[j-nsp] MX480 Build

[Colton Conor]

Eventhough the RE-2000 is going into EOL status, it is still faster and has
more memory than the RE's in the MX80 or MX104 right?

On Wed, Jul 22, 2015 at 8:38 AM, Jerry Jones <jjones at danrj.com> wrote:

> The RE-2000 and SCB have been announced EOL for next year.
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> On Jul 22, 2015, at 8:24 AM, Colton Conor <colton.conor at gmail.com> wrote:
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> I am considering buying a used MX480. It will have the following:
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> 1x MX480-PREMIUM-AC - MX480 Base system with redundant RE-2000, SCB, and AC
> power
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> 2x DPCE-R-4XGE-XFP - 4x10GE Enhanced DPC for MX, requires optics sold
> separately
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> 1 x Juniper MS-DPC - IP services line card for MX Series Requires Junos OS
> Release 9.3 and later
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> Assuming we have the latest software version from Juniper to install on
> this used box, is there anything we should know about this potential setup?
> I believe this DPC cards are EOL, but I think many people are still using
> them. I know there are more dense MIC cards out there, but that is not
> needed at this time.
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> I think everything about this system is redundant besides the MS-DPC, but I
> could get another one of those too.
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> Are there any licensing restrictions or upgrade restrictions I should be
> aware of? Does Juniper have any locks or software limitations on these
> larger routers like they do on the MX-5 through MX-80 and MX 104?
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> Besides the chassis size and power consumption anything we should know or
> consider deciding between a MX 240, MX480, and MX960? It seems the MX240 is
> too small for our needs, so its really the MX480 vs MX960.
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> I would be upgrading from a MX80, so this is quite a jump.
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