Roger Oberholtzer wrote:
We are setting up a cluster of computers that will be connected via a 10 GB network.
The switch we are considering is something like https://www.netgear.com/business/products/switches/smart/XS748T.aspx
The sales blurb says:
Up to eight 10-Gigabit Ethernet links can be aggregated into a virtual 80‑Gbps connection
In openSUSE, would this be related to bonding slaves?
LACP is quite old, I wonder if Netgear is providing the hardware version, i.e. let the switch do the work? We have had network interface bonding in Linux for at least 10-12 years, also with LACP. We are using it, but I don't recall needing anything special in the switches. (I didn't do the setup).
The goal would be that one computer (primarily a file server type of thing) has a high bandwidth stream for reading and writing data to the switch, where numerous other computers read and write via their single cable. This server would have, say, 4 10 GBit Ethernet ports connected to the switch. Ideally these would appear to be a single network.
Yup, sounds about right - that is how our storage servers are connected to the switch. Only 4 x 1Gb though. I would also look at being able to feed such a network - i.e. make sure you have the IO devices with enough bandwidth too as well as sufficient bandwidth on the interconnect between IO devices and network device(s). -- Per Jessen, Zürich (7.4°C) http://www.hostsuisse.com/ - dedicated server rental in Switzerland. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org