[f-nsp] Recommended software release for bigiron/jetcore andNetiron MLX - software feature comparison matrix available?

[Manolo Hernandez]

Gunther Stammwitz wrote:
>> -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
>> Von: foundry-nsp-bounces at puck.nether.net 
>> [mailto:foundry-nsp-bounces at puck.nether.net] Im Auftrag von 
>> Niels Bakker
>> Gesendet: Sonntag, 10. Dezember 2006 17:40
>> An: foundry-nsp at puck.nether.net
>> Betreff: Re: [f-nsp] Recommended software release for 
>> [...]
>> I'm not aware of such a list; perhaps someone from Foundry 
>> can chime in?
>> Otherwise I guess you should open a TAC case and ask for such a list.
> Hello Niels,
> 
> I have done that. Let's see what TAC says..
> 
>> One difference between 7.8 and 8.0 that I'm aware of is that 
>> 8.0 does sFlow v5 whereas 7.8 does only sFlow v2/v4.
> Well that's not bad but I don't need version 5 that hard.
>>
>>> As some of you might know there are three actively 
>> maintained software 
>>> releases for the bigiron(jetcore)-platform:
>> I hesitate to call JetCore software "actively maintained" - 
>> effectively it's bugfix-only with new features getting 
>> implemented on RX and up.
> You are right. The bigiron is a very old device but it is still widely
> deployed.
> There are two features that are lacking at the moment which makes it a pain
> to use the bigiron devices
> A) you can not set more than a very limited number of bgp-communities. I
> guess the number was 4 or 6.
> B) you can not use th Q-in-Q-VLAN-feature. This is a real pain because you
> definitely need this feature in a metro enviorment.
> 
> I guess that most of you have experienced the two problems I've been
> mentioning.
> Maybe all of us can open a feature request so that those features will get
> implemented :-))) I have already done so but didn't get a feedback.
> 
> Gunther
> 
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Good luck in getting foundry fixing there software. It has been going
downhill for years. Their QA is seriously lacking.