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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-AU link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>It may be a rebadged Brocade as IBM seem to like rebadging their gear…<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> AusNOG [mailto:ausnog-bounces@lists.ausnog.net] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Tony<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, 6 March 2014 4:11 PM<br><b>To:</b> Greg Lipschitz; Guy Ellis; ausnog@lists.ausnog.net<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [AusNOG] IBM System Networking RackSwitch G7028<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;background:white'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'>Given that IBM don't make their own network gear any more it is a re-badged "something". It you can find out what that is, you will be able to get something that should be functionally almost identical, but have a different name on the front of it.<br><br>From the product description:<br><br>"The RackSwitch G7028 is an inexpensive entry level Layer 2 1/10 Gb Ethernet switc"<br><br>It's got 24 x 10/100/1000 RJ-45 ports & 4x 10G SFP+ ports. Surely there must be something that is equivalent from some other vendor that fits the same specs without too much trouble ? If it HAS to be IBM, but none available, put a substitute in now and replace it later with the real thing when someone has stock.<br><br>The other avenue is to hit up IBM for it. Follow it through the account management path and keep hassling people until you can get one. If there is no stock in the country there is no stock in the country though. If it was a failed device you could push a bit harder to get a replacement quicker, but if it's just a new one it will be "wait for stock".<br><br><br>regards,<br>Tony.<o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><div><div><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;background:white'><span style='color:black'><hr size=1 width="100%" align=center></span></div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> Greg Lipschitz <<a href="mailto:Greg@thesummitgroup.com.au">Greg@thesummitgroup.com.au</a>><br><b>To:</b> Guy Ellis <<a href="mailto:guy@traverse.com.au">guy@traverse.com.au</a>>; "<a href="mailto:ausnog@lists.ausnog.net">ausnog@lists.ausnog.net</a>" <<a href="mailto:ausnog@lists.ausnog.net">ausnog@lists.ausnog.net</a>> <br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, 6 March 2014 2:11 PM<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [AusNOG] IBM System Networking RackSwitch G7028</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:black'><br>Ingram Micro don't have stock and no ETA.<br><br>Cheers,<br><br><br><br>Summit Accounts Team<br><br>Summit IT Management | Summit Internet | Summit Creative - ‘reach your<br>peak’<br>Divisions of The Summit Group (Australia) Pty Ltd<br><br>Phone (Australia): 1300 049 749<br>Phone (US & Canada): (321) 216 3844<br>E-mail: <a href="mailto:accounts@thesummitgroup.com.au">accounts@thesummitgroup.com.au</a><br>Internet: <a href="http://www.thesummitgroup.com.au/" target="_blank">http://www.thesummitgroup.com.au/</a><br>Address: Level 1, 39 Railway Road, Blackburn VIC 3130<br>Postal: P.O. Box 3225, Doncaster East VIC 3109<br><br><br>-----Original Message-----<br>From: AusNOG [mailto:<a href="mailto:ausnog-bounces@lists.ausnog.net">ausnog-bounces@lists.ausnog.net</a>] On Behalf Of Guy Ellis<br>Sent: Thursday, 6 March 2014 2:19 PM<br>To: <a href="mailto:ausnog@lists.ausnog.net">ausnog@lists.ausnog.net</a><br>Subject: [AusNOG] IBM System Networking RackSwitch G7028<br><br>Hi all,<br><br>An NZ client of ours is trying to source one of these but has been quoted a very long leadtime.<br>Can anyone suggest where in AU he might stock?<br><br>Cheers,<br> - Guy.<br><br>--<br>Guy Ellis<br><a href="mailto:guy@traverse.com.au">guy@traverse.com.au</a><br><a href="http://www.traverse.com.au">www.traverse.com.au</a><br>T: +61 3 9386 4435 M: +61 419 398 234<br><br>_______________________________________________<br>AusNOG mailing list<br><a href="mailto:AusNOG@lists.ausnog.net">AusNOG@lists.ausnog.net</a><br><a href="http://lists.ausnog.net/mailman/listinfo/ausnog" target="_blank">http://lists.ausnog.net/mailman/listinfo/ausnog</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><div id=yqtfd35723><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:black'><br><br><br><br>_______________________________________________<br>AusNOG mailing list<br><a href="mailto:AusNOG@lists.ausnog.net">AusNOG@lists.ausnog.net</a><br><a href="http://lists.ausnog.net/mailman/listinfo/ausnog" target="_blank">http://lists.ausnog.net/mailman/listinfo/ausnog</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;background:white'><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>