Re: [j-nsp] QFX5200 and other software than JunOS

2015-12-08 Thread Robert Hass
HI In last mailing Juniper wrote: QFX5200 switches are the first to run third-party network services using a disaggregated version of Junos OS that supports the Open Compute Project (OCP) software model. I hope OCP is the same like OCX. Regarding question why we just want buy more Dells - we woul

Re: [j-nsp] QFX5200 and other software than JunOS

2015-12-08 Thread Raphael Mazelier
My bad. QFX5200 should support Onie, so should be supported by third party os. That was really great that juniper open his switchs. Le 07/12/15 19:28, Luca Salvatore a écrit : Juniper announced a while back (at their NXTWORK conference ) that the QFX5200 would be open. Best to reach out to y

Re: [j-nsp] QFX5200 and other software than JunOS

2015-12-07 Thread Luca Salvatore via juniper-nsp
Juniper announced a while back (at their NXTWORK conference ) that the QFX5200 would be open. Best to reach out to your account rep to see exactly what the details are. The QFX5200 isn't shipping just yet, i believe it the 32 port one will be Q1 2016 and the 64 port will be Q2 We use lots of the

Re: [j-nsp] QFX5200 and other software than JunOS

2015-12-07 Thread Raphael Mazelier
Nope you couldn't install Cumulus or other "Open" network os on QFX5200. Switch need to support ONIE (Open Network Install Environment) to allow the installation of such network oses. Afaik Juniper OCX1100-48SX is the only switch that support onie. It was pretty much the same hardware as the QFX

Re: [j-nsp] QFX5200 and other software than JunOS

2015-12-05 Thread Dan Houtz
My understanding is that Cumulus has to do some work for each switch their OS is to run on so this is probably not an option until Cumulus says it is. This was the story when I ask about OCX earlier this year anyway. -Dan On Dec 5, 2015 5:03 AM, "Robert Hass" wrote: > Hi > I'm thinking about new

Re: [j-nsp] QFX5200 and other software than JunOS

2015-12-05 Thread Catalin Dominte
Had some issues with some qfx units and I cannot trust them anymore. 40g interfaces caused some serious cpu usage. Any reason why you want to stop using the dells? Sent from my mobile device > On 5 Dec 2015, at 11:02, Robert Hass wrote: > > Hi > I'm thinking about new QFX5200 and idea of sof

[j-nsp] QFX5200 and other software than JunOS

2015-12-05 Thread Robert Hass
Hi I'm thinking about new QFX5200 and idea of software-less box (whitebox). Please correct me if I'm wrong - can I buy QFX5200 without software and install Cumulus Linux on it as 3rd party software ? (I'm doing this right now on Dell switches for one project) Rob __