Hello,
while 2x10Gbit sounds on the lower end for 300TB. That setup would be the bare minimum I would consider, yes.
I'm not sure what is meant with "I don't want the extra traffic on my switches", because that's where one would connect servers. Direct connections between infrastructure machines don't work because the backup server then cannot see the components anymore. And I would avoid having multipole networks connected to one server if not required.
Depending on the switch infrastructure, I would use LACP or active / backup links with the two network links.
Best regards
Hannes
while 2x10Gbit sounds on the lower end for 300TB. That setup would be the bare minimum I would consider, yes.
I'm not sure what is meant with "I don't want the extra traffic on my switches", because that's where one would connect servers. Direct connections between infrastructure machines don't work because the backup server then cannot see the components anymore. And I would avoid having multipole networks connected to one server if not required.
Depending on the switch infrastructure, I would use LACP or active / backup links with the two network links.
Best regards
Hannes
Statistics: Posted by HannesK — Jul 31, 2025 7:36 am
