[j-nsp] Juniper EX-2500

[Giany]

--- On Mon, 2/8/10, Tore Anderson <tore.anderson at redpill-linpro.com> wrote:

> From: Tore Anderson <tore.anderson at redpill-linpro.com>
> Subject: Re: [j-nsp] Juniper EX-2500
> To: "Ralph Smit" <Ralph.Smit at nxs.nl>
> Cc: "juniper-nsp at puck.nether.net" <juniper-nsp at puck.nether.net>
> Date: Monday, February 8, 2010, 2:32 AM
> * Ralph Smit
> 
> > I was wondering if anyone has anyone has any (lab)
> experience with
> > the new Juniper EX-2500 switches. We're looking for a
> high-density
> > 10GbE switch and our shortlist consists of; the Arista
> 7124S, Brocade
> > TurboIron 24X, HP 6600-24XG and the EX2500. Since we
> currently have
> > Juniper and HP in our network, we're tempted to go for
> the EX2500.
> > This because it beats the HP in power-consumption and
> latency, and
> > both the Arista and Brocade would mean introducing a
> new vendor in
> > our network...
> > 
> > any additional thoughts, info or feedback would be
> greatly
> > appreciated.
> 
> I've not played with the EX 2500, but be aware that it's an
> OEM-ed
> product (I believe it's really a BLADE G8124) that does not
> run JUNOS.
> And JUNOS is in my opinion the #1 argument for choosing
> Juniper gear...
> 
> You might also want to look into the Cisco Nexus 5000
> series switches.
> 

    You are right here. Its a BLADE G8124 switch. As far as I know this switch has good latency performance. I suggest checking the Nexus 5000 too.


> Best regards,
> -- 
> Tore Anderson
> Redpill Linpro AS - http://www.redpill-linpro.com/
> Tel: +47 21 54 41 27
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