From: Todd Veillette (tveillette@myeastern.com)
Date: Tue Dec 17 2002 - 00:25:46 GMT-3
Price! Modular with management blade and 48 ports = $$$$$
48 port gigastack $$
Both are upgradeable.
-TV
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bob Sinclair" <bsin@cox.net>
To: <ccielab@groupstudy.com>
Sent: Monday, December 16, 2002 8:53 PM
Subject: OT: Gigastack - What is the point?
> Switch gods:
>
> Any of you folks installed gigastack 35xx or 29xx? I really don't see
much
> of an advantage to this technology, so I wonder what I am missing. Sure,
> you can manage a bunch of switches with one IP address through a graphical
> interface. BFD.
>
> The fast failover and minimal uplinks would be cool if you could stack
> multiple switches on different floors, but as I read the specs, the
switches
> must be within 1 meter of each other. If you need multiples of 48 ports
in
> one closet, why not just use a modular switch?
>
> I have read the docs on CCO, but I don't really see what does this
> technology really buys us, beyond a few corner cases. Any feedback or
links
> appreciated.
>
> Bob Sinclair
> CCIE #10427
> .
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