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We have several E300s in exactly the same environment but with more
transit providers. We've been very happy with them.

You *must* get v7 software, as the v6 code isn't suitable for BGP
peering. You should use the 320k CAM profile.

If you want IPv6, you'll need to get the dual-CAM cards.

Brendan Mannella wrote:
> I am looking to consolidate my 2 juniper m7i's and Foundry BigIron 4000's into a E300 and was hoping to hear what users thought of thei r equipment, in particular their E series. I would be using it to connect my 3 transit providers speaking BGP and accepting full routes as well as it acting as the gateway router for all of my customer VLANs.
>
>
>
> Thanks,
>
>
>
> Brendan Mannella
>
> TeraSwitch Networks
>
>
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Jo Rhett
senior geek
Silicon Valley Colocation

* bmannella at teraswitch.com (Brendan Mannella) [Tue 15 Jan 2008, 22:34 CET]:
>I am looking to consolidate my 2 juniper m7i's and Foundry BigIron
>4000's into a E300 and was hoping to hear what users thought of their
>equipment, in particular their E series. I would be using it to connect
>my 3 transit providers speaking BGP and accepting full routes as well as
>it acting as the gateway router for all of my customer VLANs.

Regardless of Force10's capabilities, isn't that an enormous amount
of eggs in one basket? Wouldn't you want some redundancy besides
management processors in your network?


-- Niels.

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This was exactly my initial concern. I read on their website that their default CAM profile allowed for 256k routes. But what happens when full routes reach 320k? So i guess it makes sense to gear their dual CAM cards since it allows for larger limits.

Brendan?Mannella
TeraSwitch?Networks?Inc.


----- Original Message -----
From: "Jo Rhett" <jrhett@svcolo.com>
To: "Brendan Mannella" <bmannella at teraswitch.com>
Cc: force10-nsp at puck.nether.net
Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2008 4:49:05 PM (GMT-0500) America/New_York
Subject: Re: [F10-nsp] Thoughts on Force10??

We have several E300s in exactly the same environment but with more
transit providers. ?We've been very happy with them.

You *must* get v7 software, as the v6 code isn't suitable for BGP
peering. ?You should use the 320k CAM profile.

If you want IPv6, you'll need to get the dual-CAM cards.

Brendan Mannella wrote:
> I am looking to consolidate my 2 juniper m7i's and Foundry BigIron 4000's into a E300 and was hoping to hear what users thought of thei r equipment, in particular their E series. I would be using it to connect my 3 transit providers speaking BGP and accepting full routes as well as it acting as the gateway router for all of my customer VLANs.
>
>
>
> Thanks,
>
>
>
> Brendan Mannella
>
> TeraSwitch Networks
>
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> _______________________________________________
> force10-nsp mailing list
> force10-nsp at puck.nether.net
> https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/force10-nsp

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Jo Rhett
senior geek
Silicon Valley Colocation
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I don't think that 320k routes will ever happen except by a
de-aggregation mistake. Check out the published tables of routing growth...

Brendan Mannella wrote:
> This was exactly my initial concern. I read on their website that their default CAM profile allowed for 256k routes. But what happens when full routes reach 320k? So i guess it makes sense to gear their dual CAM cards since it allows for larger limits.
>
> Brendan Mannella
> TeraSwitch Networks Inc.
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jo Rhett" <jrhett at svcolo.com>
> To: "Brendan Mannella" <bmannella at teraswitch.com>
> Cc: force10-nsp at puck.nether.net
> Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2008 4:49:05 PM (GMT-0500) America/New_York
> Subject: Re: [F10-nsp] Thoughts on Force10??
>
> We have several E300s in exactly the same environment but with more
> transit providers. We've been very happy with them.
>
> You *must* get v7 software, as the v6 code isn't suitable for BGP
> peering. You should use the 320k CAM profile.
>
> If you want IPv6, you'll need to get the dual-CAM cards.
>
> Brendan Mannella wrote:
>> I am looking to consolidate my 2 juniper m7i's and Foundry BigIron 4000's into a E300 and was hoping to hear what users thought of thei r equipment, in particular their E series. I would be using it to connect my 3 transit providers speaking BGP and accepting full routes as well as it acting as the gateway router for all of my customer VLANs.
>>
>>
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>>
>>
>> Brendan Mannella
>>
>> TeraSwitch Networks
>>
>>
>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> force10-nsp mailing list
>> force10-nsp at puck.nether.net
>> https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/force10-nsp
>

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Jo Rhett
senior geek
Silicon Valley Colocation

As Jo alluded to, if you don't need IPv6 support, you can change the cam
profile to disable it (and gain more IPv4 routes in the
process)...you'll only need to spend the extra money on the dual CAM
cards if you need both IPv4 and v6.

