[c-nsp] Brocade Vs Cisco

[Bradley Williamson]

Thank you all for your input and advice. 

This will be valuable information for us to use when making our decision!

Brad

On Aug 11, 2011, at 12:12 PM, "Nick Hilliard" <nick at foobar.org> wrote:

> On 11/08/2011 17:03, Mack McBride wrote:
>> Brocade's fiber channel is still a market leader.
>> The Ethernet switches not so much.
> 
> I think you need to separate Brocade's ethernet switches from the Foundry
> Networks switches.  No idea about the Brocade designed gear, but the
> Foundry kit has worked well for me.  It performs as stated on the box,
> although as several other people have noted, it doesn't have as many
> features as other vendors (e.g. J, C, etc).
> 
>> HP also has very solid switch gear, much of this is patent rights from Cisco so the tech
>> is the same Ciscos.  Primary advantage is price.  The CLI leaves something to be desired.
> 
> Also, the HP policy for third party transceivers, which is: fuggettaboutit.
> 
> Nick
> 
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