Re: OT: Cisco NEXUS 7k vs Catalyst 6509E

try check newest approach from Juniper :) stratus ...
any to any ( 1 layer network data center ) with virtualized firewall

interesting concept
http://go.techtarget.com/r/12214368/5781985/1?kasid=1221989478790

On 12 August 2010 17:56, --Hammer-- <bhmccie_at_gmail.com> wrote:

> I would also recommend you also get some good customer references for
> non-biased feedback. We are evaluating the product. Some of the hurdles we
> are having to question:
>
> 1. We have spoken with two peers in our vertical that have had RMA issues.
> It appears that staging Nexus gear at the appropriate depots (even when
> under maintenance) has been an issue. It's a logistical issue but it's still
> an issue.
>
> 2. We have had issues with feature parity to the NX-OS. Most common
> features are already there. But we are moving from a service module data
> center to strictly port density and core routing and so it's a little
> different for us.
>
> 3. They don't have the diverse line card offering (YET) that we would like
> to see.
>
> --Hammer--
>
>
>
> On 8/12/2010 9:47 AM, Ryan West wrote:
>
>> Vincent,
>>
>>
>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> Sent: Thursday, August 12, 2010 10:30 AM
>>> To: Ccielab_at_groupstudy.com
>>> Subject: Cisco NEXUS 7k vs Catalyst 6509E
>>>
>>> Hi all,
>>>
>>> Still early now to consider NEXUS 7K?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>> Might be a question better suited for c-nsp mailers, but I believe the N7k
>> is coming along nicely. Cisco's direction with the line is as a core
>> datacenter component. For datacenter design, the N7K is being used as a VDC
>> sandwich, among other things, while the 6500's are being transitioned into
>> services (FWSM/ACE...) switches. OTV already exists for the N7k, but
>> _should_ be arriving for the 6500/7600 in the near future. There are still
>> a lot of features missing from the N7k that some require, so I guess it
>> depends on your environment.
>>
>> -ryan
>>
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