Hi,
Yes, Cisco supports VPC (virtual port-channel) for LACP over multiple
switches.
We're using 2x10G VPC on our Ceph and Proxmox hosts with 2 Cisco Nexus
3064PQ (48 x 10G SFP+ & 4 x 40G).
These refs can be found for ~1000€ in refurb with lifetime warranty.
Happy users here :-)
Cheers,
Fabien
Le 15/02/2021 à 12:50, Stefan Kooman a écrit :
> On 2/15/21 12:16 PM, mj wrote:
>
>> As we would like to be able to add more storage hosts, we need to
>> loose the meshed network setup.
>>
>> My idea is to add two stacked 10G ethernet switches to the setup, so
>> we can start using lacp bonded networking over two physical switches.
>>
>> Looking around, we can get refurb Cisco Small Business 550X for
>> around 1300 euro. We also noticed that mikrotik and TP-Link have some
>> even nicer-priced 10G switches, but those all lack bonding. :-(
>>
>> Therfore I'm asking here: anyone here with suggestions on what to
>> look at, for nice-priced 10G stackable switches..?
>
> Just to note: stacking support does not necessarily also means MCLAG
> (LACP over multiple switches). I believe the Cisco's do support it.
> Sometimes stacking is nothing more than a management feature, i.e.
> able to manage the switches as it was one switch. So be sure to check
> if LACP over multiple chassis is supported.
>
> Gr. Stefan
>
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