I second Davids opinion. McData is definitely the best.

-Shyam

On 6/1/05, Cornely, David <David_Cornely AT intuit DOT com> wrote:
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> 
> Not if you want the best reliability/availability.  McData is the best when
> it comes to hardware, hands down.
> 
> It's been my experience that:
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> 
> -Brocade has the easiest switches to manage configure but the most
> unreliable in terms of uptime/bugs.
> 
> -McData has the best reliability in terms of hardware/software but not the
> easiest to manage/configure.
> 
> -Cisco has the best combination of reliability and features.
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> McData models I recommend:
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> -Sphereon 4500
> 
> -Intrepid 6064
> 
> -Intrepid 6140
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>  
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: veritas-bu-admin AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu
> [mailto:veritas-bu-admin AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu] On Behalf
> Of Paul Keating
> Sent: Wednesday, June 01, 2005 08:13
> To: veritas-bu AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu
> Subject: RE: [Veritas-bu] Recommended Fiber Switch?
> 
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> 
> Whether the 3800 or not, Seems Brocade is "the" player in the FC switch
> market.
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> 
> Paul
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: veritas-bu-admin AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu
> [mailto:veritas-bu-admin AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu] On Behalf
> Of Piszcz, Justin
> Sent: June 1, 2005 11:09 AM
> To: veritas-bu AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu
> Subject: RE: [Veritas-bu] Recommended Fiber Switch?
> 
> Thanks for all of the replies, they have been most helpful.
> 
> It appears the Brocade 3800 is the most popular model.
> 
> 
> Justin.