[c-nsp] 6500/7600 10GB XENPAK modules shortage

[Thomas Kernen]

>
>> Which brings me to the obvious question, has anyone tried 3rd party
>> XENPAK modules in the 10GB blade?
>
> Cisco has locked SFP and Xenpak so you only can use Ciscos own optics. 
> So
> the answer is NO to 3rd party Xenpaks.

Ok, was not sure if the Xenpak's were also locked or not.

>
> Complain loudly to your SE about it, not that it will do any good 
> since
> they have heard this a thousand times before.
>

Well actually there is even a VP Expedite on the order but that doesn't 
help, nothing is coming out of the manufacturing plant AFAIK.

Thomas