[c-nsp] Sup720-3BXL code

Tim Durack tdurack at gmail.com
Thu Feb 1 08:51:54 EST 2007


> My other questions are about the various code releases for the 720-3BXL
> and the module itself.  Is SRA the code that gearing more towards SPs or
> is it the SX code?  My money is on the SRA code.

That's the way it looks right now. 12.2(33)SR* is aimed at NSPs,
12(18)SX* Datacenter/Enterprise.

> We already had to drop a pair of SVC-WEBVPN modules and a pair of
> 6066-SLB modules due to an IOS conflict.  Is this an example of what was
> discussed a month ago with the split of the BUs (starting with the 7500
> EoL announcement that turned into a 6500 vs 7600 BU thread)?
>
> Is there a good comparison of the various code trains and what each does
> or does not support (especially with regards to the SMs)?
>
> We haven't even powered these chassis up yet and already their's a new
> Sup.  Did the expected life on our Sup720-3BXLs just shrink on us?
> Should I press our AM to swap them for RSP720s?  We hadn't even received
> our 7600 shipment yet when the RSP720 was announced.

Cisco says RSP720 just has a faster processor and more memory.
Read my lips: "No New Features."

I'm not sure I believe them, so am waiting to see if this develops any
in the next few months.

Tim:>


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