't see many in a top-of-rack config. Is >>> Cisco stacking typically 'reliable', in that when a switch fails it will >>> leave the remainder of the stack functional? What about a software >>> issue? Does the whole stack crap out and reload, or does the master just >>> fail and a new one get elected? >>> >>> I realize it's a pretty broad question, but it boils down to - Is a >>> stacked switch config significantly less reliable/resilient/available >>> than two TOR switches? >>> >>> David >>> >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> cisco-nsp mailing list cisco-nsp@puck.nether.net >> https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/cisco-nsp >> archive at http://puck.nether.net/pipermail/cisco-nsp/ >> > _______________________________________________ > cisco-nsp mailing list cisco-nsp@puck.nether.net > https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/cisco-nsp > archive at http://puck.nether.net/pipermail/cisco-nsp/ _______________________________________________ cisco-nsp mailing list cisco-nsp@puck.nether.net https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/cisco-nsp archive at http://puck.nether.net/pipermail/cisco-nsp/