Comments on: Fibre or Ethernet Saturation – Which comes First? http://www.2vcps.com/2009/01/07/fibre-or-ethernet-saturation-which-comes-first/ Mon, 02 Jan 2012 06:16:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jon Owings http://www.2vcps.com/2009/01/07/fibre-or-ethernet-saturation-which-comes-first/comment-page-1/#comment-12 Jon Owings Wed, 07 Jan 2009 22:57:00 +0000 http://2vcps.com/2009/01/07/fibre-or-ethernet-saturation-which-comes-first/#comment-12 It will always depend on the application.<br/><br/>If all else was equal though, what multiplies faster? Fibre traffic or ethernet? <br/>If I am running say exchange on all the vm's. Since it is something I think that is heavy on disk IO like a database and can get hammered via the network.<br/>I guess if I had all the resources of Cisco. What switch keels over first the fibre or the ethernet?<br/><br/>Just using Cisco as an example since they make both kinds of switches. It will always depend on the application.

If all else was equal though, what multiplies faster? Fibre traffic or ethernet?
If I am running say exchange on all the vm’s. Since it is something I think that is heavy on disk IO like a database and can get hammered via the network.
I guess if I had all the resources of Cisco. What switch keels over first the fibre or the ethernet?

Just using Cisco as an example since they make both kinds of switches.

]]> By: Jon Owings http://www.2vcps.com/2009/01/07/fibre-or-ethernet-saturation-which-comes-first/comment-page-1/#comment-489 Jon Owings Wed, 07 Jan 2009 22:57:00 +0000 http://2vcps.com/2009/01/07/fibre-or-ethernet-saturation-which-comes-first/#comment-489 It will always depend on the application.If all else was equal though, what multiplies faster? Fibre traffic or ethernet? If I am running say exchange on all the vm's. Since it is something I think that is heavy on disk IO like a database and can get hammered via the network.I guess if I had all the resources of Cisco. What switch keels over first the fibre or the ethernet?Just using Cisco as an example since they make both kinds of switches. It will always depend on the application.If all else was equal though, what multiplies faster? Fibre traffic or ethernet? If I am running say exchange on all the vm’s. Since it is something I think that is heavy on disk IO like a database and can get hammered via the network.I guess if I had all the resources of Cisco. What switch keels over first the fibre or the ethernet?Just using Cisco as an example since they make both kinds of switches.

]]> By: David http://www.2vcps.com/2009/01/07/fibre-or-ethernet-saturation-which-comes-first/comment-page-1/#comment-11 David Wed, 07 Jan 2009 21:04:00 +0000 http://2vcps.com/2009/01/07/fibre-or-ethernet-saturation-which-comes-first/#comment-11 Isn't it going to depend on the applications that you are running?<br/>Some apps are disk IO intensive, say a database server, others are network intensive, like webservers. So as always in IT, it depends :)<br/><br/>Memory has often been the first bottle neck hit, with CPU possible second. But both of those and networking can easily and cheaply resolved. <br/>However this is not the case with disk IO, it tends to be a much more expensive problem to resolve. Whether the solution is a faster HBA, switches, storage processors or disks, your boss is going to cringe at the price. Isn’t it going to depend on the applications that you are running?
Some apps are disk IO intensive, say a database server, others are network intensive, like webservers. So as always in IT, it depends :)

Memory has often been the first bottle neck hit, with CPU possible second. But both of those and networking can easily and cheaply resolved.
However this is not the case with disk IO, it tends to be a much more expensive problem to resolve. Whether the solution is a faster HBA, switches, storage processors or disks, your boss is going to cringe at the price.

]]> By: David http://www.2vcps.com/2009/01/07/fibre-or-ethernet-saturation-which-comes-first/comment-page-1/#comment-488 David Wed, 07 Jan 2009 21:04:00 +0000 http://2vcps.com/2009/01/07/fibre-or-ethernet-saturation-which-comes-first/#comment-488 Isn't it going to depend on the applications that you are running?Some apps are disk IO intensive, say a database server, others are network intensive, like webservers. So as always in IT, it depends :)Memory has often been the first bottle neck hit, with CPU possible second. But both of those and networking can easily and cheaply resolved. However this is not the case with disk IO, it tends to be a much more expensive problem to resolve. Whether the solution is a faster HBA, switches, storage processors or disks, your boss is going to cringe at the price. Isn’t it going to depend on the applications that you are running?Some apps are disk IO intensive, say a database server, others are network intensive, like webservers. So as always in IT, it depends :) Memory has often been the first bottle neck hit, with CPU possible second. But both of those and networking can easily and cheaply resolved. However this is not the case with disk IO, it tends to be a much more expensive problem to resolve. Whether the solution is a faster HBA, switches, storage processors or disks, your boss is going to cringe at the price.

]]> By: Peter Owen http://www.2vcps.com/2009/01/07/fibre-or-ethernet-saturation-which-comes-first/comment-page-1/#comment-10 Peter Owen Wed, 07 Jan 2009 17:34:00 +0000 http://2vcps.com/2009/01/07/fibre-or-ethernet-saturation-which-comes-first/#comment-10 Yeah, it would be nice to have a lab... any lab.. Yeah, it would be nice to have a lab… any lab..

]]> By: Peter Owen http://www.2vcps.com/2009/01/07/fibre-or-ethernet-saturation-which-comes-first/comment-page-1/#comment-487 Peter Owen Wed, 07 Jan 2009 17:34:00 +0000 http://2vcps.com/2009/01/07/fibre-or-ethernet-saturation-which-comes-first/#comment-487 Yeah, it would be nice to have a lab... any lab.. Yeah, it would be nice to have a lab… any lab..

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