I have the same set of switches here and they have been rock solid for over 7 years. I plan on moving forward next year and have been looking at HP and Force10. It's really hard to beat the lifetime warranty of HP, it's come in handy more than one since the HP purchase of 3com.
On Thu, May 17, 2012 at 3:09 PM, Tom Miller <tmil...@hnncsb.org> wrote: > We use the HP 5500G-EI series. Full management, and I have fiber cards > in the back to that connect to our buildings here on Campus. I don't use > many features, just the common VLAN and dhcp forwarding. > > I might just keep with the same series in 10G. The firmware set is > different than the 3COM, hence I can't put them in a single stack. > > >>> "Matthew W. Ross" <mr...@ephrataschools.org> 5/17/2012 2:55 PM >>> > > Off the cuff, I'd say HP. > > Which model depends on your needs. What switch(es) were you using? Exact > model please. > > Are there additional features you require for this switch? (Layer 3 > routing, Fiber uplinks, etc.) > > > --Matt Ross > Ephrata School District > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Tom Miller > [mailto:tmil...@hnncsb.org] > To: NT System Admin Issues > [mailto:ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com] > Sent: Thu, 17 May 2012 > 11:30:46 -0700 > Subject: Time for new core switches > > > > Hi Folks, > > > > My core switch bank is a series of 3COM (HP) 1GIG managed switches. > They've > > worked very well. I don't think the exact model is made anymore, so I > > cannot add to the current bank. > > > > Looking at my options, what speeds are you now using for your core > switches: > > 1 GB, 10, 100? We don't do any audio or AutoCad type of things here, > but I > > do have several SANS that are connected to the core. I haven't run any > port > > stats yet but I will. > > > > What about port size? Each of these switches has 24 ports. I could > > continue with smaller switches or look for a few switches with many > ports. > > I recall seeing a Foundry core switch a few years ago and I think it had > a > > few hundred ports. > > > > Thoughts? > > > > Tom > > > > Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message, including attachments, is > for > > the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential > and > > privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure, or > > distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, > please > > contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original > > message. > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > > > --- > > To manage subscriptions click here: > > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > > or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com > > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > > > Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message, including attachments, is > for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential > and privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure, or > distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please > contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original > message. > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
