Juniper Ethernet Switches pros and cons

The thing that sets Juniper apart from most switches is that when you're in the command line and you make a configuration change, you just write the command and then say "commit confirmed minutes". For example, I'm configuring a switch here in my office, which is five miles away, and I say, "commit confirmed 5". If I can't get back to the interface within five minutes to be able to make sure the switch came up, it rolls back to the previous configuration. This way I do not get locked out, or the switch doesn't get messed up because of the incorrect configuration. That's an automatic feature, which is pretty slick. I haven't seen that feature with other vendors that I've worked with. That's probably my most favorite feature.

One of the nicest things about Juniper switches is they work well with other vendor products. When you have to go into a situation where other vendor switches are present, you can make it work.

You willuse almost every feature on every switch to some degree because the utility is valuable.

There is no end to the ability to scale Juniper.

This solution is impeccable.

It's pretty good as compared to other vendors.

The most valuable feature of this solution is the Junos operating system.

In terms of performance, Juniper switches have a more user-friendly interface and more features than Cisco products.

In terms of performance, Juniper switches have a more user-friendly interface and more features than Cisco products.

The most valuable feature is that Juniper is multiple kernels, so there's isolation, which means you won't get a process that runs away, creating problems across the whole platform.

The virtual Chassis feature for stacking is good in general, with high bandwidth for the link, which is good.

Junos OS is extremely flexible and easy to pick up.

Both Juniper and Cisco switches are interoperable.

The most valuable feature is switching on our network.

The initial setup for Juniper switches is complex. Juniper has a new program that solves that problem a little bit, but it is expensive, so I don't use it. It is Juniper Mesh, Juniper Wire, or something like that where you plug in a switch, and it goes out to their cloud, finds a config, and brings it down. So, you can do everything cloud-based, but there is a fee for that. It is expensive, so I've never used it. If we were starting, we would try to do something like that. It is more for a large enterprise for managing hundreds of switches versus what we're doing. They should make its price more cost-effective or include it for new or smaller companies.

The security features for the product should be more unified for the product regardless of the product model.

We need to start seeing some kind of AI to assist with some of what we really want to accomplish from a policy standpoint to achieve better efficiency.

We are not very pleased with their performance.

Some areas of technical support could be better.

The only issue that we have with Juniper Ethernet Switches is the firmware because it is not stable.

The only issue that we have with Juniper Ethernet Switches is the firmware because it is not stable.

Has a steep learning curve.

The management platforms for the network need improvement.

The management tools are limited in their abilities, and suffer from upgrade problems.

The updates are constantly breaking.

I would like the ability to operate with other operating systems.

Wireless and monitoring definitely could be improved.