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N2048 Stacking Slows down network
We have recently stacked 3 switches using the provided stacking cables and come to realize that our backups are taking double the time to complete when connected to the stack as opposed to a standalone switch both are in the same subnet and not crossing any firewalls... basically going sideways
ideas????
I thought stacking was to improve performance not hinder it
we also notice that thestack is one of our top talkers on that subnet
DELL-Josh Cr
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January 26th, 2016 16:00
Hi,
What version is the firmware on the stack? Is there a lot of data being transferred between stack members? It is possible to have more network traffic than the stacking cables can handle.
glenn77
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January 27th, 2016 06:00
Im running 6.2.1.6 on all 3 switches
I do notice that the stack has a lot of spanning tree traffic
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January 27th, 2016 09:00
I would try updating the firmware, Spanning-tree traffic could do it, the stacking ports can only handle so much traffic at once.
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February 1st, 2016 10:00
Tried that...still slow
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February 1st, 2016 11:00
You might be better not having them stacked.