I'm planning a 3 node Lenovo 2320-E node. The most it will ever grow, is to a 4 node.
Each node has a 4 x 1/10Gb BaseT network card (IMM/IPMI) connection is separate.
The max number of VM's will probably never exceed 16 (Windows 2008R2/Windows 2016 )
The priority of importance in this case is:
- Reliability
- Lowest Cost
- Performance
- Purchase 1 switch with dual hot-swap power supplies. (Not to jinx myself, but switches have a low fail rate)
- Setup each node as balance-slb, with 4 x 1Gb BaseT
- Purchase 2 switches, each with a single power supply
- Setup each node as balance-slb, with 4 x 1Gb BaseT
- Purchase a switch that supports mixed 1 & 10Gb BaseT ports
- Setup each node as balance-slb and use 2 x 10Gb (of the 4 ports)
I'm thinking that based on the fact this cluster will never exceed 4 nodes, the client would be better served if I got 2 @ 1 Gb BaseT switches (each with a single power supply) - Network Config Option 2
Thoughts?
Genito