Employing several connections at once
Employing several connections at once
I now possess a 16 XG 16 port 10gbit switch as the main hub, yet I rely heavily on my 16 port 150 watt unit. Because I’m located far from the densely populated area on my 10gig switch, I considered using two SFPs from the 10gbit into the SFPs on the other 16 port. This would create a 2/2 Gbit link between the switches, allowing my servers to run on 1Gbit devices without overloading the connection. I understand one device won’t be pushed too hard, but having two SteamLink servers would be ideal—avoiding the need to overload the link between the switches. I recall the switch was already disassembled because the fan noise was unbearable; after replacing a fan, it became much quieter and cooled down nicely. It also helped lower the temperature from 39°C to 42°C in my server room. So essentially, just ensuring the hardware can handle the load should suffice. Still, the temperature difference remains about 21 degrees between the two switches, with one running fan off while the other stays active.
The 16xGbE switch has all ports at 10GbE except the two SFPs which are limited to 1GbE. The 16-port PoE switch will handle regular traffic like wireless APs, smart home gear, and standard Cat6 connections in walls. The 16-port PoE switch is set up for normal workloads—Wi-Fi routers, smart devices, and PCs. For servers and main PCs, it provides a 10GbE link between large data devices. Currently, only the copper ports are available between switches. If I wanted to add more bandwidth, connecting all devices via 2GbE would be better, especially with the 10GbE switch supporting that. The two SFPs on the 16-port port only support 1GbE, which matches what I understand. My EdgeRouter also runs at 1GbE, so it’s not compatible with a 10GbE setup between switches.
You're asking if having two 1G links between switches using an STP Etherchannel would work, which can balance the load and create a single larger interface. That sounds like it could be what you're aiming for.
after checking carefully I found both my UNIFI’s have link aggregation. i connected two 10gbe ports and two 1gbe SFP ports onto the 16 XG and the 16 port 1gbit, which now makes the links between the switches 2/2Gbit... so approximately 220MB per second. this uses two 10GBE ports on the more expensive switch, but it’s manageable for now. i’m planning to use only 8 ports on that switch for my pc and servers.