New toys today!

[YosemiteSam]

So, we are replacing our entire network at my office. (access layer and complete WiFi AP rebuild is next)

I've already replaced our network edge with (2) Fortinet Fortigate 200D UTM devices in active/active mode.

Today, the new collapsed core arrived!

(2) Cisco Nexus 9372PX with (48) 10GB SFP+, and (6) 40GB QSFP+ ports each and will be configured for as a single Virtual Switching System (VSS) for high availability.

https://lh4.***BROKEN***/-oRO-g6o72jo/VrIu7FMVRjI/AAAAAAAAOHw/V708IhHx8lc/w945-h709-no/16%2B-%2B1

I love new toys and these are big time packet pushers!

 

[BrAinPaiNt]

We have an old unisys linux server with a spiffy 3.5 inch magnetic tape drive we are currently using but would be willing to part with for the right price if you are interested.

 

[Longboysfan]

Who's going to configure it all.

Is it sitting on the shelf and it starts working on it's own????

 

[YosemiteSam]

Who's going to configure it all.

Is it sitting on the shelf and it starts working on it's own????

Ha, those were just out of the box. They are already mounted now. As for configuring them. It will take a bit of time. FIrst we are going to connect our new Virtual Server Cluster (private cloud) and our new storage array to them. Then we will uplink it to our current Cisco 4507 chassis. Once we start the access layer implementation, we will be connecting the new 2960-x VSS switches directly to this core rather than the old 4507. As soon as everyone is moved to the new 2960s, the 4507 will be decommissioned.

It's a big job, so it will take a while since we are doing everything in house except for the physical install of the new access points throughout the office and warehouse.

 

[Supercowboy1986]

Networking porn

Seriously, I would love to have that in my house and become the next quake con

So, we are replacing our entire network at my office. (access layer and complete WiFi AP rebuild is next)

I've already replaced our network edge with (2) Fortinet Fortigate 200D UTM devices in active/active mode.

Today, the new collapsed core arrived!

(2) Cisco Nexus 9372PX with (48) 10GB SFP+, and (6) 40GB QSFP+ ports each and will be configured for as a single Virtual Switching System (VSS) for high availability.

https://lh4.***BROKEN***/-oRO-g6o72jo/VrIu7FMVRjI/AAAAAAAAOHw/V708IhHx8lc/w945-h709-no/16%2B-%2B1

I love new toys and these are big time packet pushers!

 

[Meat-O-Rama]

Ha, those were just out of the box. They are already mounted now. As for configuring them. It will take a bit of time. FIrst we are going to connect our new Virtual Server Cluster (private cloud) and our new storage array to them. Then we will uplink it to our current Cisco 4507 chassis. Once we start the access layer implementation, we will be connecting the new 2960-x VSS switches directly to this core rather than the old 4507. As soon as everyone is moved to the new 2960s, the 4507 will be decommissioned.

It's a big job, so it will take a while since we are doing everything in house except for the physical install of the new access points throughout the office and warehouse.

Are the NSA backdoors pre-installed, or do you have to download the latest and install them?

 

[Idgit]

You're a big-time packet pusher.

 

[The Fonz]

That must cost a lot ... just curious to know the amount of ram ?

 

[JoeKing]

I hope for your sake there are no ultra radical techno-terrorists like Elliot Alderson reading this and getting sinister ideas to remotely hijack your toys once they get connected to the net. There is an old saying... loose lips sink ships.

 

[YosemiteSam]

That must cost a lot ... just curious to know the amount of ram ?

These are switches, not routers so it's usually a standard amount. As for how much that is on the switch. I don't see it in the tech sheets, so I would probably have to login to check that.

As for the cost, (48) 10GB ports is never cheap. I didn't actually need that many, but they don't give you a lot of options. I have Brocade 6610s in my data center. (they have 8GB SFP+ ports) But the switch itself is only part of the cost. Cisco nickel and dimes you for all kinds of other stuff too. I hate Cisco just like I hate Apple. Though some of their products are more necessity when Apple products are not. We did look at Juniper too, (they have some great products) but I'm a little worried about their company as a whole as they've been laying off a lot of people.

 

[YosemiteSam]

I hope for your sake there are no ultra radical techno-terrorists like Elliot Alderson reading this and getting sinister ideas to remotely hijack your toys once they get connected to the net. There is an old saying... loose lips sink ships.

These are my core switches. They aren't exposed to the Internet.

 

[Longboysfan]

Ha, those were just out of the box. They are already mounted now. As for configuring them. It will take a bit of time. FIrst we are going to connect our new Virtual Server Cluster (private cloud) and our new storage array to them. Then we will uplink it to our current Cisco 4507 chassis. Once we start the access layer implementation, we will be connecting the new 2960-x VSS switches directly to this core rather than the old 4507. As soon as everyone is moved to the new 2960s, the 4507 will be decommissioned.

It's a big job, so it will take a while since we are doing everything in house except for the physical install of the new access points throughout the office and warehouse.

So you're just creating some Trunks and have some switch virtual interfaces SVI's.

Should not take you too long if you know what you're doing.
IF you were an Eagles fan - Mission Impossible.

 

[YosemiteSam]

So you're just creating some Trunks and have some switch virtual interfaces SVI's.

Should not take you too long if you know what you're doing.
IF you were an Eagles fan - Mission Impossible.

I was talking about the entire network replacement including the WiFi when I said it's a big job. It's roughly a bit larger than 100,000 sqft.

 

[Longboysfan]

I was talking about the entire network replacement including the WiFi when I said it's a big job. It's roughly a bit larger than 100,000 sqft.

Facebook?

 

[YosemiteSam]

Facebook?

Ha, no. Facebook would require a boat load of those switches to handle the throughput. We have a datacenter too, but these switches are for the office. Not the datacenter. I have two for HA purposes, but those switches are overkill for my network only for the fact that they don't make 10GB switches in very many sizes. They go from basically 8 ports to 48 ports. Not much in between. We will probably only use maybe 20 ports on each switch. The VSS network closets will have dual uplinks, each server in our virtual server cloud will be dual uplinked and then our network storage devices (two of them) will have dual uplinks.

 

[Shunpike]

This is all Chinese to me.

 

[Longboysfan]

Ha, no. Facebook would require a boat load of those switches to handle the throughput. We have a datacenter too, but these switches are for the office. Not the datacenter. I have two for HA purposes, but those switches are overkill for my network only for the fact that they don't make 10GB switches in very many sizes. They go from basically 8 ports to 48 ports. Not much in between. We will probably only use maybe 20 ports on each switch. The VSS network closets will have dual uplinks, each server in our virtual server cloud will be dual uplinked and then our network storage devices (two of them) will have dual uplinks.

Under utilized...

 

[YosemiteSam]

Under utilized...

As long as they are passing Quake traffic.

 

[Sarge]

I'm still getting use to a calculator.