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Ubiquiti USW-Aggregation

The USW-Aggregation is the 10G backbone: a Layer-2 switch with SFP+ ports only for compute and storage.

Specs

  • Ports: 8× 10G SFP+
  • Layer: Layer-2 aggregation
  • Management: UniFi Network
  • Use: compute, storage, and uplink paths

Role

  • Uplink: 10G to the UCG-Fiber
  • Storage: 10G to TrueNAS
  • Compute: 10G to the Minisforum MS-01 units

Keeps storage traffic off the access layer.