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Re: Force10 Gear - Opinions
From: "Paul Wall" <pauldotwall () gmail com>
Date: Sun, 24 Aug 2008 01:52:55 -0400
On Fri, Aug 22, 2008 at 10:34 AM, Matlock, Kenneth L <MatlockK () exempla org> wrote:
Sorry for the off-topic post.
Don't be; it was acutely on-topic.
Does anyone here have real-world experience with Force 10 gear (Specifically their E-Series and C-Series)? They came and did their whole dog and pony show today, but I wanted to get real-world feedback on their gear. I need to know about their 1) Reliability 2) Performance
EANTC did a comprehensive study of the E-series: http://www.eantc.de/en/test_reports_presentations/test_reports/force_10_sfm_failover_video_ftos_6211.html http://www.eantc.com/fileadmin/eantc/downloads/test_reports/2006-2008/Cisco-Force10/EANTC_Full_Report.pdf http://www.eantc.com/fileadmin/eantc/downloads/test_reports/2006-2008/Cisco-Force10/Section_8.pdf
3) Support staff (how knowledgeable are they?)
I'm not a customer, so I can't speak to this.
4) Price (higher/lower/comparable to comparable Cisco gear)
Comparing list pricing, it looks like Force 10 would have you pay more for less features. As a box designed with the enterprise datacenter in mind, the E-series looks to be missing several key service provider features, including MPLS and advanced control plane filtering/policing. http://www.force10networks.com/news/pressreleases/2007/pr-2007-02-05.asp https://www.force10networks.com/CSPortal20/KnowledgeBase/DOCUMENTATION/CLIConfig/FTOS/E_CONFIG_6.5.4.0_7-Feb-08.pdf Paul
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- Force10 Gear - Opinions Matlock, Kenneth L (Aug 22)
- Re: Force10 Gear - Opinions Jared Mauch (Aug 22)
- Re: Force10 Gear - Opinions Paul Wall (Aug 23)
- Re: Force10 Gear - Opinions Jo Rhett (Aug 25)
- RE: Force10 Gear - Opinions James Jun (Aug 25)
- Re: Force10 Gear - Opinions Paul Wall (Aug 26)
- Re: Force10 Gear - Opinions Stephen Sprunk (Aug 26)
- Re: Force10 Gear - Opinions Owen DeLong (Aug 26)
- Re: Force10 Gear - Opinions Greg VILLAIN (Aug 31)
- Re: Force10 Gear - Opinions Jo Rhett (Aug 25)
- Re: Force10 Gear - Opinions Jo Rhett (Aug 25)
- Re: Force10 Gear - Opinions Rubens Kuhl Jr. (Aug 25)
- Re: Force10 Gear - Opinions Paul Wall (Aug 26)
- Re: Force10 Gear - Opinions Chris Riling (Aug 26)