[AusNOG] 10Gb Switching and HP COMOS5 vs 7

[Martin Visser]

Skeeve,

I have done a number of projects where I have both Comware 5 and Comware 7
boxes (note, not COMOS, sorry ;-) )
There are differences in syntax, but mapping is reasonable straightforward,
and is more around the hierarchy of configuration elements.

As far as features go, until late last year 5.2 on the 5800s had more
features on the 5900s. But that has changed since the beginning of the year
when a lot of things that people were waiting for were added. There is a
lot more grunt on the 5900s, so it is the way to go now. (Disclaimer: I
work for HP technology services, which is a short arm's length from the
product group ;-) )

Regards, Martin

MartinVisser99 at gmail.com


On 3 June 2014 15:33, 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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