[Linux-cluster] Low cost storage for clusters

[Patton, Matthew F, CTR, OSD-PA&E]

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unfortunately I can't respond privately as it's going off topic, but some of
the differentiating factors are chipset choice, per port buffer size,
separate buffers for for in/out, speed of switching engine/fabric, and
pipelining. I can't presume to say what switch does what. I let guys like
NetworkWorld try to figure that out.

> Well said. But I'm still suspicious. You can get a no-name 24-port 
> web-managed gigabit ethernet switch from Dell for UKP236 at 

Dell stuff is generally just "ok" in my book. Unless you can finger who and
what product their OEM'ing I tend to prefer something from a recognized
network company. That said, I haven't been bit too hard by Compaq stuff.
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