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msi's avatar
msi
Luminary
Oct 26, 2019

M4500: Some more insights to share?

I've seen that some vendors already list the new M4500 series and that that 2 models of this new line is listed on netgear.com. Yes, the prices seem to be quite a bit in a higher range than the M4300, but it's likely still significantly less expensive than what competitors ask for i.e. 48 SFP28 slots ...

 

Is the M4500 confirmed to remain a standalone model range or did I just not find the word stacking in the docs? Oh, and finding ONIE mentioned in the documentation made me quite a bit excited.

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  • schumaku's avatar
    schumaku
    Guru - Experienced User

    msi wrote:

    Is the M4500 confirmed to remain a standalone model range or did I just not find the word stacking in the docs?


    A feature listed is also MLAG - what does indicate some stacking capabilities, isn't it?

    • msi's avatar
      msi
      Luminary

      Touché - I was really not looking for the right teminology. Perfect! It seems like with this new line they could really up their game. The management plane runs on a C3000-series Intel processor. The CLI looks mostly like the M4300, the firmware mentions a QNOS name. I can only imagine that the switch to ONIE and and x86 management plane might have made the change to the underlying NOS a requirement.

       

      Oh, and I realized I started the thread in the wrong section...stupid me.

      • DaneA's avatar
        DaneA
        NETGEAR Employee Retired

        msi,

         

        As far as I have checked, here are some key points to note about the M4500:

         

        a.  These switches are managed through CLI only.
        b.  There is no web admin page available.
        c.  They are not stackable.
        d.  They are intended for deployment in ProAV environments.

         

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        Regards,

         

        DaneA

        NETGEAR Community Team

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