10-28-2008 12:14 PM - edited 03-06-2019 02:11 AM
Hi all,
When is the additional feature of DFC boards really necessary?
We're trying to trim costs these days. I'm not sure if our data center switches really actually require DFC. Is there a problem with over-subscription without the DFC boards on a 6748 blade?
We currently have a few 6509 chassis with 6748 blades installe. We haven't really experienced any problems.
Thanks,
Mike
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10-28-2008 01:33 PM
Mike
Have a look at this Q&A which has a specific section on what benefits the DFC's give you.
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/switches/ps708/products_qanda_item09186a00809a7673.shtml
Oversubscription is something slightly different. The 6748 blade is oversubscribed but not by much ie. it has 48 10/100/1000 ports with 2 x 20Gbps connection to the switch fabric.
Overall, if you are not experiencing problems without DFC then no need to use DFC. We had a data centre where most of the servers were not using DFC enabled line cards because they didn't need it.
Jon
10-28-2008 01:33 PM
Mike
Have a look at this Q&A which has a specific section on what benefits the DFC's give you.
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/switches/ps708/products_qanda_item09186a00809a7673.shtml
Oversubscription is something slightly different. The 6748 blade is oversubscribed but not by much ie. it has 48 10/100/1000 ports with 2 x 20Gbps connection to the switch fabric.
Overall, if you are not experiencing problems without DFC then no need to use DFC. We had a data centre where most of the servers were not using DFC enabled line cards because they didn't need it.
Jon
10-28-2008 02:22 PM
Thanks Jon,
Your feedback is alway appreciated.
-Mike
10-28-2008 02:33 PM
Mike
Thanks for the kind comments and rating.
Jon
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