[AusNOG] 10Gb Switching and HP COMOS5 vs 7

[Robert Hudson]

I've used Brocade ICX and VDX kit for 10Gbps switching. My preference is
their VDX kit, it has been faultless since installation.
On 03/06/2014 3:33 PM, "Skeeve Stevens" <
skeeve+ausnog at eintellegonetworks.com> wrote:

> Hey all,
>
> Just looking at upgrading some A5820's with A5900's...
>
> Anyone done this and know the differences between COMOS5 and COMOS7?  HP
> say its backwards compatible, but I am wondering if there are any stories -
> good or bad - out there about doing it.
>
> Also - what do people think in the 10Gb switching space?
>
> - HP A5900 (48 ports)
> - Juniper EX4550 (32 ports)
> - Cisco 4500-X (32 ports)
> - Brocade equivalent?
> - Others?
>
> The HP A5800 has 2mb packet buffers, the A5900 is 9mb.. the Cisco 4900
> might have around 17mb, but I can't figure out what the Juniper has...
> nothing is listed here: http://people.ucsc.edu/~warner/buffer.html to
> even guess with.
>
>
>
> ...Skeeve
>
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