[j-nsp] What's the latest code you're running on a mx?

[Mark Tinka]

On Sunday 02 May 2010 01:31:44 am Richard A Steenbergen 
wrote:

> Don't try to compare code between platforms, they're
>  entirely different beasts. :) In my experience the
>  answer for EX is almost always "run the latest and
>  greatest", and our deployment tests w/EX8216s and 10.1S1
>  have actually been much better than I expected.
> 
> In the end it all comes down to which features are you
>  using, and what expectations do you have from your
>  router. Layer 2 is dirt simple, hell even Foundry
>  managed to mostly get that one right, so I have no doubt
>  that if your configuration and network are simple enough
>  you'll probably never see an issue. Try running a full
>  routing service provider config with bgp isis mpls rsvp
>  l2circuits firewalls etc and it's completely different
>  story. :)

I probably should have stated that "any platform" was 
confined to the latter case you describe, service provider 
routing and friends.

We've had luck running code on core and edge switches in 
pure Layer 2 mode that have brought other networks to tears 
when Layer 3 services are turned on. Code stability 
requirements between either paradigm is sufficiently 
distinguishable, most times :-).

Even though the platforms have some key differences, I'd be 
just as cautious running JUNOS 10.x on the M320, T640, M10i, 
e.t.c., as much as I would on the MX. But I guess this goes 
without saying for many :-).

Cheers,

Mark.
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