OCS 2007 Design and Sizing
The Office Communication Server 2007 Planning Guide provides loose guidelines on infrastructure sizing. These are only guidelines and not hard...
This is from a comparison sheet I picked up at Microsoft Exchange Conference this year.
Features/Specs | Kemp LM2600 |
F5 BIG-IP LTM 1600 |
Kemp LM5300 |
F5 BIG-IP LTM 3600 |
F5 BIG-IP LTM 6900 |
List Price-Single Unit | $5,800 |
$15,000 |
$13,000 |
$24,000 |
$45,000 |
List Price-Redundant (HA) Config | $11,780 |
$30,000 |
$26,000 |
$48,000 |
$90,000 |
1st Year Hardware Maintenance and Support | Included |
Extra Cost |
Included |
Extra Cost |
Extra Cost |
Max Traffic Throughput | 1.7Gbps |
750Mbps |
8.8Gbps |
1.5Gbps |
6Gbps |
Gigabit Ethernet CU Ports | 4 |
4 |
8 |
4 |
16 |
Gigabit Fiber (SFP) Ports | N/A |
2 (Optional) |
N/A |
2 (Optional) |
4 (Included) |
10 Gigabit Ports | N/A |
N/A |
2 (Standard) |
N/A |
N/A |
Included SSL TPS | 2,000 |
500 |
9,300 |
500 |
500 |
Optional (Extra Cost) SSL TPS |
|
5,000 |
|
10,000 |
25,000 |
Processor | Dual Core |
Dual Core |
1 x Quad Core |
Dual Core |
2 x Quad Core |
Memory (Standard/Optional) | 2GB |
4GB |
8GB |
4GB |
8GB |
System Storage | Solid State CF |
Hard Drive |
Solid State CF |
Hard Drive |
2 x Hard Drive |
Standard Power Supply | One 200W |
One 300W |
2 x 200W, Hot Swap |
One 300W |
2 x 850W |
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