[j-nsp] Any red flags on this MX240 configuration...

[Richard McGovern]

#1, yes 16XGE module works with all varieties if SCB.  I assume you already own the equipment list.  I therefore 'think' your question/concern is with such equipment, any concern going from 16.2 to some later release, which I am guessing might be something like 18.4R2-S3 (TAC recommended I believe).  You should have no concerns, that I am aware of.

If the list below is something you are planning to purchase (you must have at least 1 x MX, as you have experience with MX on 16.2), I would HIGHLY recommend that instead of below, you look at a MX204 instead.  Very likely less cost, more performance (400GE capable), and you can pair any 2 MXs for your redundancy, as Routing (BGP) is the solution, not HW.  The downside is, if you want more 10GE connections, you would need to use a proper 40GE Optic (MX205 4 x 100GE ports, support either 100GE or 40GE - QSFP+) and then use some sort of breakout scheme.  The breakout scheme is generally an external patch panel of some sort - plenty [non-Juniper] options for this.

In general, IMHO, if looking to upgrade older MXs, you should always at least look at an MX204 solution too.

Just FYI.  Rich

Richard McGovern
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On 2/26/20, 8:46 AM, "Alain Hebert" <ahebert at pubnix.net> wrote:

         Beside the RE-S-2000-4096-S being EOL.  My experience with 16.2 was 
    pretty solid.
    
         We're planning to have 3 Full Routes BGP and the MPLS alphabet 
    soup, yadi yada.
    
         We don't want 2 RE since we'll use 2 MX240 and there is no point to 
    go for ISSU since the RE is EOL.
    
        1x CHAS-BP-MX240-S
        1x FFANTRAY-MX240-HC
        1x RE-S-2000-4096-S
        1x SCBE-MX-S
        2x PWR-MX480-1200-AC
        1x MPC-3D-16XGE-SFPP
    
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