On Wed, 2 Sep 2009 18:16:54 +0200 Henning Brauer <lists-open...@bsws.de> wrote:
> * J.C. Roberts <list-...@designtools.org> [2009-09-02 17:53]: > > Also, you might want to note the innards of *most* HP ProCurve gear > > was actually rebranded Foundry hardware. > > > > Since Brocade bought out Foundry, I believe HP is now using Force10 > > Networks hardware inside of their newer (rebranded) "ProCurve" > > line. I might be wrong on this, but I remember being told about it > > at InterOp Vegas earlier this year. > > you are wrong. > > the 9000 (_huge_ chassis switches) series was foundry with an HP > label. that was about the only change, the sticker. otherwise just the > successor of the bigiron 8000 line (forgot the name). that is a very > good choice tho anyway. they don't sell that line any more. > > there was one smaller one that was a foundry as well, 8 port > 1000BaseSX. forgot the model number, i even have one somewhere (but > not in use). not sold any more either. > The above is basically what I meant. > all the rest of their product line - and that is a LOT of models - is > their own line. > I've only worked on the _huge_ Foundry BigIron/NetIron/ServerIron 4000 and 8000 stuff (i.e. rebranded as "Procurve 9000"), so I don't know the "small" stuff in the procurve line. > i don't see any connection to force10. > > the successor of the 9000 line is the 8200zl and from all i can tell > (i never touched on of those myself) has no relation to force10. > force10's fabric is faster than the 692 GBit/s HP specs for the 8200, > and the force10s are way way way more expensive. different league, > entirely. > I saw the 8200zl and 5400zl switches at the InterOp Vegas show. Though they are not rebranded Foundry/Brocade, I was told they actually are still rebranded somethings. As I said, I could be wrong recalling Force 10, and after looking at the specs/pics again, it seems I am wrong on that. Getting people at HP to just admit to rebranding is impossible, but getting them to tell what's really inside the box is double impossible. -- J.C. Roberts
