> Manny, > > Very good points. And that is our design. However, lack of strict > adherence to our standard has led to two problems. First, several servers > didn't get cabled with two connections. Second, the folks who manage the > servers have challenges with the NIC configurations. So while we expect > many of the servers can sustain the loss of one NIC, we have several that > we know and many that we may not know, will lose network connectivity as > we flip the connection to the new switch.
Float the switch out of the rack live, making room for the new install? Depends on the cable plant of course. It has worked for us in a few desperate situations. > VM can't get rolled out fast enough. sigh Don't worry, that will bring it's own challenges... Tim:> _______________________________________________ cisco-nsp mailing list [email protected] https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/cisco-nsp archive at http://puck.nether.net/pipermail/cisco-nsp/
