Brocade VDX (discontinued) vs. HPE Networking Comware / FlexFabric Switches

The VDX is very well suited for any virtual environment; it is reliable along and easy to configure and maintain. It is great for inter-switch links on inter-cluster communication. I love our cluster configuration; allows for seamless, no downtime upgrades. It is actually fascinating to witness the upgrade; it takes about 10 minutes per chassis. This switch would not be well suited for intermediate distribution frame switching, it would be a waste of technology in an IDF!

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It is very easy to configure and we never had an issue with the device in the 3 years we had it. I configured it once and just let it do its things. Could not be happier with that.

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• Hosting applications.
• Controlling workflow processes.
• Provision of security to all data channels.
• Automation of network services.

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• Provides high density, keeping a small footprint
• Reduces management complexities
• Deliver business resilience and high availability

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• I had issues with the USB drive once and had a devil of a time resolving. We could use a little more documentation and a better manner in which to recover the drive. I do understand the issues every vendor faces regarding proprietary software. If you are a customer, it should never be an issue.
• The VDX has been a champ in my environment, if I had issues I could probably come up with additional comments.
• I am glad that Extreme VDX has continued the VDX product line because it really is a phenomenal piece of hardware that was very well made.

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• 3 party Management tools.

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I have not had an opportunity to use a similar featured platform in my networking journey. All I have learned is that Extreme VDX has great potential for controlling and managing networking operations in our company. The data analytics insights that we receive from data analysis have developed great planning and decision-making infrastructure. The speed of operation is always stable with high data transfer rate.

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Aruba line cannot compete with the HPE FlexFabric, we got nowhere close to the performance when using the Aruba and the Aruba had a couple fan failures.

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• It could be a product in other fields of the network because it has been very trusted because it has been very recognized.
• It has stable connection.

• It's a robust and rugged eco system so ROI is much higher than any other product.
• To compete the competition, still much more to do.

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