On 01/06/2012 06:26 PM, Jeff Wheeler wrote:
We just received our first QFX3500s, and contrary to what the Juniper
SE told us, they will not work with non-Juniper optics. Is there some
clever, undocumented means of using third-party optics in these
switches? JTAC says it will "never" be compatible with non-Juniper
SFP+. Right now it looks like we will be sending them all back and
going with another vendor. Glad I wasted my time doing Q&A with the
sales engineer.. :/
Oh for the love of...
In terms of practical "what now" ideas, have you tried to source a
"Juniper compatible" SFP+ i.e. someone has blown the string into the
EEPROM? Or maybe investigate FlexOptix' flexBox?
However, I personally would send them back, and disqualify Juniper from
future procurements for a period, and ensure they understand why this
happened. For what it's worth, our most recent procurements contain the
following mandatory requirement text (amongst others):
"""
The device must support generic / unbranded transceivers. Any device
which prevents use of, or restricts features based on transceiver vendor
will be immediately disqualified.
"""
...and:
"""
The device must support DOM/DDM, specifically including TX and RX light
levels. Any device which does not report DOM/DDM on generic transceivers
will be immediately disqualified.
"""
I urge you all to include similar text; unless they are made to, vendors
will continue to abuse their market power to charge inflated prices for
fungible items.
I would be very happy to see the EU competition commission intervene here...
Cheers,
Phil
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