Adam Waite
Pandora Media, Inc.

Brendan Mannella wrote:
> This was exactly my initial concern. I read on their website that
> their default CAM profile allowed for 256k routes. But what happens
> when full routes reach 320k? So i guess it makes sense to gear their
> dual CAM cards since it allows for larger limits.
>
> Brendan Mannella
> TeraSwitch Networks Inc.
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jo Rhett" <jrhett at svcolo.com>
> To: "Brendan Mannella" <bmannella at teraswitch.com>
> Cc: force10-nsp at puck.nether.net
> Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2008 4:49:05 PM (GMT-0500) America/New_York
> Subject: Re: [F10-nsp] Thoughts on Force10??
>
> We have several E300s in exactly the same environment but with more
> transit providers. We've been very happy with them.
>
> You *must* get v7 software, as the v6 code isn't suitable for BGP
> peering. You should use the 320k CAM profile.
>
> If you want IPv6, you'll need to get the dual-CAM cards.
>
> Brendan Mannella wrote:
> > I am looking to consolidate my 2 juniper m7i's and Foundry BigIron
> 4000's into a E300 and was hoping to hear what users thought of thei r
> equipment, in particular their E series. I would be using it to
> connect my 3 transit providers speaking BGP and accepting full routes
> as well as it acting as the gateway router for all of my customer VLANs.
> >
> >
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> >
> >
> > Brendan Mannella
> >
> > TeraSwitch Networks
> >
> >
> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> >
> > _______________________________________________
> > force10-nsp mailing list
> > force10-nsp at puck.nether.net
> > https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/force10-nsp
>
> --
> Jo Rhett
> senior geek
> Silicon Valley Colocation
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> _______________________________________________
> force10-nsp mailing list
> force10-nsp at puck.nether.net
> https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/force10-nsp
>

Thanks for the info.

Although comparing the 2 price wise, they are only a few thousand difference, so why not go for it.
Regards,

Brendan Mannella
TeraSwitch Networks Inc.

-----Original Message-----
From: Adam Waite <awaite@pandora.com>

Date: Thu, 17 Jan 2008 14:13:47
To:Brendan Mannella <bmannella at teraswitch.com>
Cc:force10-nsp at puck.nether.net
Subject: Re: [F10-nsp] Thoughts on Force10??


As Jo alluded to, if you don't need IPv6 support, you can change the cam
profile to disable it (and gain more IPv4 routes in the
process)...you'll only need to spend the extra money on the dual CAM
cards if you need both IPv4 and v6.

Adam Waite
Pandora Media, Inc.

Brendan Mannella wrote:
> This was exactly my initial concern. I read on their website that
> their default CAM profile allowed for 256k routes. But what happens
> when full routes reach 320k? So i guess it makes sense to gear their
> dual CAM cards since it allows for larger limits.
>
> Brendan Mannella
> TeraSwitch Networks Inc.
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jo Rhett" <jrhett at svcolo.com>
> To: "Brendan Mannella" <bmannella at teraswitch.com>
> Cc: force10-nsp at puck.nether.net
> Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2008 4:49:05 PM (GMT-0500) America/New_York
> Subject: Re: [F10-nsp] Thoughts on Force10??
>
> We have several E300s in exactly the same environment but with more
> transit providers. We've been very happy with them.
>
> You *must* get v7 software, as the v6 code isn't suitable for BGP
> peering. You should use the 320k CAM profile.
>
> If you want IPv6, you'll need to get the dual-CAM cards.
>
> Brendan Mannella wrote:
> > I am looking to consolidate my 2 juniper m7i's and Foundry BigIron
> 4000's into a E300 and was hoping to hear what users thought of thei r
> equipment, in particular their E series. I would be using it to
> connect my 3 transit providers speaking BGP and accepting full routes
> as well as it acting as the gateway router for all of my customer VLANs.
> >
> >
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> >
> >
> > Brendan Mannella
> >
> > TeraSwitch Networks
> >
> >
> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> >
> > _______________________________________________
> > force10-nsp mailing list
> > force10-nsp at puck.nether.net
> > https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/force10-nsp
>
> --
> Jo Rhett
> senior geek
> Silicon Valley Colocation
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