* 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. Best regards, -- Tore Anderson Redpill Linpro AS - http://www.redpill-linpro.com/ Tel: +47 21 54 41 27 _______________________________________________ juniper-nsp mailing list [email protected] https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/juniper-nsp
