I have Dell 5448 and 5424 switches that were used for LAN/iSCSI traffic but now will be used exclusively for LAN traffic. A network consultant I work with recommended removing all iSCSI optimization to improve switch performance for LAN traffic.
I have read the following article: http://en.community.dell.com/techcenter/storage/w/wiki/configuring-a-powerconnect-5424-or-5448-switch-for-use-with-an-iscsi-storage-system.aspx
If I disable the global iSCSI optimization and remove the default iSCSI targets of 860 and 3260, will I need to reboot the switch or are the changes live instantly?
Are there any other configuration settings I need to check to be sure the iSCSI optimization is completely disabled? I have Jumbo Frames and Flow Control disabled.
The changes will be done via the web interface and not the CLI. Will that make any difference?