4) Single bonded network link means single switch, no redundancy against switch / network device failure
Maybe, but not necessarily. Could be a pair of stacked switches (making one logical switch), with the bonded link having one port on each physical switch.
Good point. However, given the lack of redundancy elsewhere, and the fact that a pair of such switches could approach the cost of this server, I'd be willing to bet that this isn't the case.
Maybe, but not necessarily. Could be a pair of stacked switches (making one logical switch), with the bonded link having one port on each physical switch.