[119295] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: Layer 2 vs. Layer 3 to TOR
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Nick Hilliard)
Thu Nov 12 16:01:08 2009
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From: Nick Hilliard <nick@foobar.org>
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On 12/11/2009 20:40, Bulger, Tim wrote:
> Slightly off-topic.. Consider offloading 100Mb connections like PDUs,
> DRAC/iLO, etc. to lower cost switches to get the most out of your
> premium ports.
Not just that, you can also use lower cost switches to move your management
fully out-of-band with respect to your production traffic. This can work
well in times of catastrophe.
Nick
