Re: [nsp] cat 6500 Native IOS recommendations?

From: Tim Devries (zsolutions@cogeco.ca)
Date: Thu Jan 03 2002 - 19:59:31 EST


I've used Version 12.1(8a)E, with the fabric modules, and have had no
problems.
We had this version runing on 5 6509's with redundant fabric modules, and
they gave us the less trouble then other devices, as far as bugs were
concerned.

Just my experience tho'

Tim

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jared Mauch" <jared@puck.nether.net>
To: "Steve Francis" <steve@expertcity.com>
Cc: <cisco-nsp@puck.nether.net>
Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2002 4:50 PM
Subject: Re: [nsp] cat 6500 Native IOS recommendations?

>
> I would use great caution as this software is very delicate
> in my experience.
>
> Anyone from cisco that wants more information feel free to
> send me direct mail.
>
> - Jared
>
> On Thu, Jan 03, 2002 at 01:15:27PM -0800, Steve Francis wrote:
> > I'm about to deploy a couple of 6509's with MSFC2 for the first time.
> >
> > It looks like Native IOS is the way to go - needed for fabric switching
> > modules (not that I'm running any yet), and the layer 2 stuff that is
> > not present in that that CatOS supports is nothing I want, and is all
> > planned for future IOS support. SO it seems native IOS is the direction
> > cisco is taking.
> >
> > So, is the latest 12.1.E release the best image to run (currently
> > 12.1.8bE7 seems the latest available from CCO)?
> >
> > TIA
>
> --
> Jared Mauch | pgp key available via finger from jared@puck.nether.net
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mine.
>



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