2900's and other Catalysts over time (was: Re: [c-nsp] RAMs at Catalyst)

[Hakan Lindholm]

On Thu, 21 Apr 2005, Gert Doering wrote:

> Hi,
>
> On Thu, Apr 21, 2005 at 11:20:02PM +0200, Hakan Lindholm wrote:

>> 4500=4000
>
> Not really, as the 4500 has different supervisor options, that bring
> up new and exciting problems.

True. And to use redundant sup's, you need the R chassis.


>> I think both 2900 and 2901 also are the same as 5000 (just as 2926).
>
> We've collected a 2900, 2900XL and 2926 over time.  The 2926 is a
> fixed-config-SupII-5000.  The 2900XL is a "standard XL" switch.  The
> 2900 is a 2HE switch with two expansion bays for "high speed uplink
> modules" (like 2x 100BaseFX).

Our 2900 was some fixed-config, supI I think.  Two slots, one for the sup 
with 2 100BaseTX "for uplink" and the second slot for 12 100BaseT ports. 
That was our collapsed backbone back in 96/97.



> Not to speak of individual funnies, like "certain 2950 series only available
> in EI, and others only with SI software".

Maybe just to keep up with roughly 50 percent of all Catalysts being 
called 29xx.  (Even if they are completely different, most of them can 
be called 29xx)



Ah, I really forgot the 2820.  Modular 1900?

And we also once had a 2100 ("grand juntion"): 
http://www.wired.net.nz/albums/cisco-catalyst/aaa.jpg


By the way, 3000 must have been a real goodie!!
http://www.wired.net.nz/albums/cisco-catalyst/aae.jpg
(really a lot of small LEDs)

;-)

/H