I am mulling over the options to connect the various components, and would welcome suggestions and feedback.
The planned configuration includes 2 switches for redundancy.
#1 [Fiber & Copper]
connect the Open-e storage server via 2Gb fiber to the switch switch
connect application servers with 1Gb copper
-- which switch to use?
#2 [Copper only]
Use port bonding (2 Gb) for storage server, use 1Gb connections for application servers.
#3 [Fiber only]
User older 2Gb fiber HBAs for storage and application servers
I am leaning towards #2 because of the ease and pricing, but #3 looks good too.
Your thoughts, please.