Chapter 1.1.8. Basic core-edge topology
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Chapter 1. SAN fabric 5 located in the switch. Generally, the ISLs ( or ISL trunks) need to be on separate line cards within the switch. The hosts must be spread out evenly among the remaining line cards in the switch. Remember to locate high- bandwidth hosts on the core switches directly. 1.1.6 Switch port layout and hardware selection for director- class core switches Each switch vendor has a selection of line cards available. Some of these line cards are oversubscribed, and some of them have full bandwidth available for the attached devices. For your core switches, we suggest only using line cards where the full line speed that you expect to use will be available. You need to contact your switch ...
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