15. Should be fine for personal use. It really just spawns another instance of rpd.
Thank you, -- Doug Hanks - JNCIE-ENT #213, JNCIE-SP #875 Sr. Systems Engineer Juniper Networks On 2/29/12 9:51 AM, "Tom Storey" <t...@snnap.net> wrote: >Hi everyone. > >Can anyone provide any pointers for the maximum number of logical >systems one could expect to run on an M7i? > >As I understand it, each logical system has its own batch of processes >running on the RE, so I am assuming the number is going to be some >function of how much RAM you have on it. > >I am looking at using an M7i or two in a lab, with not very large >tables (basically just the topology of the lab itself), but want to >maximise the number of logical routers I can run to allow for >vast/complex topologies. Ideally I would be able to run 20 logical >systems. > >There are quite a few M7i's floating around on ebay with RE-400-768's, >or even RE-400-256's (though RAM should be quite easy to upgrade.) The >maximum number of logical systems per box is supposed to be 15, but >with a RE-400-768, that gives roughly 50mb of RAM to each one, >excluding the overhead for the system itself. How much RAM is required >to run one? Can an RE-400 expand past 768mb? > >RE-850-1536 would give about double the RAM for each logical system >and Im sure a decent boost in responsiveness due to faster CPU, but >are about as rare as hens teeth with a price to match. > >Price is a big constraint since this will be for personal use, so >while I know the MX80 is a nice box, it is out of my reach >financially. :-) > >Thanks, >Tom >_______________________________________________ >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