[c-nsp] Feature set decision overload

[Tuc at T-B-O-H.NET]

> Tuc at T-B-O-H.NET wrote:
> >> On Wed, Oct 18, 2006 at 08:59:09PM -0400, Tuc at T-B-O-H.NET wrote:
> >>> Hi,
> >>>
> >>> 	I'm wondering if there is a document explaining
> >>> the difference between all the feature sets and what they 
> >>> are best used for... Or maybe a site which asks 100 questions
> >>> then makes a decision which would fit best. :) 
> >> http://www.cisco.com/public/support/tac/tools.shtml
> >>
> >> Click on 2. Software Advisor
> >>
> > 	Software Advisor has detected an error.
> > There is no single image that supports all your selected software features.
> > 
> > 	So I was wondering if there was a document to tell
> > me what "IP Plus" and "Enterprise Plus" was best for, and ask
> > me like Software Advisor did, but then instead of going "In your
> > dreams" it says "Hey, if you can live without XXXXX, then use
> > GGGGGG, but if you need it and can do without YYYYY, then use
> > HHHHHH."
> > 
> > 	:) I know, I want it all, I want it now. ;)
> > 
> 
> While you may want it all, the fact of the matter is that the 2509 is an
> older platform that reached End of Sale over 2 years ago and End of
> Software Maintenance over a year ago. See PB #2380 at
> http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/iad/ps492/prod_eol_notice09186a00801e22a6.html
> for more details.
>
	Oh, I certainly understand that. And yea, granted, I didn't buy
this with the expectations I could run it as hard as the 6509's I've had,
but a guy can WANT, can't he? ;)

	The bigger picture is that I'd like to be able to put an IOS
on it that might be able to do things I'd like it to do, without having
to change IOS because of feature set. This is going into an unmanned site
thats a 9 hour drive just to pick up a vehicle that can drive another hour
to the location (9 miles of it being the NC beaches). So while I have the
next week 1/2 with it, I'd like to put one on that I won't have to
do that with. My luck with remote load/reload is pretty horrible.
> 
> The last release for the 2509 was 12.3(20).  You can use the Feature
> Navigator to cross reference that version and your platform with the
> various IOS features sets that are available in that release for that
> platform.  That will tell you which specific features are available in
> which feature sets.  See:
> http://tools.cisco.com/ITDIT/CFN/jsp/index.jsp
> You can also select a specific feature and see which, if any,
> release/feature set it will appear in for that platform.
> 
	Much appreciated. I didn't think that one of the features just
might not be available period.

			Tuc