We use the HP 5500G-EI series. Full management, and I have fiber cards in the back to that connect to our buildings here on Campus. I don't use many features, just the common VLAN and dhcp forwarding. I might just keep with the same series in 10G. The firmware set is different than the 3COM, hence I can't put them in a single stack.
>>> "Matthew W. Ross" <mr...@ephrataschools.org> 5/17/2012 2:55 PM >>> Off the cuff, I'd say HP. Which model depends on your needs. What switch(es) were you using? Exact model please. Are there additional features you require for this switch? (Layer 3 routing, Fiber uplinks, etc.) --Matt Ross Ephrata School District ----- Original Message ----- From: Tom Miller [mailto:tmil...@hnncsb.org] To: NT System Admin Issues [mailto:ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com] Sent: Thu, 17 May 2012 11:30:46 -0700 Subject: Time for new core switches > Hi Folks, > > My core switch bank is a series of 3COM (HP) 1GIG managed switches. They've > worked very well. I don't think the exact model is made anymore, so I > cannot add to the current bank. > > Looking at my options, what speeds are you now using for your core switches: > 1 GB, 10, 100? We don't do any audio or AutoCad type of things here, but I > do have several SANS that are connected to the core. I haven't run any port > stats yet but I will. > > What about port size? Each of these switches has 24 ports. I could > continue with smaller switches or look for a few switches with many ports. > I recall seeing a Foundry core switch a few years ago and I think it had a > few hundred ports. > > Thoughts? > > Tom > > Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message, including attachments, is for > the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and > privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure, or > distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please > contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original > message. > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message, including attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure, or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message. ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
