Hello,
here is a problem I try to solve, replacing an aging Summit 48 (orignial) which only has 100mbt ports.
I have 2 servers, soon to be 6.
- One Database server with no internet required.
- 4 load servers with both internet and backbone
- one control server with internet and backbone, but can be slower.
I will use extensive VLANS. OF the 4 load servers 3 will run virtualization (one runs a very time critial program that needs lots of power).
My idea is to use a 1100 with the following configuration
- Ports 1-5 are switched and provide the internet facing side fo r the 4 servers and the control server.
- Ports 6-10 are switched and provide the backbone between the servers and the db server So far no ISICI is needed / planned.
- Port 11 will be the control server backbone port.
My questions are:
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How powerfull is the switch chip in the 1100? Can I get decent cross server performance? I am doing quite soem file copy back and forth (Backups, data transfers). One of the machines is also doing a lot of inserts and manipualations on the datbase server - we talk of 30-60.000 row insertions per second. 100mbit or so standing load during 6 days of the week. I dont need "full power on all switches), but i think 2-3 gigabit will run through that at times, when doing data analyis or something like that. The alternative is to get another smaller Ethernet switch to get decent performance here.
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Does the 1100 support incoming MLPPP traffic so far, and could I termiante this on a VLAN? I have multiple intenet connections on my offie and would love to be able to bundle them upward AND retire the software router in a hyper-v instance if possible i currently use to terminate the VPN. MLPP wuold be needed to route every leg through another connection and bundle the performance. Alternatively I can still keep a WIndows around jsut to run RRAS…
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What is the release plan of the RouterOS 5 RTM and what is the upgrade policy if one buyesh ardare short to release? Because I my just wait not to waste oneo f the purchased upgrades (as in: i can wait another month for the router, but i dont want to haveone of the 2 upgrades deducted for an upgrade coming within 60 days after purchase.
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What is the policy for long term upgrades? I dont find a price list or statement that i CAN purchase upgrades for RouterOS ata later stage for a reasonable price (as compared to new hardware).
