Hi,
I want to upgrade my setup to 10 Gbe and would therefore buy a pair of 10 Gbe switches (to have a redundant setup).
I would also mix all my traffic types on the same 10 Gbe NIC (vmotion, management, internet, iscsi, VSAN-traffic).
I can't decide if I should go for the Dell S-series S4820-T or Dell N-series N4032 switches.
I think both look great but would there be a difference in performance for VSAN ?
It's only a small 6-node VSAN setup, so I guess both are fine.
Any recommendations ?
Thanks !
The packet buffer for both switches is identical (9MB).
Forwarding rate for the N4032 is a bit smaller. (476Mpps vs. 960Mpps)
However for a small setup the N4032 should be sufficient.
We use the Dell N series with a 3 node setup and have been happy with the feature set and performance. Thank you, Zach.
will go for the N4032 then. Both switches support openflow, but the N4032 also has a web interface which I find handy if you only have to tinker with the config once or twice a year.
thanks for the feedback.
The N4032 is an excellent switch - we have many of em - also N4064 - no probs at all.