[f-nsp] Question regarding my wishlist

[Mike Allen]

Cliff's right, you need BigIron.  FastIron will NOT run BGP, with or
without the L3 upgrade.

Mike

On Mon, 27 Dec 2004 09:53:04 -0800, Cliff Fogle <Cliff at ofoto.com> wrote:
> It sounds like you just want Bronze support which I don't think is too
> expensive.  You get Warranty software upgrade access for one year I
> believe.  (Using your serial number as login and password):
> http://www.foundrynet.com/services/servicePrograms/bronze.html
> 
> You probably want:
> 
> 1 x BI4000 Chassis
> 1 x RPS3  90-220VAC Power Supply for BigIron 4000 & BigIron 8000
> 1 x J-BxGMR4  8-port mini-GBIC based Gigabit management module
> 4 x E1MG-SX  1000Base-SX mini-GBIC optic, MMF, LC connector
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: foundry-nsp-bounces at puck.nether.net
> [mailto:foundry-nsp-bounces at puck.nether.net] On Behalf Of Gunther
> Stammwitz
> Sent: Thursday, December 23, 2004 1:23 PM
> To: foundry-nsp at puck.nether.net
> Subject: [f-nsp] Question regarding my wishlist
> 
> Hello Colleagues,
> 
> I'm going to buy a foundr bigiron 4000 that is going to be used as a
> router for up to 200 megabits of traffic (about 25k pps) using bgp4. I
> need two gigabit-uplink-ports.
> 
> My current wishlist can be found below. I'd appreciate your feedback..
> Are there any drawbacks regarding my choice of modules?
> 
> B4000 with dual-AC
> J-FxGMR4 with 256 MB of Ram and 4 mini-gbics Fi3L3UR-PROM upgrade.
> 
> Does anyone know if I can get future software upgrades without a support
> contract?
> The chassi is brand new. So I should be able to get a support contract,
> right.. If so? who's the best reseller?
> 
> Thanks,
> Gunther
> 
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