[Veritas-bu] Recommended Fiber Switch?

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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:

 

-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.

 

McData models I recommend:

-Sphereon 4500

-Intrepid 6064

-Intrepid 6140

 

-----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?

 

Whether the 3800 or not, Seems Brocade is "the" player in the FC switch
market.

 

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.


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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Not if you want the best 
reliability/availability.&nbsp;
McData is the best when it comes to hardware, hands down.</span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>It's been my experience 
that:</span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>&nbsp;</span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>-Brocade has the easiest switches to
manage configure but the most unreliable in terms of 
uptime/bugs.</span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>-McData has the best reliability in terms
of hardware/software but not the easiest to manage/configure.</span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>-Cisco has the best combination of
reliability and features.</span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>&nbsp;</span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>McData models I 
recommend:</span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>-Sphereon 4500</span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>-Intrepid 6064</span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>-Intrepid 6140</span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>&nbsp;</span></font></p>

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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>-----Original Message-----<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>From:</span></b>
veritas-bu-admin AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu
[mailto:veritas-bu-admin AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu] <b><span 
style='font-weight:
bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Paul Keating<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Wednesday, June 01, 2005
08:13<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b>
veritas-bu AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> RE: [Veritas-bu] 
Recommended
Fiber Switch?</span></font></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 color=maroon
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:maroon'>Whether
the 3800 or not, Seems Brocade is &quot;the&quot; player in the FC switch
market.</span></font></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 color=maroon
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:maroon'>Paul</span></font></p>

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<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>From:</span></b>
veritas-bu-admin AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu
[mailto:veritas-bu-admin AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu] <b><span 
style='font-weight:
bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Piszcz, Justin<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> June 1, 2005 11:09 AM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b>
veritas-bu AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> RE: [Veritas-bu]
Recommended Fiber Switch?</span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 color=navy 
face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Thanks for all of the
replies, they have been most helpful.</span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 color=navy 
face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>It appears the Brocade
3800 is the most popular model.</span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 color=navy 
face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><br>
Justin.</span></font></p>

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