[j-nsp] MX480 Build

[Colton Conor]

Are you sure you can not mix and match DPC with MPC?  I know it was not
recommended back in the day, but from what I have read its fine now. But I
have not seen either of these stated in an official Juniper document. Can
you mix and match or not?

On Wed, Jul 22, 2015 at 9:32 AM, Bill Blackford <bblackford at gmail.com>
wrote:

> I agree that this is a good build for what you've stated. I would
> definitely recommend an MS-DPC for off-loading any sampling or crypto.
>
> You mention higher density with the use of MICs in the future. This would
> require taking the plunge to MPC and a replacement of your DPCs (you cannot
> mix DPC and MPC on the same chassis) and depending on the MPC choices,
> possibly the fans, SBCs and REs as well. Just something to keep in mind.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> > On Jul 22, 2015, at 06:24, Colton Conor <colton.conor at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > I am considering buying a used MX480. It will have the following:
> >
> >
> >
> > 1x MX480-PREMIUM-AC - MX480 Base system with redundant RE-2000, SCB, and
> AC
> > power
> >
> >
> > 2x DPCE-R-4XGE-XFP - 4x10GE Enhanced DPC for MX, requires optics sold
> > separately
> >
> >
> >
> > 1 x Juniper MS-DPC - IP services line card for MX Series Requires Junos
> OS
> > Release 9.3 and later
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > 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.
> >
> >
> >
> > I think everything about this system is redundant besides the MS-DPC,
> but I
> > could get another one of those too.
> >
> >
> >
> > 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?
> >
> >
> >
> > 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.
> >
> >
> > I would be upgrading from a MX80, so this is quite a jump.
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