[j-nsp] What do for a terminal server?

[David Ball]

  Neal,
   I have no experience with J-series, but yes, nothing beats the
console port when dealing with grumpy devices.  I currently use an
8-port MRV LX4008 (which have been replaced by newer models, I think)
terminal server to manage several JDS Uniphase optical switches via
RS232 console ports with much success.  They come with more port
density than 8-ports of course, but I've only used that model.

David


On 6/24/07, Neal R <neal at lists.rauhauser.net> wrote:
>
>   David,
>
>     Is my desire for a dedicated serial console connection as dated as
> the Cisco IOS interface? I see dedicated ethernet management ports on
> the Extreme products we're evaluating ... but I don't think the Juniper
> 4350 has this feature. Our biggest customers might want M7i/M10i sized
> boxes but most will prefer something smaller.
>
>     We do a lot of remote management and with the Cisco boxes I like the
> RS-232 link for commissioning and for the monitoring of boxes that are
> badly behaved - in the Cisco world the console often gives clues to
> failure modes that don't make it to syslog when the box is under stress.
>
>
>
>
>                                                  Neal
>
> David Ball wrote:
> >  While I tend to use in-band management with the Juniper devices
> > we've deployed (via the dedicated/secured eth ports), I've used some
> > MRV products (mrv.com) to a limited extent elsewhere for OOB
> > management (the InReach and/or LX-series products).
> >
> > David
> >
> >
> > On 6/24/07, Neal R <neal at lists.rauhauser.net> wrote:
> >>
> >>   Ladies and gentlemen,
> >>
> >>      I've recently developed a burning desire to expunge Cisco products
> >> from our network and every single customer network that we maintain. I'm
> >> awaiting the shipment of a Juniper 4350, I've already got an Extreme
> >> switch for training purposes, and today I started the process of moving
> >> from Cisco Call Manager Express to a Trixbox solution.
> >>
> >>     The one bit I'm having trouble with is the terminal server function.
> >> We've got Cisco 2509/2511 all over the place and don't see a good
> >> alternative to this in the market. I've asked the MikroTik forums if
> >> they might add a terminal server module to their appliance OS, I've
> >> asked the Soekris mailing list if anyone is building terminal servers
> >> based on the Net4801, and I'd like to hear from all of you on this point
> >> - how do you do out of band management for clusters of Juniper routers?
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Neal
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