[c-nsp] Few questions regarding fixed vs modular and when which is better.

[Pete Templin]

Ian MacKinnon wrote:
> 
> Drew Weaver wrote:
>>          What is the 'defacto' top of rack 10/100/1000 48 port access 
>> switch most folks are buying up these days from the big C?
> 
> Some thoughts.
> I want 1u dual power. Why is that so hard to do? If all your customer 
> servers have dual power from a and b feeds its not to much to ask that 
> the top of rack switch does the same.
> Cisco RPS is a waste of time. You want me to reboot the switch to return 
> power to the a feed - no chance.
> 
> OK a 4948 is 1u, dual power, but how much?
> If all I want is switching, layer 3 happens elsewhere, its overkill.

Have you looked at their product line lately?  I attended one of their 
LAN Switching Update events, and learned a lot about their new products, 
such as 1U 3560E models with 24 or 48 10/100/1000 ports and two X2 10G 
uplinks and dual power.  Might that suffice?

pt