Switches need to be reverse mounted (ie, their ports should face the same way that the server ports do, toward the back of the rack). Also, maybe you can get some use from this: com/blog/2008/06/howto-racks-and-rackmounting/Got two stacked switches so one front facing and the other in the back. I always do it sideways so the vents. The mid-mount, I/O ports facing front configuration is depicted in callout 3, SSA Switch Rack Configurations. These switches act as the brain of the network as they use media access control (MAC) addresses to receive and forward the data to the destination. Port-side. If you only need an 8 port switch most Netgear, TP-Link, or Dlink switch will work. Current Network Layout: Current Build Log/PC: Storage Server Setup: Prior Build Log/PC: Actually 8 should be fine.
[PDF Version]