On Thu, Nov 12, 2009 at 9:40 PM, Bulger, Tim <tim_bul...@polk.com> wrote: > If you use stackable switches, you can stack across cabinets (up to 3 with 1 > meter Cisco 3750 Stackwise), and uplink on the ends. It's a pretty solid > layout if you plan your port needs properly based on NIC density and cabinet > size, plus you can cable cleanly to an adjacent cabinet's switch if necessary.
Juniper claims their switches can do clustering using ethernet cabling, yet a cluster behaves as a single-system-image configuration-wise. Should allow for very flexible cabling and operations-wise for TOR switches. I have never tried it however. /Kinkie
