[c-nsp] 7500 having problems after upgrade from 12.0.19S2 to 12.0.31S1

[Rodney Dunn]

On Tue, Nov 22, 2005 at 09:04:04AM -0500, Jon Lewis wrote:
> On Tue, 22 Nov 2005, Rodney Dunn wrote:
> 
> > We can't code new features without making the image larger.
> > We do (even though some may not think so) try very very hard to
> > be extremely memory conscious when we code new features. The
> > mistake we've made is having parts where they memory can't be
> > upgraded and we are trying to not make that mistake again.
> 
> What about modular IOS, so we can choose not to load the modules for all 
> sorts of features we never plan to use or can live without when faced with 
> the choice of removing a feature or forklift upgrading the hardware?  i.e. 
> a typical SP probably only needs IP at layer 3 (no IPX, appletalk, etc.), 
> and can get by with a single choice for IGP, etc.

I agree that is a better approach but we just don't have it yet.

Rodney


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