--- On Mon, 2/8/10, Tore Anderson <tore.ander...@redpill-linpro.com> wrote:
> From: Tore Anderson <tore.ander...@redpill-linpro.com> > Subject: Re: [j-nsp] Juniper EX-2500 > To: "Ralph Smit" <ralph.s...@nxs.nl> > Cc: "juniper-nsp@puck.nether.net" <juniper-nsp@puck.nether.net> > Date: Monday, February 8, 2010, 2:32 AM > * 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. > You are right here. Its a BLADE G8124 switch. As far as I know this switch has good latency performance. I suggest checking the Nexus 5000 too. > Best regards, > -- > Tore Anderson > Redpill Linpro AS - http://www.redpill-linpro.com/ > Tel: +47 21 54 41 27 > _______________________________________________ > juniper-nsp mailing list juniper-nsp@puck.nether.net > https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/juniper-nsp > _______________________________________________ juniper-nsp mailing list juniper-nsp@puck.nether.net https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/juniper-nsp