Cdot switch requirement

[wolfontap99]

I have a question regarind using Cluster 10G switch CN1610. For small/mid size , at max you see 2 node clusters running at each site. But incase they grow , do they really need to buy netapp switches or can they scale with regular ethernet switch ??? ( this question may sound silly as I am a new bie ) I am just trying to understand different between netapp switches as compared to what we have CISCO 

[aborzenkov · Accepted solution]

Supported are qualified switches from NetApp and Cisco. They must be running qualified firmware versions and configuration. Also cluster switches cannot be shared, they are dedicated to intracluster communication.