nexus switch for storage

[yeow_km]

we are currently evaluating solutions for our storage upgrade.

we required 10GbE connection from storage to our servers.

there are 2 proposals that uses nexus switch.

1 uses nexus 5548 while the other one uses 3524.

i understand that 5548 is of a higher grade than the 3524.

i have 7 dell servers that will be connected to the switch using 10GbE NIC.

which nexus switch is more suitable for my environment.

7 servers -> 2 10GbE iSCSI switch -> 1x iSCSI storage(20TB)

[jkilleda]

Hello Kin Mun,

nexus switch for storage

I consider Nexus 5548 for storage because It can do 1/10G Ethernet, L3 routing, FCoE and traditional 4/8G FC and also it is teh one to which SAN boxes can directly be connected.

[Walter Dey]

If you never intend to use classical FC, FCoE, but only iSCSI, which is TCP/IP over Ethernet, 3524 is ok !

[jkilleda]

True , but I think 3524 is no more in use these days 

[Walter Dey]

https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/collateral/switches/nexus-3548-switch/data_sheet_c78-707001.html

This datasheet is from December 2017

Cisco Nexus 3548-X, 3524-X, 3548-XL, and 3524-XL Switches Data Sheet