RE: [nsp] Using Viking Flash ATA disks in C12000?

From: Deepak Jain (deepak@ai.net)
Date: Tue Apr 30 2002 - 16:30:42 EDT

Unless the flash itself causes the problem, I have never seen Cisco deny
support on the basis of
non-Cisco approved parts. Cisco has been more than willing (in my
experience) to replace parts
of their gear that MIGHT be problematic in advance of an actual solution.

I have seen few vendors that do it as well as Cisco. Even the hold times
there are better than
many other vendors of their scope.

YMMV, I guess it depends on what kind of service contracts you have.

Deepak Jain
AiNET

-----Original Message-----
From: Matt Ryan [mailto:Matt.Ryan@telewest.co.uk]
Sent: Tuesday, April 30, 2002 11:13 AM
To: 'Dave'; cisco-nsp@puck.nether.net
Subject: RE: [nsp] Using Viking Flash ATA disks in C12000?

Support comes into it as well, vendors don't want to support 3rd party
hardware (in fact they don't even like supporting 2nd-user hardware as we've
seen on other threads in the past couple of months) so if your network goes
down and Cisco won't help how much will that cost compare to a few pounds
(dollars) saved on the flash/memory?

Matt.

-----Original Message-----
From: Dave [mailto:dave@hawk-systems.com]
Sent: 30 April 2002 15:51
To: Matt Ryan; cisco-nsp@puck.nether.net
Subject: RE: [nsp] Using Viking Flash ATA disks in C12000?

>While no one like the Cisco prices for flash (and memory for that matter)
it
>seems a false economy when you have bought very expensive high-end hardware
>to skimp on the flash!

If you are just talking price, you are correct... but performance being
equal,
finding the best price or paying for product only and not the brand name
will
have little effect on the performance of your solution. All the stuff is
manufactured by other companies these days anyway, so chances are you are
getting or can get the same hardware minus the name for significant savings.

IMO

Dave

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