Installing one of these tomorrow....

[SaigonK]

Nortel Passport 8600...fun fun fun!
I have to work tomorrow from 7Am to 7PM...

http://www.microsoft.com/resources/docu...ion/en-us/pag/pag2/images/pag20203.gif


http://gallerie.silentblue.net/albums/Nortel-VoIP/nortelvoip_2_pp8600.jpg

 

[FoBoT]

what do all those buttons and switches do?

 

[SaigonK]

Originally posted by: FoBoT
what do all those buttons and switches do?

Well, the one I am installing isnt setup like the photos...

The specs for mine are: 16 fiber Gig ports - Six 48 Port 10/100 blades - 1 16 port 10/100/1000 blade...three power supplies - two cpu blades...

It runs one of our smaller data centers...

 

[SarcasticDwarf]

mmm, fiber

 

[SaigonK]

Originally posted by: SarcasticDwarf
mmm, fibre

And lots of it! 🙂
I will take some photos of the "before and after"
This thing is replacing nine 24 port Baystack 450's.

 

[Maximus Power]

Meh.

3/10

 

[SaigonK]

Originally posted by: Maximus Power
Meh.

3/10

3 out of 10? This thing cost $80,000 + !!! 🙂

 

[Yossarian]

use 2 hands when taking it out of the box

 

[SaigonK]

Originally posted by: Yossarian
use 2 hands when taking it out of the box

And now for some before and after pics:

BEFORE:

http://www.imagetex.com/displayimage.php?album=642&pos=4


AFTER:

http://www.imagetex.com/displayimage.php?album=642&pos=0

BEFORE:

http://www.imagetex.com/displayimage.php?album=642&pos=2

AFTER:

http://www.imagetex.com/displayimage.php?album=642&pos=1

 

[pmoa]

and you are doing this in PORTLAND?

 

[SSP]

Originally posted by: SaigonK

Originally posted by: Yossarian
use 2 hands when taking it out of the box

And now for some before and after pics:

BEFORE:

http://www.imagetex.com/displayimage.php?album=642&pos=4


AFTER:

http://www.imagetex.com/displayimage.php?album=642&pos=0

BEFORE:

http://www.imagetex.com/displayimage.php?album=642&pos=2

AFTER:

http://www.imagetex.com/displayimage.php?album=642&pos=1

Holy cables batman!

 

[JeffCos]

That's ridiculous! I don't know anything about networking, but it looks impressive.

 

[drum]

you lucky bastard

 

[jagec]

Originally posted by: SaigonK
The specs for mine are: 16 fiber Gig ports - Six 48 Port 10/100 blades - 1 16 port 10/100/1000 blade...three power supplies - two cpu blades...

It runs one of our smaller data centers...

So who do you have to sleep with to get on a gigabit port?😉

 

[SaigonK]

Originally posted by: pmoa
and you are doing this in PORTLAND?

Could be.... 🙂