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High-bandwidth server configuration
Figure 7
shows an example of a BayStack 380 Switch used to service a group of
servers, where the servers are connected directly to BayStack 380 switch ports. A
Passport 8600 provides high-capacity and low latency connections to the rest of
the network. The BayStack 380 provides up to four gigabit links for each server,
and can balance the high speed server connections with multi-gigabit links back to
the network. The BayStack 380 also provides configuration of multiple 10/100/
1000 Mbps link. This allows for the evolution of connections from a single 10
Mbps connection to a multi-gigabit connection without requiring another switch.
Configuring a high-bandwidth server configuration requires only four major
steps:
1
Configure the network servers.
2
Configure the multi-link transfer (MLT) ports on the BayStack 380 that link to
the network servers.
3
Configure the MLT ports that link to the Passport 8600.
4
Configure the MLT ports on the Passport 8600 that attach to the BayStack
380.
Chapter 2 Network configuration
Using the BayStack 380 10/100/1000 Switch
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